Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

The Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series was a Gemini Award that honored writing in English language children's television produced in Canada. Beginning in 2012, writers in children's television are now honored at the Canadian Screen Awards.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold.

Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program and Series

1990's

1995

• Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Hype") (CBC)
• Richard Mortimer - AIDScare/AIDsCare (CBC)
• David Preston - Are You Afraid of the Dark? ("The Tale of the Dream Girl") (YTV)
• Leila Basen - Ready or Not ("Am I Perverted or What?") (Global)
• S.M. Molitor, Don Arioli, and Morton Ritts - The Busy World of Richard Scarry ("The Talking Bread/Couscous/The Three Fisherman") (Family)

1996

• Roger Fredericks and Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Music") (CBC)
• David Preston - Bonjour Timothy
• Steve Westren - Groundling Marsh ("Snow Job") (YTV)
• David Finley - Jim Henson's Dog City ("Doggy See, Doggy Do") (Global)
• Frazer McArter - Madison ("Stealing Home") (Global)
• Michael Mercer - Nilus the Sandman: The First Day (CTV)

1997

• Marlene Matthews - The Composer's Specials ("Handel's Last Chance") (HBO)
• Scott Peters - Are You Afraid of the Dark? ("The Tale of Station 109.1") (YTV)
• Billy Brown and Dan Angel - Goosebumps ("The Cuckoo Clock of Doom") (YTV)
• Chris Haddock - Heck's Way Home (CTV)
• Heather Conkie - My Mother's Ghost (Global)
• Sugith Varughese - On My Mind ("The Secret Life of Goldfish")

1998 - A

• Susin Nielsen - The Adventures of Shirley Holmes ("The Case of the Burning Building") (YTV)
• John Acorn - Acorn: The Nature Nut ("An Ol’ Anole or Two") (Discovery Channel)
• Heather Conkie - Flash Forward ("Double Bill") (Disney Channel)
• Robert C. Cooper - Flash Forward ("Presents") (Disney Channel)
• Vicki Grant - Theodore Tugboat ("Hank’s Funny Feeling") (CBC)

1998 - B

• Raymond Storey - The Inventors' Specials ("Leonardo: A Dream of Flight") (HBO)
• Edwina Follows - Ready or Not ("Your Own Money") (Global)
• Karen Walton - Straight Up ("Gravity") (CBC)*
• Heather Conkie - The Inventors' Specials ("Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants") (HBO)
• Marty Chan - The Orange Seed Myth and Other Lies Mothers Tell (CTV)

1999

• Pete Sauder and Ian James Corlett - Rolie Polie Olie ("Roll the Camera") (CBC)
• Dennis Foon - Jenny and the Queen of Light (Global)
• John Pellatt and Kenn Scott - Ned's Newt ("Back to the Futile") (Teletoon)
• Victoria Grant - Scoop and Doozie ("Au Revoir Underpants") (CBC)
• Louise Moon - Street Cents ("Fashion") (CBC)

2000's

2000

• Victoria Grant - Scoop and Doozie ("What Rubbish!") (CBC)
• John van Bruggen - Franklin ("Franklin and the Two Henrys") (Teletoon)
• Robert Mills - Ruffus the Dog ("Troll Under the Bridge") (YTV)
• Avrum Jacobson, Christel Kleitsch, and Phoebe Gilman - Something From Nothing (Teletoon)
• Heather Conkie - The Artists' Specials ("Degas and the Dancer") (HBO)

2001

• Gerard Lewis - Mentors ("Klondike Daze") (Family)
• Ian Weir - Edgemont ("The Liar's Club") (CBC)
• Alex Pugsley - I Was A Sixth Grade Alien ("I am Larrabe Hicks!") (YTV)
• Vito Viscomi - Yvon of the Yukon ("The Walrus Between Us") (YTV)

2002

• Ali Marie Matheson and Jon Cooksey - The Santa Claus Brothers (Disney Channel)
• Bruce Kalish - Jett Jackson: The Movie (Disney Channel)
• Suzanne Bolch and John May - Our Hero ("The Comeback Issue") (CBC)
• Sib Ventress - The Famous Jett Jackson ("Something in the Air") (Disney Channel)
• Matthew Salsberg - Big Wolf on Campus ("Being Tommy Dawkins") (YTV)

2003

• Peter Lauterman - The Zack Files ("Zackeo & Juliet") (YTV)
• Aaron Martin and Craig Cornell - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Careless Whisper") (CTV)
• Tassie Cameron and Jackie May - Fast Food High (CTV)
• Conni Massing - Mentors ("The Tao of Hockey") (Family)
• Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott - Moville Mysteries ("Big Toe, Big Evil") (YTV)

2004

• Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon - Nanalan' ("Free") (CBC)
• Shelley Scarrow, James Hurst, and Nicole Demerse - Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Accidents Will Happen") (CTV)
• Ian Weir - Edgemont ("You Gotta Have Friends") (CBC)
• Jennifer Cowan - Edgemont ("Two Guys and a Baby") (CBC)
• John Van Bruggen - Jacob Two-Two ("Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card") (YTV)
• Robert C. Cooper - The Impossible Elephant (Global)

2005

• Derek Schreyer - 15/Love ("Renewal") (YTV)
• Jana Sinyor and Heather Conkie - Dark Oracle ("Dark Oracle") (YTV)
• Mary Crawford and Alan Templeton - King ("Stolen Voices") (Family)
• Ramelle Mair, David Acer, and Barry Julien - Mystery Hunters ("Anastasia, Anna Anderson") (YTV)
• Jordan Wheeler - renegadepress.com ("Dying to Connect") (APTN)

2006

• Jordan Wheeler - renegadepress.com ("The Rez") (APTN)
• Steven Westren - Dragon ("Dragon Runs the Store") (Treehouse TV)
• Bob McDonald and Ken Hewitt-White - Heads Up! ("How Do We Get Around in Space?") (TVOntario)
• Richard Elliott and Simon Racioppa - Jane and the Dragon ("A Dragon's Tail") (YTV)
• Dennis Heaton - Naughty Naughty Pets ("Sock It to Me") (CBC)

2007

• Sara Snow - renegadepress.com ("Blackout" aka "Getting it Right") (APTN)
• Sean Cullen - Grossology ("Fartzilla") (YTV)
• Gary Wheeler - Jacob Two-Two ("Jacob Two-Two and the Hockey Seat Hoopla") (YTV)
• Ramelle Mair and David Acer - Mystery Hunters ("Giant Shark") (YTV)
• Trevor Cameron - Wapos Bay: The Series ("Something to Remember") (APTN)

2008

• Robert Pincombe, Shelley Hoffman, and Karen Moonah - Iggy Arbuckle ("There's Something About Berries/Idle Worship") (Teletoon)
• Terry McGurrin - 6Teen ("Silent Butt Deadly") (Teletoon)
• Bob McDonald - Heads Up! ("What Will Cars Look Like in the Future?") (TVOntario)
• Emily Andras - Instant Star ("Like a Virgin") (CTV)
• Dennis Jackson - Wapos Bay: The Series ("The Guardians") (APTN)

2009

• Steven Westren - My Friend Rabbit ("Frog on a Log") (Treehouse TV)
• Richard Clark - Grossology ("The New Recruits") (YTV)
• Victor Nicolle, Dennis Heaton, and Sandy Flanagan - Jibber Jabber ("Night of the Werewolf/Enter the Jelly") (YTV)
• Jeff Biederman - Life with Derek ("Just Friends") (Family)
• Sean Jara - The Latest Buzz ("The First Impressions Issue") (Family)

2010's

2010

• Trevor Cameron - Wapos Bay: The Series ("The Hardest Lesson") (APTN)
• Sheila Dinsmore and John De Klein - Busytown Mysteries ("The Sandcastle Squasher/The Strange Ski Tracks Mystery") (CBC)
• Scott Fellows - Johnny Test ("Papa Johnny/The Johnnyminster Dog Show") (Teletoon)
• Myra Fried and Steve Wright - Majority Rules! ("Becky Takes A Pass") (Teletoon)
• Duncan McKenzie, Jerry Schaefer, Gary Pearson, and Carolyn Taylor - That's So Weird! ("Background Music") (YTV)

2011

• Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott - Spliced ("Pink") (Teletoon)
• Sean Cullen - Almost Naked Animals ("Better Safe than Sorry") (YTV)
• Michael Grassi - Degrassi ("My Body is a Cage, Part 2") (MuchMusic)
• Anita Kapila - How to be Indie ("How to get Plugged In") (YTV)
• Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee and Davila LeBlanc - League of Super Evil ("Voltina") (YTV)

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