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Sky Pig, by Jan L. Coates, illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo
Here's a bit of good Canadian literary news for once: The ten winners of the 2017
Atlantic Book Awards were announced last night in a gala ceremony held in Paul O’Regan Hall at the Halifax Central Library. Hosted by CBC Radio’s Angela Antle, the gala concludes this year’s Atlantic Book Festival, which ran from May 11-19 in all four Atlantic Provinces.
The winners are:
1. Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction
Willem De Kooning’s Paintbrush by
Kerry Lee Powell, published by HarperCollins Canada
2. Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature
Into the Wasteland, by
Lesley Choyce, published by Red Deer Press
3. Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s Best Atlantic-Published Book Award
Goose Lane Editions for
Lucy Jarvis: Even Stones Have Life by
Roslyn Rosenfeld.
4. Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing
Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control by
Alex Marland, published by University of British Columbia Press
5. The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction),
Viola Desmond’s Canada: A History of Black and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land by
Graham Reynolds with
Wanda Robson, published by Fernwood Publishing
6. Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing
Sable Island in Black and White, by
Jill Martin Bouteillier, published by Nimbus Publishing
7. Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award (Fiction)
Advocate, by
Darren Greer, published by Cormorant Books
8. Lillian Shepherd Award for Excellence in Illustration
Suzanne Del Rizzo for
Sky Pig, written by
Jan L. Coates, published by Pajama Press
9. Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
Notes from a Feminist Killjoy: Essays on Everyday Life by
Erin Wunker, published by Bookthug
10. Atlantic Book Awards’ Pioneer Award
Errol Sharpe, owner and founder of Fernwood Publishing. Sharpe worked with Rocky Jones before his death to make sure his story would be shared, and is now working with Mi’kmaw Elder Doug Knockwood to bring his life to the printed page.
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