Teenage Survival (The Teenage Survival Handbook) is an English-language magazine published annually by Regional Maple Leaf Communications Inc.[1] It was first published in 1990 and is aimed at young teens.[2] It deals with issues pertaining to puberty and growing up.[3] Some schools in US and Canada use the book as an extra curriculum activity.[4] The Teenage Survival Handbook has been endorsed by RCMP Foundation since 1999 and was formerly illustrated by Ben Wicks from 1996 - 2000.[5][6] After his death, RMC created "The Ben Wicks Award" in his honor and each year, up-and coming artists from Canada and the US entered the contest for a chance to win the right to illustrate the book and collect the $10,000 prize.[7]
 Ben Wicks (1929- 2000) illustrated Teenage Survival Handbook cover. | |
| Editor | Toni Ziganash |
|---|---|
| Categories | Teen |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Company | Regional Maple Leaf Communications |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Website | teenagesurvival |
In 2010, RMC chose a former Ben Wicks Award Winner for Elementary Safety Book, Canadian artist Bob Hahn, to create a unique set of alien characters for the publication and the new accompanying website teenagesurvival.com.[8] TeenageSurvival.com also features "Ask Andy", an advice forum modeled after the original "Dear Andy" column of the publication. Teens write to Andy for advice and some of the questions and answers are also featured in a series of video cartoons on the YouTube channel AskAndyRMC.[9]
Former Ben Wicks Award Winners and Illustrators for the Teenage Survival Handbook
- 2002 - Tyler Schroeder (Vancouver, BC)
- 2003 - Brianne Drouhard [10][11](Othello, WA)
- 2004 - Henry Fong [12](Montreal, QC)
- 2005 - Greg Moran[13][14] (Victoria, BC)
- 2006 - Aaron "Given" Nauss [15][16](Halifax, NS)
- 2007 - Alison Acton (Ottawa, ON)
- 2008 - Raphael Pirard (Kan J) (Embrum, ON)
- 2009 - Ingrid Mesquita (Toronto, ON)
- 2010 - Allison Preswick[17] (Vancouver, BC)
References
edit- ^ Teenage Survival Handbook is published by Regional Maple leaf Communications
- ^ recommended books for teenages
- ^ Teenage survival Handbook answers many of the questions young people have
- ^ Questions used by a school based on Teenage Survival Handbook chapter one
- ^ RCMP foundation's partner list Archived 2013-01-15 at archive.today
- ^ Ben Wicks illustrated Teenage Survival Handbook
- ^ Ben wicks award
- ^ Bob Hahn accepts permanent position to design all of RMC’s upcoming websites
- ^ Ask Andy Videos
- ^ Brianne Drouhard won the Regional Maple Leaf's Ben Wick Award for illustrating "The Teenage Survival Handbook" in 2003.
- ^ Brianne Drouhard won Ben Wicks contest right after being laid off.
- ^ Henry Fong created illustration for “The Teenage Survival Handbook” August 2004 in Canada and U.S.
- ^ Greg Moran was the recipient of the Ben Wicks Award in 2005 for his illustration work
- ^ "Island Illustrators Society". Islandillustrators.org. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ Aaron Nauss won 2006 Ben Wicks award for teenage survival
- ^ Meredith McMaster's 2006 entry images
- ^ Allison Preswick won the Ben Wick Award and Illustrated "The Teenage Survival Handbook" 2010 Edition
