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November 2023
The Secret of the Jade Bangle – Global Reading Challenge
So exciting that the Secret of the Jade Bangle is one of eight books chosen for The Global Reading Challenge 2024! This is a reading incentive program for 4th and 5th graders enrolled in Seattle Public Schools.
October 2023
The Mystery of the Painted Fan – Nominated for a Forest of Reading award
This is soooo amazing that The Mystery of the Painted Fan is nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award for The Forest of Reading! This is Canada’s largest recreational reading program. Its mission is to instill the love of reading in people of all ages, while supporting programming in schools and libraries and celebrating Canadian authors, illustrators, and literature.
August 2023
Short story included in Black Cat anthology
My short story, The Birds of Kits Beach, is included in Black Cat, a collection of thirteen supernatural stories set in the Pacific Northwest of British Columbia, penned by a diverse group of Western Canadian writers. From historic to futuristic, with entities both monstrous and misunderstood, these tales of fiction are guaranteed to chill readers to the bone.
June 2023
Co-winner of the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book
I’m so thrilled to be the co-winner of this award presented annually to a Manitoba writer whose first professionally-published English-language book is deemed the best written.
May 2023
Shortlisted for two Manitoba Book Awards
The Manitoba Book Awards / Les Prix du livre du Manitoba celebrates excellence in Manitoba writing, publishing, book design and illustration.
Linda Trinh is shortlisted for two Manitoba Book Awards:
- Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award – Presented annually to the writer whose book best evokes the special character of, and contributes to the appreciation and understanding of, the city of Winnipeg.
- Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book – Presented annually to a Manitoba writer whose first professionally-published English- language book is deemed the best written.
April 2023
Asian Heritage Month – Showcase of Asian Writers
The Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba invites Linda Trinh from Winnipeg for readings at
Winnipeg Public Libraries. One of the organization’s goals is to acknowledge the contributions of Asian Canadians to Canadian society through the arts, culture and heritage.
February 2023
Featured writer for THIN AIR KIDS 2023
Linda Trinh is a featured writer for THIN AIR KIDS Festival 2023! The virtual festival is open to everyone for the entire month of February. Check out her biography and highlight videos.
Stories are at the core of who they are. THIN AIR KIDS is a celebration of the best Canadian writing in English and French for kids of all ages! You can discover new books to love at their virtual festival, thinairkids.ca. THIN AIR KIDS: investing in future writers, dreamers, leaders, citizens!
January 2023
The fourth book in the Nguyen Kids early chapter book series is ready for pre-order! Click on the picture below for more information!
November 2022
Announcing tour roster for Canadian Children’s Book Week 2023
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is excited to announce the touring creators for Canadian Children’s Book Week/Tournée Lire à tout vent 2023. Thirty-two creators (25 authors, 6 illustrators, and 1 storyteller) will take part.
Linda Trinh has been selected to take part in this hybrid tour and share her love of reading with young people in schools, libraries, and homes all across Canada. Established in 1977, the upcoming national tour will take place from April 30–May 6, 2023.
October 2022
Linda Trinh Hybrid Book Launch – October 28, 2022
Join authors Linda Trinh and Jodi Carmichael as they discuss the first two books of Linda’s brand-new series of early chapter books, The Nguyen Kids: The Secret of the Jade Bangle and The Power of the Pearl Earrings (Annick Press).
This charming new series explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of three siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in. In a recent review, Publishers Weekly noted how “Trinh addresses racism, allyship, and friendship in this series starter,” and called The Secret of the Jade Bangle “An emotionally intelligent, straightforwardly told family story.”
September 2022
Book signing – September 22, 2022
Linda will be signing The Nguyen Kids Series at the Annick Press Booth at the New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Fall Conference in Providence, RI.
August 2022
The third book in the Nguyen Kids early chapter book series is ready for pre-order! Click on the picture below for more information!
April 2022
The first two books in the Nguyen Kids early chapter book series are ready for pre-order! Click on the pictures below for more information!
March 2022
SLJ Middle Grade Magic – March 10, 2022
Join School Library Journal on March 10 for their fourth annual Middle Grade Magic virtual event, a day-long celebration of authors and creators dedicated to crafting literature for children ages eight through 12.
Linda will be a participant at the “Ready for Chapter Books” event.
October 2021
Alternate Plains book launch – October 30, 2021
Join McNally Robinson to celebrate the launch of Alternate Plains: Stories of Prairie Speculative Fiction (Great Plains Publications). Hosted by Darren Ridgley and Adam Petrash. Featuring readings and conversation with contributors Linda Trinh and Sheldon Birnie.
July 2021
Vancouver Public Library Open Mic – July 15, 2021
October 2020
Malahat Review: 2020 Constance Rooke CNF Prize: The Shortlist
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize! This year, we received over 170 entries.
Linda Trinh, “Gates and Goddesses”