# Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series

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 |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards | Roger Fredericks, Louise Moon | Street Cents: "Hype" |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards | Leila Basen | Ready or Not: "Am I Perverted or What?" |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards | S.M. Molitor, Don Arioli, Morton Ritts | The Busy World of Richard Scarry: "The Talking Bread/Couscous/The Three Fisherman" |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards | Richard Mortimer | AIDScare/AIDsCare |
| 1994 9th Gemini Awards | David Preston | Are You Afraid of the Dark?: "The Tale of the Dream Girl" |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | Roger Fredericks, Louise Moon | Street Cents: "Music" |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | David Finley | Jim Henson's Dog City: "Doggy See, Doggy Do" |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | Frazer McArter | Madison: "Stealing Home" |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | Michael Mercer | Nilus the Sandman: The First Day |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | David Preston | Bonjour Timothy |
| 1995 10th Gemini Awards | Steve Westren | Groundling Marsh: "Snow Job" |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Marlene Matthews | The Composer's Specials: "Handel's Last Chance" |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Billy Brown, Dan Angel | Goosebumps: "The Cuckoo Clock of Doom" |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Heather Conkie | My Mother's Ghost |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Chris Haddock | Heck's Way Home |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Scott Peters | Are You Afraid of the Dark?: "The Tale of Station 109.1" |
| 1996 11th Gemini Awards | Sugith Varughese | On My Mind: "The Secret Life of Goldfish" |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Susin Nielsen | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes: "The Case of the Burning Building" |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | John Acorn | Acorn: The Nature Nut: "An Ol’ Anole or Two" |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Heather Conkie | Flash Forward: "Double Bill" |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Robert C. Cooper | Flash Forward: "Presents" |
| 1997 12th Gemini Awards | Vicki Grant | Theodore Tugboat: "Hank’s Funny Feeling" |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Raymond Storey | The Inventors' Specials: "Leonardo: A Dream of Flight" |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Marty Chan | The Orange Seed Myth and Other Lies Mothers Tell |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Heather Conkie | The Inventors' Specials: "Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants" |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Edwina Follows | Ready or Not: "Your Own Money" |
| 1998 13th Gemini Awards | Karen Walton | Straight Up: "Gravity" |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Pete Sauder, Ian James Corlett | Rolie Polie Olie: "Roll the Camera" |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Victoria Grant | Scoop and Doozie: "Au Revoir Underpants" |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Dennis Foon | Jenny and the Queen of Light |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | Louise Moon | Street Cents: "Fashion" |
| 1999 14th Gemini Awards | John Pellatt, Kenn Scott | Ned's Newt: "Back to the Futile" |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Series |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Victoria Grant | Scoop and Doozie: "What Rubbish!" |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Heather Conkie | The Artists' Specials: "Degas and the Dancer" |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Avrum Jacobson, Christel Kleitsch, Phoebe Gilman | Something from Nothing |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | Robert Mills | Ruffus the Dog: "Troll Under the Bridge" |
| 2000 15th Gemini Awards | John van Bruggen | Franklin: "Franklin and the Two Henrys" |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Gerard Lewis | Mentors: "Klondike Daze" |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Alex Pugsley | I Was A Sixth Grade Alien: "I am Larrabe Hicks!" |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Vito Viscomi | Yvon of the Yukon: "The Walrus Between Us" |
| 2001 16th Gemini Awards | Ian Weir | Edgemont: "The Liar's Club" |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Ali Marie Matheson, Jon Cooksey | The Santa Claus Brothers |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Suzanne Bolch, John May | Our Hero: "The Comeback Issue" |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Bruce Kalish | Jett Jackson: The Movie |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Matthew Salsberg | Big Wolf on Campus: "Being Tommy Dawkins" |
| 2002 17th Gemini Awards | Sib Ventress | The Famous Jett Jackson: "Something in the Air" |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | Peter Lauterman | The Zack Files: "Zackeo & Juliet" |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | Tassie Cameron, Jackie May | Fast Food High |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | Conni Massing | Mentors: "The Tao of Hockey" |
| 2003 18th Gemini Awards | Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott | Moville Mysteries: "Big Toe, Big Evil" |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Jason Hopley, Jamie Shannon | Nanalan': "Free" |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Robert C. Cooper | The Impossible Elephant |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Jennifer Cowan | Edgemont: "Two Guys and a Baby" |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Shelley Scarrow, James Hurst, Nicole Demerse | Degrassi: "Accidents Will Happen" |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | John Van Bruggen | Jacob Two-Two: "Jacob Two-Two and the Purloined Hockey Card" |
| 2004 19th Gemini Awards | Ian Weir | Edgemont: "You Gotta Have Friends" |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Derek Schreyer | 15/Love: "Renewal" |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Mary Crawford, Alan Templeton | King: "Stolen Voices" |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Ramelle Mair, David Acer, Barry Julien | Mystery Hunters: "Anastasia, Anna Anderson" |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Jana Sinyor, Heather Conkie | Dark Oracle: "Dark Oracle" |
| 2005 20th Gemini Awards | Jordan Wheeler | renegadepress.com: "Dying to Connect" |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Jordan Wheeler | renegadepress.com: "The Rez" |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Richard Elliott, Simon Racioppa | Jane and the Dragon: "A Dragon's Tail" |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Dennis Heaton | Naughty Naughty Pets: "Sock It to Me" |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Bob McDonald, Ken Hewitt-White | Heads Up!: "How Do We Get Around in Space?" |
| 2006 21st Gemini Awards | Steven Westren | Dragon: "Dragon Runs the Store" |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Sara Snow | renegadepress.com: "Blackout" |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Trevor Cameron | Wapos Bay: The Series: "Something to Remember" |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Seán Cullen | Grossology: "Fartzilla" |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Ramelle Mair, David Acer | Mystery Hunters: "Giant Shark" |
| 2007 22nd Gemini Awards | Gary Wheeler | Jacob Two-Two: "Jacob Two-Two and the Hockey Seat Hoopla" |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Robert Pincombe, Shelley Hoffman, Karen Moonah | Iggy Arbuckle: "There's Something About Berries/Idle Worship" |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Emily Andras | Instant Star: "Like a Virgin" |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Dennis Jackson | Wapos Bay: The Series: "The Guardians" |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Bob McDonald | Heads Up!: "What Will Cars Look Like in the Future?" |
| 2008 23rd Gemini Awards | Terry McGurrin | 6Teen: "Silent Butt Deadly" |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Steven Westren | My Friend Rabbit: "Frog on a Log" |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Jeff Biederman | Life with Derek: "Just Friends" |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Richard Clark | Grossology: "The New Recruits" |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Sean Jara | The Latest Buzz: "The First Impressions Issue" |
| 2009 24th Gemini Awards | Victor Nicolle, Dennis Heaton, Sandy Flanagan | Jibber Jabber: "Night of the Werewolf/Enter the Jelly" |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Series |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Trevor Cameron | Wapos Bay: The Series: "The Hardest Lesson" |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Sheila Dinsmore and John De Klein | Busytown Mysteries: "The Sandcastle Squasher/The Strange Ski Tracks Mystery" |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Scott Fellows | Johnny Test: "Papa Johnny/The Johnnyminster Dog Show" |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Myra Fried, Steve Wright | Majority Rules!: "Becky Takes a Pass" |
| 2010 25th Gemini Awards | Duncan McKenzie, Jerry Schaefer, Gary Pearson, Carolyn Taylor | That's So Weird!: "Background Music" |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Simon Racioppa, Richard Elliott | Spliced: "Pink" |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Sean Cullen | Almost Naked Animals: "Better Safe than Sorry" |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Michael Grassi | Degrassi: "My Body is a Cage, Part 2" |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee, Davila LeBlanc | League of Super Evil: "Voltina" |
| 2011 26th Gemini Awards | Anita Kapila | How to be Indie: "How to Get Plugged In" |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Frank van Keeken | Wingin' It: "Hands Solo" |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Paul Gardner | Gisèle's Big Backyard: "Movie Moments - Long 1" |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Dennis Jackson, Melanie Jackson | Wapos Bay: Long Goodbyes |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Terry McGurrin | Scaredy Squirrel: "From Rodent with Love" |
| 2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards | Alex McIntosh | Things You Need To Know: "Weather" |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Ramona Barckert | Degrassi: "Bitter Sweet Symphony, Part 2" |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Claire Ross Dunn | Wingin' It: "Total Debate of the Heart" |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Lisa Hunter | Finding Stuff Out: "Solids, Liquid & Gases" |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Terry McGurrin | Scaredy Squirrel: "Safety Corner Conundrum" |
| 2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards | Steve Westren | Almost Naked Animals: "Sun Scream" |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Matt Huether | Degrassi: "Unbelievable" |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Alejandro Alcoba, Carling Tedesco | The Next Step: "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée | Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion: "Unitron / Dan the Man" |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms | Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures: "Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs / Survival of the Biggest" |
| 2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Michael Markus, Tim Stubinski | If I Had Wings |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Matt Huether | Degrassi: "Give Me One Reason" |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms | Annedroids: "Parent Swap" |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Edward Kay | Finding Stuff Out: "Poop" |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Tim McKeon | Odd Squad: "Training Day" |
| 2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards | Jesse Shamata, Evany Rosen, Eric Toth | Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage): "All Night Long" |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Alejandro Alcoba | Degrassi: Next Class: "#YesMeansYes" |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Adam Barken | Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Ken Cuperus | The Stanley Dynamic: "The Stanley Wild Weekend" |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms | Annedroids: "The Mother of Invention Part 2") |
| 2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Tim McKeon | Odd Squad: "The First Day" |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Adam Peltzman, Tim McKeon | Odd Squad: "Drop Gadget Repeat/20 Questions" |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Susan Coyne | L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Sarah Glinski | Degrassi: Next Class: "#IRegretNothing" |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Matt Huether | Degrassi: Next Class: "#ImSleep" |
| 2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards | Rachael Schaefer | The Next Step: "A New Regime" |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Mark De Angelis, Leah Gotcsik | Odd Squad: "Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way / New Jacket Required" |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Claire Cappelletti | Finding Stuff Out: "The Nose Knows" |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms, Nathalie Younglai | Dino Dana: "A Dino Never Forgets / Claw and Order" |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Penelope Laurence | Finding Stuff Out: "Noisy Bodies" |
| 2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards | Karen McClellan | The Next Step: "Twinkle Toes" |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Christin Simms, Amish Patel, J. J. Johnson | Dino Dana: "Dino Prints" |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Kate Hewlett | Backstage: "Not for Sale" |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Vivian Lin | Bajillionaires: "Good Whale Hunting" |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Sarah Glinski | Holly Hobbie: "The Mad Muralist" |
| 2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Cole Bastedo | Holly Hobbie: "The Rabble Rouser" |

### 2020s

| Year | Writer | Series |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Jessica Meya | Detention Adventure: "Hitting a Wall" |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Alejandro Alcoba | Holly Hobbie: "The Puzzled Peacemaker" |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | J. J. Johnson, Christin Simms | Endlings: "The End is the Beginning is the End" |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Karen McClellan | The Next Step: "The Comeback Kid" |
| 2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards | Adam Peltzman, Stephanie Kaliner | Odd Squad Mobile Unit: "Mr. Unpredictable/Down the Tubes" |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Mark De Angelis, Eric Toth | Odd Squad Mobile Unit: "Mission O Possible / Nature of the Sandbeast" |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Lisa Codrington | Lockdown: "The Confession" |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Rennata López | My Home, My Life: "Israel-My Hip Hoppin' Family" |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | John May, Suzanne Bolch | 16 Hudson: "Welcome " |
| 2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards | Nicole Stamp | Lockdown: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Ramona Barckert | The Hardy Boys: "Captured" |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Carmen Albano | Detention Adventure: "First Impressionisms" |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Amy Cole | The Next Step: "One Song Glory" |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Joe Kicak | Detention Adventure: "See You Later" |
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | Lisa Rose Snow | Detention Adventure: "Pranks, Lies and Videotape" |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Chris Pozzebon | The Hardy Boys: "At the Old House" |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Cole Bastedo | Home Sweet Rome: "Coconut Dog Day" |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Vivian Lin, Maryan Haye | Popularity Papers: "Teamwork Makes the Scene Work" |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Vivian Lin, Amanda Brooke Perrin | Popularity Papers: "New School, New Start" |
| 2023 12th Canadian Screen Awards | Courtney Jane Walker, Matt Huether | Home Sweet Rome: "Tanti Auguri A Lucy" |