On March 28, 2022, Saskatchewan’s young writer and author of The Carnival Boy sat in the Speaker’s Gallery at the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and witnessed the proceedings as the two parties debated issues ranging from Bill 70 to the new provincial budget.
The Honourable Mark Docherty, Fmr. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan will be reading ‘The Carnival Boy’ this summer.
Saskatchewan MLA Muhammad Fiaz congratulates Chidera Igwe, author of #thecarnivalboy. Chidera was honoured to sign a copy of The Carnival Boy for Muhammad Fiaz - MLA for Regina Pasqua.
It was a great pleasure when Auntie Muna visited to say ‘congratulations’ for The Carnival Boy. Chidera was so happy for the opportunity to talk about her story with Auntie Muna. Auntie Muna provided motherly advice with highly encouraging words, and now Chidera is even more encouraged to continue to work hard.
Mrs. Chika N. Asikwo in Texas, USA, read The Carnival Boy and wrote the following comment:
I just wanted to inform family, friends and supporters that physical copies of The Carnival Boy are now available in a bookstore right here in Regina.
À 11 ans, Chidera Igwe, de l’école catholique St. Kateri Tekakwitha à Regina, vient de publier son premier livre intitulé The Carnival Boy.
Chidera Igwe is a Grade 5 student at St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School in Harbour Landing, Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada.
She is 11 years old and has recently released a fictional novel, The Carnival Boy.
By Izunna Okafor
It was a moment of excitement and uncommon motivation for the students of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School in Harbour Landing, Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada, as a Canada-based young Nigerian girl, Chidera Igwe released her first novel at the age of eleven.
Chidera Success Igwe is a Grade 5 student at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School, Regina, Saskatchewan. She loves reading and writing. She is currently working on a number of manuscripts. The Carnival Boy is her first fiction, which was inspired by a dream she had had.
