Congratulations to Catherine Hernandez for winning Best Writing, Children’s or Youth for THE UNSTOPPABLE JENNY GARCIA at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards.
Catherine Hernandez is both the writer and showrunner for The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia. She’s also an award-winning author and screenwriter. Her debut novel SCARBOROUGH was turned into a film that won eight Canadian Screen Awards, including best picture and best adapted screenplay.
About THE UNSTOPPABLE JENNY GARCIA:
Jenny Garcia is weeks away from graduating middle school. She’s about to enter a pivotal summer of her life where she sees high school ahead on the horizon and her childhood in the rearview mirror. She’s the captain of a successful dance crew comprised of a group of friends, including her BFF and her first crush. Life for Jenny is cruising right along… until, out of nowhere, something jumps onto the road causing Jenny to slam on the brakes: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cancer. In the blink of an eye, a new road is laid out for Jenny – a road full of treatments, medical stays, and immunotherapy. But where on that road is room for real life? Where is there room for friends, for fun, for dance? Finding that new “real life” is what this story is all about.
Catherine Hernandez is represented by Samantha Haywood. Congratulations Catherine, on this incredible achievement!
Photography by George Pimentel