Zorgamazoo Optioned for Film by the Producer of Shrek

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Robert Paul Weston

This week, I did an event called Meet the Writers, part of the TIFF Kids film festival. Film festival? you ask. But I thought you wrote books. Indeed, I do. The thing is, they wanted a series of writers working …
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Weston

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Robert Paul Weston

This spring, I’ll be leading a series of youth writing workshops at the Toronto Public Library, part of the Sophie’s Studio program. The program is name after Sophia Lucyk, a library-lover who endowed the TPL with money to support literacy …
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Intro to Children’s Writing Course at U of T

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Robert Paul Weston

Here’s a little nudge for anyone interested in writing for children. My course in the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies starts next Tuesday (Jan 24, 2012), and there’s still time to enroll. We’ll cover everything from picture books …
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California Young Reader Medal Awards Banquet

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Robert Paul Weston

Earlier this month, I travelled to Pasadena to receive the 2011 California Young Reader Medal. As with any reader’s choice award, it was a great honour. That’s because the medal isn’t awarded by a jury; it’s voted on by readers all …
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Dust City Nominated for the 2012 Red Maple Award

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Robert Paul Weston

Good news, everyone. Dust City has been nominated for the Red Maple Award by the Ontario Library Association! This award is part of the Forest of Reading program, in which students from across Ontario read each of the nominated titles …
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