Summer Spectacular: Inspire Teen Reads Competition

The Word On The Streetchampions reading and writing in Canada primarily through a free festival celebrating storytelling, ideas, and imagination.

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Students compete to convince a panel of authors to read their favourite book. Kenneth Oppel, Uzma Jalaluddin, Xiran Jay Zhao, Anoosha Syed.

Inspire Teen Reads presents its 6th 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. Teens will also compete in the Book Jacket Design category, in which young people nationwide design a new book jacket for their favourite book. Finalists from both categories will be invited to present their pitches and creations to a panel of esteemed authors Kenneth Oppel, Uzma Jalaluddin, and Xiran Jay Zhao and illustrator Anoosha Syed, who will select 3 winners from both categories.Inspire Teen Reads 2021 presents this year&#x27;s theme: Healing. Kintsugi is a Japanese artform that involves mending broken pottery with golden lacquer. As part of the artform, breakage and repair are not considered imperfections to conceal but are rather embraced as part of the object&#x27;s history.In the last year and a half, all our lives have been upended. The pandemic has created cracks in our lives, both big and small. As we move towards a path of recovery, what will our journey look like? What stories do we need most as we begin our path to healing?

Inspire Teen Reads is a youth initiative founded by a diverse group of high school students who love all things to do with literature and the literary world. As an organization founded at the intersections between a love of reading, a desire to engage with the community, and a goal to empower the youth, we understand the importance of showcasing the youth as a voice of influence, and the power of young people to spark transformation.

The Word On The Street is an annual celebration of storytelling, ideas and imagination, hosting Canada&#x27;s largest FREE book and magazine festival each September and promoting great books by Canadian and Indigenous authors year-round.

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