Well, in the BEST NEWS EVER category, I'm so honoured to say that my middle-grade, science fiction dystopia, OCULUM, is a Forest of Reading Silver Birch 2020 Nominee!

Thank you so much to my publisher, DCB, and to the Ontario Library Association for running this amazing reader's choice program for kids from kindergarten to grade 12.

It's an incredible honour to receive a Forest of Reading nomination, which is the largest reader's choice award in Canada. Many hundreds of thousands of kids (you heard that right!) will be involved in the school-based reading program this winter, and choosing their favourites next spring in a big Forest of Reading festival in Toronto.

I couldn't be more honoured and excited to be part of it! Let the fun begin!

For "5 Questions People are Probably Going to Ask me About OCULUM," here's my other blog:
http://phdowding.blogspot.com/2018/04...