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Sheilah Roberts/Sheilah Lukins
sheilah roberts lukins
BIO
Biography

Sheilah writes children's fiction and non-fiction. She published her first book, For Maids Who Brew and Bake, in 2003 and then released a second edition in 2010. This book is a historical look at 17th century Newfoundland. With excerpts from old English manuscripts and Newfoundland letters, descriptions of 17th century towns, recipes, and old cures, this book paints a vivid picture of how Newfoundland’s earliest settlers might have lived. In 2004, “Maids” was one of five books from across the country nominated in the special interest category of Cuisine Canada’s National Culinary Book Awards. Her second book, Rain, Drizzle, and Fog, was launched in October 2014. This book is a historical look at the weather in Newfoundland and Labrador, the good, the bad, and the ugly, with early diary entries, newspaper reports/interviews and archival photographs. Sheilah's children's books include Full Speed Ahead: Errol's Bell Island Adventure, released in Fall 2016, and winner of the 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Bruneau Family Children/Young Adult Book Award sponsored by the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador;  Flying Ace: Errol's Gander Adventure, long listed for the Bruneau Family award; Once upon an Iceberg: Errol's Twillingate Adventure, published in 2021 and short-listed for the 2022 Bruneau Family award.  Sheilah's most recent non-fiction book was published in October 2020: Bottom's up: A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador. To date, Sheilah has published three non-fiction books and three children's books. For more details see Sheilah's website: sheilahroberts.com

ADDRESS
City: Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Province/Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
EMAIL
GENRE
children's literature
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
For Maids Who Brew and Bake,
Publisher
Flanker Press
Year
2003, 2010
Title
Rain, Drizzle, and Fog
Publisher
Boulder Press
Year
2014
Title
Full Speed Ahead: Errol's Bell Island Adventure
Publisher
Creative Publishing/ Breakwater Books
Year
Full Speed Ahead: Errol's Bell Island Adventure
Title
Flying Ace: Errol's Gander Adventure
Publisher
Breakwater Books
Year
2019
Title
Once upon an Iceberg: Errol's Twillingate Adventure
Publisher
Breakwater Books
Year
2021
Title
Bottom's up: A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Publisher
Breakwater Books
Year
2020
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Newfoundland and Labrador Bruneau Family Children/Young Adult Book Award sponsored by the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
Publication
 Full Speed Ahead: Errol's Bell Island Adventure
Year
2018
LINKS
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