Interviews – Page 5 – Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

War Fiction: Writing the stories that haven’t been told

Thanks, Sarah Donovan.

Here’s the interview.

Author of the Month at School Library Connection!

Dear School Library Connection,

I am THRILLED that you’ve chosen me for your author of the month. Thank you for this great interview!

And thank you for the starred reviews of both Adrift at Sea and Making Bombs for Hitler! You’ve made my day!

Maria’s O.W.L entry on Marsha Skrypuch

Good job, Maria!

Thank you, Deborah Kalb, for the great interview

Here’s the link to a Q& A about the story behind the story of Adrift at Sea.

My grandfather’s internment in WWI Canada

My grandfather, Yurij Fojczuk, immigrated to Canada in April 1913 at the age of 17 from Verenchanka, in what’s now Ukraine, but at that time it was under Austro-Hungarian rule. Continue reading “My grandfather’s internment in WWI Canada”

It Takes a Failing to Master the Trick of Success

Thank you, Successstory.com for the great interview!

Marsha is pinned with the Order of Princess Olha by President Victor Yushchenko of Ukraine

1. Early Childhood Aspirations

Continue reading “It Takes a Failing to Master the Trick of Success”

Dance of the Banished audio interview

From Teachingbooks.net. Listen here.

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Parish Internees

St. Michael’s Parish during WWI

Marsha Skrypuch

Within weeks of Canada entering World War I against Germany and Austria-Hungary on August 6, 1914, our federal government brought into force the War Measures Act, tightening the grip on immigrants from enemy countries. Federal officials were given sweeping powers to decide whom to arrest, deport or incarcerate, and whose property they would expropriate and sell. Continue reading “Parish Internees”

Born to be Breastfed interview about The Best Gifts

Writing YA books about the Armenian Genocide

From this interview.

Interview with Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch: Dance of the Banished and the Armenian Genocide

Posted on April 23rd, 2015 by pajamapress

On April 24, 2015, Armenians around the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a systematic campaign by Turkish leaders in the Ottoman Empire to remove the empire’s Christian Armenian population. As evidenced by recent headlines, the subject is controversial today because the Turkish government denies that these deportations and killings can be labelled “genocide.” Continue reading “Writing YA books about the Armenian Genocide”