"Poets are wordsmiths, spending their lives choosing, bending, shaping, teasing, playing with words. The sounds of language fascinate them so. Poets write words that make your ears sing."

—David Booth, Til All the Stars Have Fallen: Canadian Poems for Children (Kids Can Press, 1989)

Established in 2022, the David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award is intended to recognize excellence in Canadian children's and youth poetry. The award honours David Booth, former Professor Emeritus in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), who passed away in December 2018. The biennial award is a cash prize of $3,500 and is sponsored by David's colleague and dear friend Shelley Stagg Peterson.

Established in 2022, the David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award is intended to recognize excellence in Canadian children's and youth poetry. The award honours David Booth, former Professor Emeritus in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), who passed away in December 2018. The biennial award is a cash prize of $3,500 and is sponsored by David's colleague and dear friend Shelley Stagg Peterson.

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