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

The Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series was a Gemini Award that honored writing in English language children's television produced in Canada. Beginning in 2012, writers in children's television are now honored at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold.

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program and Series

1990's

1995

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

1996

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

1997

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

1998 - A

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

1998 - B

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

1999

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

2000's

2000

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

2001

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

2002

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

2003

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

2004

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

2005

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

2006

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

2007

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

2008

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

2009

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

2010's

2010

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

2011

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