Manitoba Book Awards
Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards is a gala, held annually in April in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the best of Manitoban publishing from the previous year. Brave New Words celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2008.
Depending on the year, there are several awards conferred, as some of the awards are only bestowed biannually. The awards are co-produced by the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers and the Manitoba Writers' Guild.
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, was awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada. One of the Brave New Words Awards, it was originally known as the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. Late in 2007, it was renamed after the new sponsor Aqua Books, and also to reflect the bilingual nature of the award. The Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Reading Series, hosted in conjunction with The Writers' Collective, was based on this award. Aqua Books closed in early 2012,[1] although they continued to sponsor the award through 2013. In 2014, the award was presented by the Manitoba Writers Guild.
Honorees
2013
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | The House on Sugarbush Road | Meira Cook | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art | Darlene Coward Wight | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | Sonar | Kristian Enright | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | Thunder Road | Chadwick Ginther | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | The Age of Hope | David Bergen | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | The Politics of Knives | Jonathan Ball | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | The Age of Hope | David Bergen | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City | Kevin Marc Fournier | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | Warehouse Journal Vol. 21 | Nicole Hunt and Brandon Bergem | |
| Le Prix Littéraire rue-Deschambault | La Révolution Tranquille | Raymond – M. Hebert | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. Foote | Esyllt Jones | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Kristian Enright | ||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Dennis Cooley |
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2012
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | Not Being on a Boat | Esmé Claire Keith | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | King: William Lyon MacKenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny | Allan Levine | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | A Large Harmonium | Sue Sorensen | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | Butterfly Winter | W. P. Kinsella | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | Ravenscraig | Sandi Krawchenko Altner | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | Poème Pierre Prière | J. R. Léveillé | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | The Girl in the Wall | Alison Preston | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | Tori by Design | Colleen Nelson | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet | Larry Verstraete | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | Poème Pierre Prière | J. R. Léveillé | |
| Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre Fiction | The Thirteen | Susie Moloney | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | David's Trip to Paraguay: The Land of Amazing Colours | Miriam Rudolph | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Jennifer Still |
2011
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | This Hidden Thing | Dora Dueck | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | When the Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990 | Emma LaRocque | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | High Speed Crow | Sheila McClarty | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | I Still Don't Even Know You | Michelle Berry | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | The Matter With Morris | David Bergen | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | Hump | Ariel Gordon | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | The Matter With Morris | David Bergen | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | Ortega | Maureen Fergus | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | A Dogs Breakfast: A Chef's Guide to Healthy Home Cooking for Your Favorite Pooch | Jess Young | |
| Le Prix Littéraire rue-Deschambault | Lointaines | Lise Gaboury-Diallo | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | The Imagination Manifesto | Greg Chomichuk with James Rewucki and John Toone | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Michelle Elrick |
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2010
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba | Allan Levine | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | An American by Degrees: The Extraordinary Lives of French Ambassador Jules Jusserand | Robert J. Young | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | Talk | Michael Nathanson | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | Wild West: Nature Living on the Edge | Heather Beattie and Barbara Huck | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | Prairie Metropolis: New Essays on Winnipeg Social History | Esyllt W. Jones and Gerald Friesen | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | Mama Dada | Jan Horner | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | an unexpected break in the weather | Deborah Schnitzer | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | Puppet | Eva Wiseman | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | Timmerman Was Here | Colleen Sydor | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | Dead on Arrival: Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba Journal 2009 | Zach Pauls | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | All Our Changes: Images from the Sixties Generation | Gerry Kopelow | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Ariel Gordon |
2009
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "The Retreat" | David Bergen | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "Lord Selkirk: A Life" | J.M. Bumsted | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "The Prairie Bridesmaid" | Daria Salamon | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste" | Louise Duguay | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "Saint-Boniface 1908-2008 : reflets d'une ville" | André Fauchon and Carol J. Harvey | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | "this is a small northern town" | Rosanna Deerchild | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "The Retreat" | David Bergen | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "My Mother is a French Fry and Further Proof of my Fuzzed-Up Life" | Colleen Sydor | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | "Goose Girl" | Joe McLellan and Matrine McLellan | |
| le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault | "L'endroit et l'envers" | Lise Gaboury-Diallo | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste" | Louise Duguay and Susan Chafe | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture" | Darlene Coward Wight and Frank Reimer | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Michael Van Rooy |
2008
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "Be Wolf" | Wayne Tefs | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "Canada's Wheat King: The Life and Times of Seager Wheeler" | Jim Shilliday | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "Wolf Tree" | Alison Calder | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "The North End: Photographs by John Paskievich" | John Paskievich | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "A Glowing Dream: A Memoir" | Roland Penner | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | "Wolf Tree" | Alison Calder | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "The Penance Drummer and Other Stories" | Lois Braun | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "Sandbag Shuffle" | Kevin Marc Fournier | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Take Comfort: the Career of Charles Comfort" | designed by Frank Reimer Design, photographs by Ernest Mayer | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "Take Comfort: the Career of Charles Comfort" | designed by Frank Reimer Design, photographs by Ernest Mayer | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Carolyn Gray |
2007
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "Winnipeg Modern: Architecture 1945 to 1975" | edited by Serena Keshavjee | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry | "Time out of Mind" | Laurie Block | awarded for the first time in 2007 |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "Beautiful Girl Thumb" | Melissa Steele | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery" | Larry Verstraete | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | "Raise a Little Stink" | Colleen Sydor | |
| le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault | "Manguiers têtus" | Bathélemy Bolivar | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Going Downtown: A History of Portage Avenue" | Relish Design | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955" | ||
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Anita Daher |
2006
2005
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2004
Sources:[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Aqua Books closing its doors". CBC News. August 11, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Morley Walker (April 29, 2013). "Little-known novel named Manitoba book of year". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Winners of 2012 Manitoba Book Awards announced". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 28, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ Alison mayes (April 29, 2012). "Book Award Winners". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Morley Walker (April 18, 2011). "Mennonite writers dominate book gala". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "CBC host, francophone publisher honoured by Manitoba writers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 19, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "Biography of Dorise Nielsen wins 4 Manitoba book awards". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 28, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ Daher, Anita (Summer 2007). "Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards". Canadian Children's Book News. 30 (3): 7.
- ^ Rosborough, Linda (April 22, 2007). "Manitoba Book Week reaches out". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Perreault, Diane (Summer 2006). "Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards". Canadian Children's Book News. 29 (3): 8.
- ^ Walker, Morley (April 30, 2006). "David Bergen wins book of the year award". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ "Manitoba rewards Complicated Kindness". The Globe and Mail. April 25, 2005.
External links
- Manitoba Book Awards, official website
Categories:
- Manitoba awards
- Awards established in 2007
- 2007 establishments in Manitoba
- First book awards
- Canadian non-fiction literary awards
- Canadian poetry awards
- Canadian fiction awards
- Canadian children's literary awards
- Literary awards honoring unpublished books or writers
- Illustrated book awards
- Publisher awards
- Literary festivals in Canada
- Culture of Winnipeg