Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.
One of Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards, the award 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, is based on this award.
Aqua Books closed in early 2012,[1] although they continued to sponsor the award through 2013. In 2014, the award will be presented by the Manitoba Writers Guild.
Winners and nominees
- 2007
- Laurie Block, Time out of Mind (winner)
- Lise Gaboury-Diallo, Poste restante: cartes poétiques du Sénégal
- Sarah Klassen, A Curious Beatitude
- 2008
- Alison Calder, Wolf Tree (winner)
- Charles Leblanc, heures d'ouverture
- Christian Violy, Exaucée
- 2009
- Rosanna Deerchild, this is a small northern town (winner)
- Maurice Mierau, Fear Not
- Laurent Poliquin, La Métisse filante
- Kerry Ryan, The Sleeping Life
- 2010
- Jan Horner, Mama Dada (winner)
- Bertrand Nayet, La lune en mille gouttes
- John Toone, From Out of Nowhere
- 2011
- Ariel Gordon, Hump (winner)[2]
- 2012
- J. R. Léveillé, Poèm Pierre Prière' (winner)[3]
- 2013[4]
- Jonathan Ball, The Politics of Knives (winner)[5]
- Laurent Poliquin, Marchand d'intensité
- Sarah Klassen, Monstrance
References
- ^ "Aqua Books closing its doors". CBC News. August 11, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Morley Walker (April 18, 2011). "Mennonite writers dominate book gala". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Alison mayes (April 29, 2012). "Book Award Winners". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Two Daves among six nominees for McNally Book of the Year". Winnipeg Free Press. March 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Morley Walker (April 29, 2013). "Little-known novel named Manitoba book of year". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
External links
- Literary Awards in Canada / Prix littéraires au Canada, 1923-2000: Historical and bilingual database which provides brief history of each award together with a complete list of award winning authors and their works.
- Manitoba Writers Guild page for this prize
- Aqua Books page for this prize