The Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series is a Canadian Screen Award that honours writing in English language children's television produced in Canada.
Winners and nominees Winners in bold.
1990s Year Nominee Series Ref 1994 9th Gemini Awards Roger Fredericks, Louise Moon Street Cents: "Hype" Leila Basen Ready or Not: "Am I Perverted or What?" S.M. Molitor, Don Arioli, Morton Ritts The Busy World of Richard Scarry: "The Talking Bread/Couscous/The Three Fisherman" Richard Mortimer AIDScare/AIDsCare David Preston Are You Afraid of the Dark?: "The Tale of the Dream Girl" 1995 10th Gemini Awards Roger Fredericks, Louise Moon Street Cents: "Music" David Finley Jim Henson's Dog City: "Doggy See, Doggy Do" Frazer McArter Madison: "Stealing Home" Michael Mercer Nilus the Sandman: The First Day David Preston Bonjour Timothy Steve Westren Groundling Marsh: "Snow Job" 1996 11th Gemini Awards Marlene Matthews The Composer's Specials: "Handel's Last Chance" Billy Brown, Dan Angel Goosebumps: "The Cuckoo Clock of Doom" Heather Conkie My Mother's Ghost Chris Haddock Heck's Way Home Scott Peters Are You Afraid of the Dark?: "The Tale of Station 109.1" Sugith Varughese On My Mind: "The Secret Life of Goldfish" 1997 12th Gemini Awards Susin Nielsen The Adventures of Shirley Holmes: "The Case of the Burning Building" John Acorn Acorn: The Nature Nut: "An Ol’ Anole or Two" Heather Conkie Flash Forward: "Double Bill" Robert C. Cooper Flash Forward: "Presents" Vicki Grant Theodore Tugboat: "Hank’s Funny Feeling" 1998 13th Gemini Awards Raymond Storey The Inventors' Specials: "Leonardo: A Dream of Flight" Marty Chan The Orange Seed Myth and Other Lies Mothers Tell Heather Conkie The Inventors' Specials: "Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants" Edwina Follows Ready or Not: "Your Own Money" Karen Walton Straight Up: "Gravity" 1999 14th Gemini Awards Pete Sauder, Ian James Corlett Rolie Polie Olie: "Roll the Camera" Victoria Grant Scoop and Doozie: "Au Revoir Underpants" Dennis Foon Jenny and the Queen of Light Louise Moon Street Cents: "Fashion" John Pellatt, Kenn Scott Ned's Newt: "Back to the Futile"
2000s Year Actor Series Ref 2000 15th Gemini Awards Victoria Grant Scoop and Doozie: "What Rubbish!"| |- | Heather Conkie | The Artists' Specials: "Degas and the Dancer" | rowspan=4| |- | Avrum Jacobson, Christel Kleitsch, Phoebe Gilman | Something from Nothing |- | Robert Mills | Ruffus the Dog: "Troll Under the Bridge" |- | John van Bruggen | Franklin: "Franklin and the Two Henrys" |- | rowspan="5" align="center"| 2001 16th Gemini Awards |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | Gerard Lewis| Mentors: "Klondike Daze"| |- | Alex Pugsley | I Was A Sixth Grade Alien: "I am Larrabe Hicks!" | rowspan=3| |- | Vito Viscomi | Yvon of the Yukon: "The Walrus Between Us" |- | Ian Weir | Edgemont: "The Liar's Club" |- | rowspan="6" align="center"| 2002 17th Gemini Awards |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | Ali Marie Matheson, Jon Cooksey| The Santa Claus Brothers Suzanne Bolch, John May Our Hero: "The Comeback Issue" Bruce Kalish Jett Jackson: The Movie Matthew Salsberg Big Wolf on Campus: "Being Tommy Dawkins" Sib Ventress The Famous Jett Jackson: "Something in the Air" 2003 18th Gemini Awards Peter Lauterman The Zack Files: "Zackeo & Juliet" Tassie Cameron, Jackie May Fast Food High Conni Massing Mentors: "The Tao of Hockey" Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott Moville Mysteries: "Big Toe, Big Evil" 2004 19th Gemini Awards Jason Hopley, Jamie Shannon Nanalan': "Free" Robert C. Cooper The Impossible Elephant Jennifer Cowan Edgemont: "Two Guys and a Baby" Shelley Scarrow, James Hurst, Nicole Demerse Degrassi: "Accidents Will Happen" John Van Bruggen Jacob Two-Two: "Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card" Ian Weir Edgemont: "You Gotta Have Friends" 2005 20th Gemini Awards Derek Schreyer 15/Love: "Renewal" Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton King: "Stolen Voices" Ramelle Mair, David Acer, Barry Julien Mystery Hunters: "Anastasia, Anna Anderson" Jana Sinyor, Heather Conkie Dark Oracle: "Dark Oracle" Jordan Wheeler renegadepress.com: "Dying to Connect" 2006 21st Gemini Awards Jordan Wheeler renegadepress.com: "The Rez" Richard Elliott, Simon Racioppa Jane and the Dragon: "A Dragon's Tail" Dennis Heaton Naughty Naughty Pets: "Sock It to Me" Bob McDonald, Ken Hewitt-White Heads Up!: "How Do We Get Around in Space?" Steven Westren Dragon: "Dragon Runs the Store" 2007 22nd Gemini Awards Sara Snow renegadepress.com: "Blackout" Trevor Cameron Wapos Bay: The Series: "Something to Remember" Seán Cullen Grossology: "Fartzilla" Ramelle Mair, David Acer Mystery Hunters: "Giant Shark" Gary Wheeler Jacob Two-Two: "Jacob Two-Two and the Hockey Seat Hoopla" 2008 23rd Gemini Awards Robert Pincombe, Shelley Hoffman, Karen Moonah Iggy Arbuckle: "There's Something About Berries/Idle Worship" Emily Andras Instant Star: "Like a Virgin" Dennis Jackson Wapos Bay: The Series: "The Guardians" Bob McDonald Heads Up!: "What Will Cars Look Like in the Future?" Terry McGurrin 6Teen: "Silent Butt Deadly" 2009 24th Gemini Awards Steven Westren My Friend Rabbit: "Frog on a Log" Jeff Biederman Life with Derek: "Just Friends" Richard Clark Grossology: "The New Recruits" Sean Jara The Latest Buzz: "The First Impressions Issue" Victor Nicolle, Dennis Heaton, Sandy Flanagan Jibber Jabber: "Night of the Werewolf/Enter the Jelly"
2010s Year Actor Series Ref 2010 25th Gemini Awards Trevor Cameron Wapos Bay: The Series: "The Hardest Lesson" Sheila Dinsmore and John De Klein Busytown Mysteries: "The Sandcastle Squasher/The Strange Ski Tracks Mystery" Scott Fellows Johnny Test: "Papa Johnny/The Johnnyminster Dog Show" Myra Fried, Steve Wright Majority Rules!: "Becky Takes a Pass" Duncan McKenzie, Jerry Schaefer, Gary Pearson, Carolyn Taylor That's So Weird!: "Background Music" 2011 26th Gemini Awards Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott Spliced: "Pink" Seán Cullen Almost Naked Animals: "Better Safe and Sorry" Michael Grassi Degrassi: "My Body Is a Cage, Part 2" Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée, Davila LeBlanc League of Super Evil: "Voltina" Anita Kapila How to Be Indie: "How to Get Plugged In" 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards Frank van Keeken Wingin' It: "Hands Solo" Paul Gardner Gisèle's Big Backyard: "Movie Moments - Long 1" Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes Terry McGurrin Scaredy Squirrel: "From Rodent with Love" Alex McIntosh Things You Need To Know: "Weather" 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards Ramona Barckert Degrassi: "Bitter Sweet Symphony, Part 2" Claire Ross Dunn Wingin' It: "Total Debate of the Heart" Lisa Hunter Finding Stuff Out: "Solids, Liquid & Gases" Terry McGurrin Scaredy Squirrel: "Safety Corner Conundrum" Steve Westren Almost Naked Animals: "Sun Scream" 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards Matt Huether Degrassi: "Unbelievable" Alejandro Alcoba, Carling Tedesco The Next Step: "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion: "Unitron / Dan the Man" J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures: "Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs / Survival of the Biggest" Michael Markus, Tim Stubinski If I Had Wings 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards Matt Huether Degrassi: "Give Me One Reason" J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms Annedroids: "Parent Swap" Edward Kay Finding Stuff Out: "Poop" Tim McKeon Odd Squad: "Training Day" Jesse Shamata, Evany Rosen, Eric Toth Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage): "All Night Long" 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards Alejandro Alcoba Degrassi: Next Class: "#YesMeansYes" Adam Barken Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool Ken Cuperus The Stanley Dynamic: "The Stanley Wild Weekend" J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms Annedroids: "The Mother of Invention Part 2") Tim McKeon Odd Squad: "The First Day" 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards Adam Peltzman, Tim McKeon Odd Squad: "Drop Gadget Repeat/20 Questions" Susan Coyne L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew Sarah Glinski Degrassi: Next Class: "#IRegretNothing" Matt Huether Degrassi: Next Class: "#ImSleep" Rachael Schaefer The Next Step: "A New Regime" 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards Mark De Angelis, Leah Gotcsik Odd Squad: "Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way / New Jacket Required" Claire Cappelletti Finding Stuff Out: "The Nose Knows" J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms, Nathalie Younglai Dino Dana: "A Dino Never Forgets / Claw and Order" Penelope Laurence Finding Stuff Out: "Noisy Bodies" Karen McClellan The Next Step: "Twinkle Toes" 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards Christin Simms, Amish Patel, J. J. Johnson Dino Dana: "Dino Prints" Kate Hewlett Backstage: "Not for Sale" Vivian Lin Bajillionaires: "Good Whale Hunting" Sarah Glinski Holly Hobbie: "The Mad Muralist" Cole Bastedo Holly Hobbie: "The Rabble Rouser"
2020s Year Writer Series Ref 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards Jessica Meya Detention Adventure: "Hitting a Wall" Alejandro Alcoba Holly Hobbie: "The Puzzled Peacemaker" J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms Endlings: "The End is the Beginning is the End" Karen McClellan The Next Step: "The Comeback Kid" Adam Peltzman, Stephanie Kaliner Odd Squad Mobile Unit: "Mr. Unpredictable/Down the Tubes" 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards Mark De Angelis, Eric Toth Odd Squad Mobile Unit: "Mission O Possible / Nature of the Sandbeast" Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Children’s & Animation, Lifestyle & Reality". Broadcast Dialogue, April 6, 2022. Lisa Codrington Lockdown: "The Confession" Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". Entertainment Tonight Canada, February 15, 2022. Rennata López My Home, My Life: "Israel-My Hip Hoppin' Family" John May, Suzanne Bolch 16 Hudson: "Welcome " Nicole Stamp Lockdown: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards Ramona Barckert The Hardy Boys: "Captured" Connie Thiessen, "2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Children’s & Animation". Broadcast Dialogue, April 12, 2023. Carmen Albano Detention Adventure: "First Impressionisms" Amy Cole The Next Step: "One Song Glory" Joe Kicak Detention Adventure: "See You Later" Lisa Rose Snow Detention Adventure: "Pranks, Lies and Videotape" 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards Chris Pozzebon The Hardy Boys: "At the Old House" Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Television Craft". Broadcast Dialogue, May 29, 2024. Cole Bastedo Home Sweet Rome: "Coconut Dog Day" Vivian Lin, Maryan Haye Popularity Papers: "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin Popularity Papers: "New School, New Start" Courtney Jane Walker, Matt Huether Home Sweet Rome: "Tanti Auguri A Lucy" 2024 13th Canadian Screen Awards Kara Harun, Cheryl Meyer Beyond Black Beauty: "Everybody Hurts" Jamie Casemore, "CSAs ‘25: Wynonna Earp: Vengeance leads scripted TV wins". Playback, May 31, 2025. Mark De Angelis Odd Squad UK: "Odd Ones In Part I / Odd Ones In Part II" "Canadian Screen Awards: Television Program Categories". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025. JP Larocque, Vivian Lin Popularity Papers: "Let's Sick Together" Vivian Lin Popularity Papers: "The Wonderful Wizard of Mapleview, Part 2" Evany Rosen Davey and Jonesie's Locker: "You Don't Belong Here"
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