I’m very happy and thankful to announce “The Day the Pirates Went Mad” is the winner of the 2025 Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBA) children’s books category at this year’s Whistler Writers Festival! 🥳🥳🥳
Jointly administered by the Whistler Writing Society, Canadian Authors and Vivalogue Publishing, and sponsored by The Writers’ Union of Canada, the WIBAs recognize excellence in Canadian self-publishing in fiction, non-fiction and children’s books through a juried process typically reserved for trade-published titles. Each and every book submitted to this competition receives valuable, constructive critique. https://independentbookawards.ca/wiba-2025-winners-announced/
Summary from the 2025 WIBA judges:
“The Day the Pirates Went Mad is a fast-paced story full of tension and builds to a nail-biting crescendo at the end. The book had a clear narrative arc, an interesting plot, and good character development. Congratulations!” – Sara Leach.
“Emma’s tale is an excellent read and a fun nautical adventure. Everything new I learned was relevant to the story and important in moving Emma’s plot forward. This is a great story for anyone picking it up – middle-grade readers, adults, whoever.” – Andreas Oertel.
It was a great festival with so much going on – the best part was the chance to chat with all the 2025 WIBA finalists, and hear them read from their books. Please be sure to check out all the indie authors and presenters in the Programme Guide via https://whistlerwritersfest.com
Check out Emma Sharpe’s Adventures and related Teacher’s Guides, STEM activities, and a few ship’s recipes too! Also, find out more about Emma, the crew of the New Adventure, and their stories in the behind-the-scenes extras at https://emmasharpesadventures.com
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