Calling all authors! Celebrating Bracebridge’s 150-year anniversary at Storybook Trail

BRACEBRIDGE, ON (July 9, 2024) – The Town of Bracebridge invites professional and amateur authors to submit an original children’s story to be considered for the Woodchester Storybook Trail at 15 King Street. The selected author can receive up to $1,000 and have their story featured along the 500-metre trail in the urban forest. The trail contains eight panels comprised of one cover panel/title page and seven pages of a children’s story that contain between 100 to 140 words each. The request for proposal (RFP) will be open until Friday, September 20 at 3 p.m. and includes only the written story. A separate RFP will be issued for the illustrator.

The Town of Bracebridge is celebrating its 150-year anniversary in 2025. The development of a new storybook for the trail has been identified as a legacy project as part of the anniversary celebrations and should include Bracebridge landmarks and celebrate the town’s past, present, and/or future. The new story will be installed in the summer of 2025.

To learn more and review the RFP, visit bracebridge.ca/bidsandtenders.

Storybook Trail
The Storybook Trail at Woodchester was introduced in November 2022 and currently features the story, Penny and the Trail of Wonders, written by author Courtney Murrell and illustrated by Kristin Wright, two local Bracebridge artists. The Storybook Trail was made possible thanks to Ontario’s Rural Economic Development (RED) program.

The Woodchester property was identified as a main element of the Downtown Master Plan which reimagines Downtown Bracebridge by aiming to optimize its core features with an enlivened main street and interconnected waterfront. The storybook trail integrates public art into a natural setting, enhancing community engagement and highlighting Woodchester as a featured destination for residents and visitors.

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About Bracebridge – The Town of Bracebridge is located in the Heart of Muskoka, the epitome of Canada’s Cottage Country.  With a population in excess of 17,000 permanent residents that doubles during the summer months, the community has a diversified economy that is highlighted by strong construction, hospitality and professional sectors. Bracebridge is the steward of the cottage country brand and is teaching the world the power of living the Muskoka lifestyle in its spirit, the arts, food, home and recreation. The Town is positioned on the 45th parallel, halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, and is recognized as Santa’s summer home.

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