The 7th annual New Brunswick Book Awards were presented at a ceremony Saturday, June 4 in Fredericton, celebrating writing excellence in poetry, fiction, nonfiction and children’s picture books.
The winners are as follows:
Mrs. Dunster’s Award for Fiction - Beth Powning, The Sister’s Tale (Knopf Canada), Markhamville
Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children’s Writing - Riel Nason, Disaster at the Highland Games (Chocolate River Publishing), Quispamsis; illustrated by Nathasha Pilotte
The Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize – Triny Finlay, Myself a Paperclip (Goose Lane Editions), Fredericton
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Nonfiction Award - Martha Vowles, Senior Management: Parenting My Parents (Nevermore Press), Grand-Bay Westfield
The competition for the 8th annual New Brunswick Book Awards will be open soon. Traditionally published and self-published authors who have lived in the province for three of the last five years, including the award year (2022) are welcome to enter. The deadline for entries is December 1, 2022.
The awards program represents a partnership between the Writers’ Federation, which for more than 30 years has passionately supported the development of home-grown writers at all stages of development, and The Fiddlehead, Canada’s oldest literary magazine, which has nurtured New Brunswick's literary culture for more than 75 years.
Congratulations to the award winners!
Click play below to watch a portion of the awards presentation:
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