Saint John (NB) March 23, 2018 - The Fiddlehead and the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick have announced the shortlisted titles for the third annual New Brunswick Book Awards. The winners will be announced at a celebration, honouring writing and illustration excellence, on Friday June 8, at the Lily Lake Pavilion in Saint John. The event will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the awards presentation at 7 p.m.
The program celebrates books published in the 2017 calendar year and in four categories: poetry, fiction, non-fiction and children’s writing (picture books). The competition is open to traditionally published and self-published authors who have lived in the province for three of the last five years, including the award year.
A total of 36 total submissions were received for the awards. The book awards program represents a partnership between Canada’s oldest literary magazine, The Fiddlehead, which has nurtured New Brunswick's literary culture for over 70 years, and the Writers’ Federation, which for 30 years has passionately supported the development of home-grown writers at all stages of development.
The finalists are as follows:
The Mrs. Dunster's Award for Fiction
Judge: Angie Abdou
Peter J. Clair, Tobique, Taapoategl & Pallet: A Mi’Kmaq Journey of Loss and Survival
Publisher: Chapel Street Editions
Wayne Curtis, Fredericton, Homecoming: The Road Less Travelled
Publisher: Pottersfield Press
M.T. Dohaney, Fredericton, Caplin Scull: Chronicles from a Newfoundland Outpost
Publisher: Pottersfield Press
Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children’s Writing
Judge: Sheree Fitch
Odette Barr, Petit-Cap, Colleen Landry, Moncton, and Beth Weatherbee, Baie Verte, Take off to Tantramar
Publisher: Chocolate River Publishing
Paul McAllister, Fredericton, New Song for Herman
Publisher: Herman’s Monster House Publishing
Alice Whitney, Fredericton, Henrietta’s Nightlight
Publisher: Chocolate River Publishing
The Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize
Judge: Susan Gillis
Wayne Clifford, Grand Manan, Flying the Truck
Publisher: New Brunswick Museum
Allan Cooper, Riverview, Everything We’ve Loved Comes Back to Find Us
Publisher: Gaspereau Press
Kathy Mac, Fredericton, Human Misunderstanding
Publisher: Roseway
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction
Judge: Andrew Westoll
Rachel Bryant, Saint John, The Homing Place
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Tony Robinson-Smith, Fredericton, The Dragon Run: Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Jan Wong, Fredericton, Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy and China
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
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