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March 18, 2014 WEN Poetry Readings at Canada Blooms

March 18, 2014 Maurus Cappa

Several members of WEN took part in poetry readings at Canada Blooms exhibition on March 18, 2014.

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Jennifer Maruno

Jennifer Maruno has received the Elementary Teachers’ Federation Writers Award, The Award of Excellence from the Canadian Association of Communications and The Award of Merit from the National School Public Relations Association.

She is the author of eight novels for young readers as well as seven picture books, all which have received starred reviews and recognition. Most recently, While You Sleep (Pajama Press) was selected for the 2023 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year. Momma’s Going to March (Groundwood Books) won the 2025 Horace Manning Upstander Award and the 2025 Stepping Stones Honor Award. The Go-Between (Red Deer Press) was awarded the 2025 Stepping Stones Honor Award and nominated for the USIBBY International novel award. The Go-Between has also been shortlisted for the Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Award and the Hamilton Arts Award.

Her work with the Parent and Child Program for Penguin Books Canada Ltd. involved Toronto radio stations and newspapers as well as interviews for CBC Radio Programming giving a Principal’s views on summer learning. Other presentations include

North York Reading Council

National Council of Teachers of English

Ontario Institute of Studies in Education for the University of Toronto

Brock University In-service Program (Teacher’s College)

Toronto, Ontario, IRA – International Reading Association

Reading for the Love of It, Toronto, Ontario

University of Waterloo Pre-Service Program

International Festival of Authors (IFOA)

The Heritage Society of Toronto - Leaside and Woodbine Branches

Packaging Your Imagination – (CANSCAIP)

Jennifer is a moderator for the Burlington Authors Group as well as mentor to students in the Dawson College illustrators program. She lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband and her collection of David Austen Roses.

Isobel Raven Publishes New Novel

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2025-26 WEN Board


At the Annual General Meeting in June 2025, the new WEN Board was nominated to serve beginning September, 2025.

President            Maria Marchelletta
Vice-President       Jasmine Jackman
Secretary            Geetaa Sharma
Treasurer            Maurus Cappa
Membership Coord     Anna Stitski
Breakfast Coord      Anna Stitski
Director at Large    Aviva Mayers
Director at Large    Zohra Zoberi
Director at Large    Delsin Holder

WEN Plans 25th Anniversary Anthology

WEN was founded in 2001. Below is a photo of the founders.

Patricia Armstrong, Marilyn Fraser, Marjorie Ludlow-Green, Lawrence Coughlin and Mickey Turnbull-Coughlin

2026 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Writers and Editors Network Association. To mark the occasion, WEN is planning to publish an Anthology of Poems and Short Stories by members. This will be our fourth anthology and the title will be Canadian Imprints, Volume IV, 25th Anniversary. WEN is currently soliciting entries from members and the target is to publish the anthology by the fourth quarter of 2026 and to celebrate our 25th Anniversary at the Annual Holiday Party in December, 2026.

 

 

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