Advocate for children’s literacy for over 30 years
Find an Artist
Search for your favourite artists
Find an Artist
Search for your favourite artists
Programs & Happenings
Taleblazers is our annual literary arts festival for children
Taleblazers takes place each fall and helps schools and libraries in their efforts to make reading, writing, and illustrating exciting and fun.
2020 Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award
We think artists and writers in Alberta deserve a little extra recognition, and the Martyn Godfrey Award is just the thing!
Year-Round Bookings in Edmonton
The Young Alberta Book Society is pleased to offer non-subsidized year-round bookings by touring member artists to Alberta schools and libraries.
Year-Round Bookings in Calgary
The Young Alberta Book Society is pleased to offer non-subsidized year-round bookings by touring member artists to Alberta schools and libraries.
How You Can Help
As a charity, we depend on the generosity of like-minded individuals and organizations to help us bring our valuable programming to students.
About Us
For more than 30 years, YABS has been an advocate for children’s literacy in Alberta. Our mission is “to foster literacy and a love of reading among young people in Alberta by providing access to the province’s literary artists and their work.
YABS has brought together a rich pool of talented Albertan authors, illustrators and storytellers who dedicate themselves to enriching the lives of children and youth through the literary arts.
