She received a BA in English and a Master of Library Science from the University of Western Ontario, and began writing fiction in 1992. Her first book, "Silver Threads," was published in 1996.[1]
Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults, especially focussing on novels about Armenian immigrants.
Works
Silver Threads - 1996
The Best Gifts, first edition - 1998
The Hunger - 1999
Enough - 2000
Hope's War - 2001
Nobody's Child - 2003
Aram's Choice - 2006
Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories - 2006
Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 - 2007
Daughter of War - 2008
Call Me Aram - 2009
A Christmas To Remember - 2009 -- "An Unexpected Visiter" was written by Skrypuch for this anthology.
Stolen Child - 2010
Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War - 2011
Making Bombs For Hitler - 2012
One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way - 2012
The Best Gifts, second edition - 2013
When Mama Goes to Work - 2013
Underground Soldier - 2014
Dance of the Banished - 2014
Awards
1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
2008 Order of Princess Olha, the highest honour bestowed on citizens of foreign countries, by Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, for her writing on the Holodomor. In particular, her book, Enough.
2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
2010 Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child[2]
2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Last Airlift
2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids: Stolen Child
2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids, Starred Review: Making Bombs For Hitler
2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Making Bombs For Hitler
2013 Red Cedar Book Award Winner in category "Information", Last Airlift[3]
2013 Silver Birch Fiction Winner: Making Bombs For Hitler
2014 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award: Making Bombs For Hitler[4]
2014 Silver Birch non-fiction Winner: One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way[5]
