Interviews

Kobzar interview re Winterkill

Thank you, Ryan Boyko and the Shevchenko Foundation, for creating this interview about the inspiration for Winterkill. This was filmed ...
Interview with TQ Townsend of Children's Literature Podcast

Interview with TQ Townsend of Children’s Literature Podcast

Thank you, Tiffney, for your well-considered questions. I enjoyed our discussion! 122 – Winterkill by Marsha Skrypuch ...
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Zander and Chaz ask questions.

What inspired you to become a writer and author? I have dyslexia and didn't learn to read until I was ...

One Death: commemorating the Holodomor

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Stalin's murder of millions, a reading about a single death from Winterkill ...
Thanks for the great interview, Deborah Kalb!

Thanks for the great interview, Deborah Kalb!

It's always a pleasure to respond to Deborah's thoughtful questions. In this interview, we discuss Winterkill ...

Winterkill: HREC ED Webinar for educators

Here is the complete video of the webinar on Winterkill and the historical background of the Holodomor. Thank you, Dr ...

Ukraine: how to talk to kids about the war.

In this interview I recommended that kids donate to their local Red Cross because here in Brantford they could go ...

Celebrating Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Month

Honoured to be included among these amazing women of Ukrainian Canadian heritage ...
Virtually chatting with Lauren Tarshis at Malaprop bookstore

Virtually chatting with Lauren Tarshis at Malaprop bookstore

It was awesome to chat with Lauren Tarshis about writing historicals for kids, about what makes a person a reader, ...
Parnassus Books event with Deborah Hopkinson and Marsha Skrypuch -- watch

Parnassus Books event with Deborah Hopkinson and Marsha Skrypuch — watch

Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/parnassusbooks1/videos/805286050154170 ...
Interview with Deborah Kalb about Traitors Among Us

Interview with Deborah Kalb about Traitors Among Us

https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2021/09/q-with-marsha-forchuck-skrypuch.html Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the author of the new middle grade historical novel Traitors Among Us. It follows the same characters ...

Stolen Girl: the Brantford connection

Many thanks to the Brant Family Literacy Committee for funding this presentation. Since I did this for a Brantford group, ...

Making Bombs for Hitler, author reads opening scenes

In honor of World Read Aloud Day, a reading! ...
Interview with Renata Duma and Soulscapes

Interview with Renata Duma and Soulscapes

Thanks, Renata, for this wide-ranging interview about Trapped in Hitler's Web, and why I write what I write. https://www.bitchute.com/channel/BCCUuHPpXuEM/ ...
Podcast review of Trapped in Hitler's Web, plus some really great music!

Podcast review of Trapped in Hitler’s Web, plus some really great music!

At the 22.32 mark of this episode of Nash Holos, Myra Junyk gives a wonderful review of Trapped in Hitler's ...
MG Lit club Chat with Tuyet and Marsha

MG Lit club Chat with Tuyet and Marsha

New Omnibus edition of Last Airlift/One Step Thanks, Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac for inviting me and Tuyet to your ...
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Tuyet Yurczyszyn

I wrote about Tuyet's childhood in Last Airlift and One Step at a Time, which has recently been re-released in ...

Marsha talks about her picture book, Enough

The history behind the book, and what happened to Marsha once the book was published ...

Armenian Genocide: It chose me.

The interview was conducted by Horizon Weekly senior correspondent Nazeeg Haneshian ...
An interview by Sofia Donato, 15 year old reader

An interview by Sofia Donato, 15 year old reader

I just recently interviewed an author, Marsha Skrypuch, through email. She writes novels for youth ages 9-14 but, people over ...
Kontakt Ukrainian TV story about Don't Tell the Enemy

Kontakt Ukrainian TV story about Don’t Tell the Enemy

When I visited Cardinal Josef Slipyj School in Feb, Kontakt TV was there as well. Thank you, Uliana Hlynchak for ...
War Fiction: Writing the stories that haven't been told

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

Thanks, Sarah Donovan. Here's the interview ...
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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 ...
Thank you, Deborah Kalb, for the great interview

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’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 ...
It Takes a Failing to Master the Trick of Success

It Takes a Failing to Master the Trick of Success

Thank you, Successstory.com for the great interview! Early Childhood Aspirations ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Thanks for turning the tables, Anita Daher!

It was fun being the YA columnist at the Winnipeg Review for the last few years, and now I've handed ...
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Melanie Fishbane’s Dance of the Banished interview

Thank you, Melanie, for this great interview! An Interview with Marsha Skrypuch Posted on October 10, 2014by Melanie Fishbane Marsha Skrypuch and I have a ...
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MYRCA and Marsha

From here October 2, 2014 By Colette  On September 26th 2014,the MANITOBA YOUNG READER’S CHOICE AWARD was presented to Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch ...
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An interview about Dance of the Banished, why I write, and my interned grandfather

Thank you, Derrick Grose and School Libraries in Canada for this fabulous interview: Oliver Twist had a story! Marsha Skrypuch"my books ...
Fiction, Non-fiction and Narrative Non-fiction

Fiction, Non-fiction and Narrative Non-fiction

This post was originally published on Brenda Kearns' blog here. Most people will say that fiction is fake and non-fiction ...
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Author Honours Deathbed Promise to Write About WWII Lebensborn Program

The interview can be found on Christine Kohler's website here ...
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Underground Soldier: Podcast

Here is a short interview and reading from Underground Soldier. Thank you, Teachingbooks.net! ...
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When Mama Goes to Work: Podcast

Teachingbooks.net recently recorded this brief interview and reading with me about When Mama Goes To Work ...
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Daughter of War interview

This interview used to be available on the Chapters-Indigo site, but it was recently removed, so I am posting it ...

A couple of new youtube video interviews

Here is an interview about what it meant to me to win the Silver Birch award last year for Making ...

School visits and a podcast!

I met great students at Wilkinson PS and William Burgess PS in Toronto. The Wilkinson Podcast Team interviewed me about ...
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How one author brings life to millions who have lost it

The endless quest for exposure Posted by Layla Bozich on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The Sputnik. How one author brings ...

Kontakt TV: Making Bombs for Hitler

Here's a segment from the December 22, 2012 edition of Kontakt TV taped during the launch of Making Bombs for ...
An interview with Marsha -- IBBY Canada CANSCAIP spotlight

An interview with Marsha — IBBY Canada CANSCAIP spotlight

CANSCAIP Spotlight: Marsha Skrypuch Interviewed by CANSCAIP Liaison Officer Debbie Spring Introduction Marsha Skrypuch is a member of both CANSCAIP ...
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Open Book interview with Marsha Skrypuch

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is the award-winning author of historical fiction, nonfiction and picture books for children and young adults. Pajama ...

interview on Youtube

I just found an interview that I did a year ago on youtube. Check it out. Here and here ...
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interview with ForeWord

Author of Daughter of War (Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside ) When did you start reading? I didn't start reading ...
Dave Jenkinson interviews Marsha, April 5, 2002

Dave Jenkinson interviews Marsha, April 5, 2002

Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchProfile by Dave Jenkinson for CM April 5, 2002.Marsha was born and raised in Brantford Ontario. In Catholic ...