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Five books. Five worlds. Young writers who watched their ideas become published stories they could hold. Through the Wri...
10/28/2026

Five books. Five worlds. Young writers who watched their ideas become published stories they could hold.

Through the Writers’ Room, our previous cohorts have written collaboratively, developed their voices and created stories that continue to reach new readers.

Swipe through what they’ve built, then tell us: which story are you opening first?



The ocean gave them its gifts. Now, it wants them back.🌊

Five African realms. One approaching catastrophe.🔥

Stories of love, loss, family and identity.🌿

You know Hamilton but perhaps not this version.👻

The Mirror Tree has fallen, the world has shattered and the truth has been forgotten.🪞

Someone Is Always Watching got Sharon into psychological thrillers, One of Us Is Lying left her questioning every clue, ...
10/22/2026

Someone Is Always Watching got Sharon into psychological thrillers, One of Us Is Lying left her questioning every clue, and Hand Jumper is a recommendation she’ll happily make again.

Swipe for her picks. Which book is going on your reading list?

Viola Davis and Greg Heffley on the same bookshelf? Grace has range. Finding Me is the book she’d love to read for the f...
10/20/2026

Viola Davis and Greg Heffley on the same bookshelf? Grace has range.

Finding Me is the book she’d love to read for the first time again, while her recommendations leave plenty of room for Dork Diaries and The Baby-Sitters Club.

Swipe for her picks. Which childhood favourite still has a place on your shelf?

Ainara's Bookshelf has a few books for your reading list. Make some room.📚Lore Olympus gets her “wish I could read it fo...
10/17/2026

Ainara's Bookshelf has a few books for your reading list. Make some room.📚

Lore Olympus gets her “wish I could read it for the first time again” vote. Swipe for the rest of her picks.

Which book would you put on your list?

Two vampires and a demigod walk onto Kamzi’s reading list…📚But the book she’d love to experience all over again? The Out...
10/13/2026

Two vampires and a demigod walk onto Kamzi’s reading list…📚

But the book she’d love to experience all over again? The Outsiders a favourite that takes her back to elementary school.

Swipe through her recent reads. What book takes you straight back to your school days?

Some books end. Others stay with you long after the last page. 📚For Cherish, that’s Kill the Mall by Pasha Malla. Her re...
10/13/2026

Some books end. Others stay with you long after the last page. 📚

For Cherish, that’s Kill the Mall by Pasha Malla. Her recent reads also include her own book, Hydropulence!

If you could forget one book just to experience it all over again, which would it be?

10/08/2026

Last weekend was truly special at the Telling Tales Festival 2026 at Hendrie Park, Royal Botanical Gardens we were so glad to be part of it.

We collaborated with Telling Tales for a TTRPG presentation with Michael Hopkinson in the Young Adult Tent. And we could not be more proud of Ainara's Bookshelf Writers’ Room ‘26 cohort member who moderated Beyond the Speech Bubble: Exploring Graphic Novels alongside Alina Tysoe, Jay Odjick, and Frances Lee. She was incredible.

Thank you Telling Tales for creating a festival that celebrated the many ways stories can be told through panels, pages, games, and everything in between. Already looking forward to next year.

09/25/2026

Before we meet the next Write Like facilitators, we’re taking it back to Camp Folklore. ⛺️

Hear from Terese Mason Pierre , , lleeeny20 , Biblioasis Bookshop and Ian Keteku as they look back on the ideas, surprises and young writers who made the day special.

We’re getting ready to introduce the next crew. Who would you love to see in the room? 👀

Let us know in the comments.

Every writer has a reason. A friend’s nudge. A story that needed to be told. A chance to finally take up space on the pa...
09/15/2026

Every writer has a reason.

A friend’s nudge. A story that needed to be told. A chance to finally take up space on the page.

Meet the five writers of Writers’ Room 2027.

Cherish. Sharon. Grace. Kamzi. Ainara.

We can’t wait to see what they build.

Your story matters. Grace has known that her whole life. Hamilton-raised. TMU Journalism-bound. And now a published writ...
08/16/2026

Your story matters. Grace has known that her whole life.

Hamilton-raised. TMU Journalism-bound. And now a published writer in the making.

She writes about community, identity, and the everyday moments young people actually live through. The ones that don’t make it into most books. The ones that should.

Writers’ Room ’26 just got a whole lot more interesting. Swipe to meet her 👉

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