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--les +1 Therhighest 14 - "WEEKEND STAR" CATO AIG FRIDAY, JUNE, 2001 Local author, illustrator speaks to writers' The world of writing and illustrating for children is one that many writers dream of exploring. At the June breakfast meeting of The Writers' Circle of Durham Region (WCDR), Kim Fernandes will speak about her award winning career pursuing these artistic dreams. This is also WCDR"s annual general meeting, and if anyone knows how to make one of these things exciting, it's a bunch of writ- ers. Attendees will find out who is the newest "WCDR Member of the Year" and who won the Dan Sullivan Memorial Poetry contest. Contest winners able to attend will share their poems with the group. Join WCDR at the Iroquois Sports Centre Sports Garden Cafe, 50 Victoria Street West in Whitby on Saturday, June 9 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Port Perry resident Kim Fernandes' publishing career (12 books to date) began with "Visiting Granny" (Annick Press) in 1990 and include: "Zebo and the Dirty Planet," "One Gray Mouse," "How Big is Big?" and "Sleepy Little Mouse." She has illustrated for magazines including Owl, Chickadee and Cottage Life. She has contributed to educational materials for Scholastic Canada, Macmillan USA and McGraw-Hill USA to name a few. ! Her books have sold internationally, she visits schools and libraries across Canada and the US and has appeared on national tele- vision many times. She has won numerous awards from the International 3- Dimensional Art Directors and Illustrators Awards Shows from1992 to 2000, as well as the National Parenting Publications Awards and the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award 2000. 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