Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series is a Canadian Screen Award that honours writing in English language children's television produced in Canada.

Winners and nominees

Winners in bold.

1990s

1994

• Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Hype")
• Richard Mortimer - AIDScare/AIDsCare
• David Preston - Are You Afraid of the Dark? ("The Tale of the Dream Girl")
• Leila Basen - Ready or Not ("Am I Perverted or What?")
• S.M. Molitor, Don Arioli, and Morton Ritts - The Busy World of Richard Scarry ("The Talking Bread/Couscous/The Three Fisherman")

1995

• Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Music")
• David Preston - Bonjour Timothy
• Steve Westren - Groundling Marsh ("Snow Job")
• David Finley - Jim Henson's Dog City ("Doggy See, Doggy Do")
• Frazer McArter - Madison ("Stealing Home")
• Michael Mercer - Nilus the Sandman: The First Day

1996

• Marlene Matthews - The Composer's Specials ("Handel's Last Chance")
• Scott Peters - Are You Afraid of the Dark? ("The Tale of Station 109.1")
• Billy Brown and Dan Angel - Goosebumps ("The Cuckoo Clock of Doom")
• Chris Haddock - Heck's Way Home
• Heather Conkie - My Mother's Ghost
• Sugith Varughese - On My Mind ("The Secret Life of Goldfish")

1997

• Susin Nielsen - The Adventures of Shirley Holmes ("The Case of the Burning Building")
• John Acorn - Acorn: The Nature Nut ("An Ol’ Anole or Two")
• Heather Conkie - Flash Forward ("Double Bill")
• Robert C. Cooper - Flash Forward ("Presents")
• Vicki Grant - Theodore Tugboat ("Hank’s Funny Feeling")

1998

• Raymond Storey - The Inventors' Specials ("Leonardo: A Dream of Flight")
• Edwina Follows - Ready or Not ("Your Own Money")
• Karen Walton - Straight Up ("Gravity")
• Heather Conkie - The Inventors' Specials ("Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants")
• Marty Chan - The Orange Seed Myth and Other Lies Mothers Tell

1999

• Pete Sauder and Ian James Corlett - Rolie Polie Olie ("Roll the Camera")
• Dennis Foon - Jenny and the Queen of Light
• John Pellatt and Kenn Scott - Ned's Newt ("Back to the Futile")
• Victoria Grant - Scoop and Doozie ("Au Revoir Underpants")
• Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Fashion")

2000s

2000

• Victoria Grant - Scoop and Doozie ("What Rubbish!")
• John van Bruggen - Franklin ("Franklin and the Two Henrys")
• Robert Mills - Ruffus the Dog ("Troll Under the Bridge")
• Avrum Jacobson, Christel Kleitsch, and Phoebe Gilman - Something From Nothing
• Heather Conkie - The Artists' Specials ("Degas and the Dancer")

2001

• Gerard Lewis - Mentors ("Klondike Daze")
• Ian Weir - Edgemont ("The Liar's Club")
• Alex Pugsley - I Was A Sixth Grade Alien ("I am Larrabe Hicks!")
• Vito Viscomi - Yvon of the Yukon ("The Walrus Between Us")

2002

• Ali Marie Matheson and Jon Cooksey - The Santa Claus Brothers
• Bruce Kalish - Jett Jackson: The Movie
• Suzanne Bolch and John May - Our Hero ("The Comeback Issue")
• Sib Ventress - The Famous Jett Jackson ("Something in the Air")
• Matthew Salsberg - Big Wolf on Campus ("Being Tommy Dawkins")

2003

• Peter Lauterman - The Zack Files ("Zackeo & Juliet")
• Tassie Cameron and Jackie May - Fast Food High
• Conni Massing - Mentors ("The Tao of Hockey")
• Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott - Moville Mysteries ("Big Toe, Big Evil")

2004

• Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon - Nanalan' ("Free")
• Shelley Scarrow, James Hurst, and Nicole Demerse - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Accidents Will Happen")
• Ian Weir - Edgemont ("You Gotta Have Friends")
• Jennifer Cowan - Edgemont ("Two Guys and a Baby")
• John Van Bruggen - Jacob Two-Two ("Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card")
• Robert C. Cooper - The Impossible Elephant

2005

• Derek Schreyer - 15/Love ("Renewal")
• Jana Sinyor and Heather Conkie - Dark Oracle ("Dark Oracle")
• Mary Crawford and Alan Templeton - King ("Stolen Voices")
• Ramelle Mair, David Acer, and Barry Julien - Mystery Hunters ("Anastasia, Anna Anderson")
• Jordan Wheeler - renegadepress.com ("Dying to Connect")

2006

• Jordan Wheeler - renegadepress.com ("The Rez")
• Steven Westren - Dragon ("Dragon Runs the Store")
• Bob McDonald and Ken Hewitt-White - Heads Up! ("How Do We Get Around in Space?")
• Richard Elliott and Simon Racioppa - Jane and the Dragon ("A Dragon's Tail")
• Dennis Heaton - Naughty Naughty Pets ("Sock It to Me")

2007

• Sara Snow - renegadepress.com ("Blackout" aka "Getting it Right")
• Sean Cullen - Grossology ("Fartzilla")
• Gary Wheeler - Jacob Two-Two ("Jacob Two-Two and the Hockey Seat Hoopla")
• Ramelle Mair and David Acer - Mystery Hunters ("Giant Shark")
• Trevor Cameron - Wapos Bay: The Series ("Something to Remember")

2008

• Robert Pincombe, Shelley Hoffman, and Karen Moonah - Iggy Arbuckle ("There's Something About Berries/Idle Worship")
• Terry McGurrin - 6Teen ("Silent Butt Deadly")
• Bob McDonald - Heads Up! ("What Will Cars Look Like in the Future?")
• Emily Andras - Instant Star ("Like a Virgin")
• Dennis Jackson - Wapos Bay: The Series ("The Guardians")

2009

• Steven Westren - My Friend Rabbit ("Frog on a Log")
• Richard Clark - Grossology ("The New Recruits")
• Victor Nicolle, Dennis Heaton, and Sandy Flanagan - Jibber Jabber ("Night of the Werewolf/Enter the Jelly")
• Jeff Biederman - Life with Derek ("Just Friends")
• Sean Jara - The Latest Buzz ("The First Impressions Issue")

2010s

2010

• Trevor Cameron - Wapos Bay: The Series ("The Hardest Lesson")
• Sheila Dinsmore and John De Klein - Busytown Mysteries ("The Sandcastle Squasher/The Strange Ski Tracks Mystery")
• Scott Fellows - Johnny Test ("Papa Johnny/The Johnnyminster Dog Show")
• Myra Fried and Steve Wright - Majority Rules! ("Becky Takes A Pass")
• Duncan McKenzie, Jerry Schaefer, Gary Pearson, and Carolyn Taylor - That's So Weird! ("Background Music")

2011

• Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott - Spliced ("Pink")
• Sean Cullen - Almost Naked Animals ("Better Safe than Sorry")
• Michael Grassi - Degrassi ("My Body is a Cage, Part 2")
• Anita Kapila - How to be Indie ("How to get Plugged In")
• Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee and Davila LeBlanc - League of Super Evil ("Voltina")

2012

• Frank van Keeken - Wingin' It ("Hands Solo")
• Paul Gardner - Gisèle's Big Backyard ("Movie Moments - Long 1")
• Dennis Jackson and Melanie Jackson - Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes
• Terry McGurrin - Scaredy Squirrel ("From Rodent with Love")
• Alex McIntosh - Things You Need To Know ("Weather")

2013

• Ramona Barckert - Degrassi ("Bitter Sweet Symphony" part 2)
• Steve Westren - Almost Naked Animals ("Sun Scream")
• Lisa Hunter - Finding Stuff Out ("Solids, Liquid & Gases")
• Terry McGurrin - Scaredy Squirrel ("Safety Corner Conundrum")
• Claire Ross Dunn - Wingin' It ("Total Debate of the Heart")

2014

• Matt Huether - Degrassi ("Unbelievable")
• J.J. Johnson and Christin Simms - Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures ("Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs / Survival of the Biggest")
• Michael Markus and Tim Stubinski - If I Had Wings
• Alejandro Alcoba and Carling Tedesco - The Next Step ("Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better")
• Phil Ivanusic-Vallée - Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion ("Unitron / Dan the Man")

2015

• Matt Huether - Degrassi ("Give Me One Reason")
• J.J. Johnson and Christin Simms - Annedroids ("Parent Swap")
• Edward Kay - Finding Stuff Out ("Poop")
• Jesse Shamata, Evany Rosen, and Eric Toth - Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage) ("All Night Long")
• Tim McKeon - Odd Squad ("Training Day")

2016

• Alejandro Alcoba - Degrassi: Next Class ("#YesMeansYes")
• J.J. Johnson and Christin Simms - Annedroids ("The Mother of Invention Part 2")
• Adam Barken - Bruno & Boots: Go Jump In The Pool
• Tim McKeon - Odd Squad ("The First Day")
• Ken Cuperus - The Stanley Dynamic ("The Stanley Wild Weekend")

2017

• Adam Peltzman and Tim McKeon, Odd Squad: "Drop Gadget Repeat/20 Questions"
• Susan Coyne, L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew
• Sarah Glinski, Degrassi: Next Class: "#IRegretNothing"
• Matt Huether, Degrassi: Next Class: "#ImSleep"
• Rachael Schaefer, The Next Step: "A New Regime"

2018

• Mark De Angelis and Leah Gotcsik, Odd Squad: "Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way / New Jacket Required"
• Claire Cappelletti, Finding Stuff Out: "The Nose Knows"
• J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Younglai, Dino Dana: "A Dino Never Forgets / Claw and Order"
• Penelope Laurence, Finding Stuff Out: "Noisy Bodies"
• Karen McClellan, The Next Step: "Twinkle Toes"

2019

• Christin Simms, Amish Patel and J.J. Johnson, Dino Dana: "Dino Prints"
• Kate Hewlett, Backstage: "Not for Sale"
• Vivian Lin, Bajillionaires: "Good Whale Hunting"
• Sarah Glinski, Holly Hobbie: "The Mad Muralist"
• Cole Bastedo, Holly Hobbie: "The Rabble Rouser"