teens | Liam O'Donnell

Ganked Ten Day Giveway

by liam | Dec 3, 2013 | education, media, writing news

With the print edition of Ganked now available, it’s about time I ran a giveaway contest. So here you go! Goodreads Book Giveaway Ganked by Liam O’Donnell Giveaway ends December 14, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win It all...

Ganked print edition arrives. I am happy.

by liam | Nov 20, 2013 | gaming, literacy, Uncategorized, video games, virtual worlds, writing news

I’ve written over 30 books and graphic novels for kids over the last decade. I like them all. A lot. I’m always happy when the first printed copies arrive at my door. I get to hold them, put them on my bookshelf, show them to my family, so they know that...

Seeing E-books from three sides: why writers, readers and teachers win

by liam | Jul 10, 2013 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news

If you haven’t already noticed, e-books have kinda knocked the whole publishing industry on its head. I haven’t written much about those changes around here, but I think about it a lot. That’s because I’m in the lucky position to see these...

Interview: GamingEdus and Autism at Squag.com

by liam | Jul 2, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds

Last week, I chatted with Sara Winters from Squag.com about the GamingEdus Minecraft server and some of our amazing players who are on the spectrum. In case you don’t know (and I didn’t until Sara contacted me), Squag.com is a curated online experience...

My YA Picks now available in Best Books for Kids & Teens 2013

by liam | May 7, 2013 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news

A few months ago, I was honoured to be asked to be one of the judges picking the YA Best Books for 2013 on behalf of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. I blogged about getting all the books and then making the decision about would make the cut with a team of...