Sheena Kamal / WOTS Summer Spectacular: Inspire Teen Reads

Inspire Teen Reads presents its 5th Annual Book Pitch Competition, in which youth aged 12-18 attempt to convince a panel of esteemed authors to read their favourite book in 5 minutes. New this year is the Book Jacket Design competition, in which young people nationwide design a new book jacket for their favourite book.

This year’s virtual competition will be judged by authors Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis, Sheena Kamal, Sarah Raughley, Kenneth Oppel, and designer/illustrator Sophie Paas-Lang.

Explore your imagination at The Word On The Street’s Summer Spectacular! This FREE series of online activities for kids and teens runs from August 17-28. Join us for activity-based learning, readings by featured authors, writing workshops, and more.