2005 Science In Society Book Award winners announced

Toronto, May 1, 2006 -- The Canadian Science Writers' Association/ Association canadienne des rédacteurs scientifiques is pleased to announce the winners of the national 2005 Science in Society Book awards competition.

2005 Children's Book Winner:

"Backyard Birds", by Robert Bateman with Ian Coutts. Published by Scholastic Canada Ltd.

2005 Youth Book Winner:

"Sensational Scientists", by Barry Shell. Published by Raincoast Books.

2005 General Audience Winner:

"The Drug Trial", by Miriam Shuchman. Published by Random House Canada.

Each winner will receive or share a $1,000 cash prize at a gala awards banquet Saturday evening, June 24, 2006, in St. John's, Newfoundland, in conjunction with the Association's 35th annual conference: http://www.sciencewriters.ca/conference2006/awardsdinner.html

Tickets for the awards banquet are available for purchase through the CSWA.

The CSWA/ACRS would also like to acknowledge the books short listed in the competition:

2005 Children's Book Short list
Brian Keating, Amazing Animal Adventures at the Poles, Fifth House Ltd.
Brian Keating, Amazing Animal Adventures in the Desert, Fifth House Ltd.
Elin Kelsey, Strange New Species, Maple Tree Press.
Bill Slavin, Transformed: How everyday things are made, Kids Can Press.

2005 Youth Book Short List
Alain Bergeron, Michel Quintin, and Sampar, Savais-tu nos 23-28, Éditions Michel Quintin.
John Lunn, The Aquanauts, Tundra Books
David Jones, Mighty Robots, Annick Press.

2005 General Audience Short List
Stephen Bown, A Most Damnable Invention, Penguin Group Canada.
Jay Ingram, Theatre of the Mind, HarperCollins Publishing Ltd.
Jeffrey Rosenthal, Struck by Lightening, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Ted Sargent, The Dance of Molecules, Penguin Group Canada.

For more information contact,

Kristina Bergen
Canadian Science Writers' Association
1 800 796-8595
office@sciencewriters.ca

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