2017 Manitoba Book Awards Shortlists are out!
Les candidats pour Les Prix du livre du Manitoba 2017
sont annoncés!
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction/Prix Alexander-Kennedy-Isbister pour les études et essais
Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults to Grain Elevators by Gordon Goldsborough, published by Great Plains Publications
Christmas in the Crosshairs: Two Thousand Years of Denouncing and Defending the World’s Most Celebrated Holiday by Gerry Bowler, published by Oxford University Press
Naamiwan’s Drum: The Story of a Contested Repatriation of Anishinaabe Artefacts by Maureen Matthews, published by University of Toronto Press
Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award/Prix Beatrice Mosionier pourl’écrivain.e autochtone de l’année
Gimiwan Last Nation by Trevor Greyeyes, in Mitewacimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling, published by Theytus Books
I Don’t Like Bugs!/J’aime paa lii biibiits! by Edgar D. Desjarlais, illustrated by Kimberly McKay, published by Pemmican Publications Inc.
When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett, design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Will I See? by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by GMB Chomichuk, cover design by Relish New Brand Experience, based on the story by Iskwé and Erin Leslie, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award/Prix littéraire Carol Shields de la ville de Winnipeg
Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember by Adele Perry, published by ARP Books
The Bootlegger’s Confession: A Sam Klein Mystery by Allan Levine, published by Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press
The Break by Katherena Vermette, published by House of Anansi Press
The Shadow Over Portage and Main: Weird Fictions, edited by Keith Cadieux and Dustin Geeraert, published by Enfield and Wizenty, an imprint of Great Plains Publications
The Chris Johnson Award for Best Play by a Manitoba Playwright/Prix Chris-Johnson pour la meilleure pièce par un dramaturge manitobain
Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts by Rick Chafe, produced at Prairie Theatre Exchange, 2016
Social Studies by Trish Cooper, produced at Prairie Theatre Exchange, 2015, published by Scirocco Drama
Shiksa by Cairn Moore, produced at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, 2016
Reservations by Steven Ratzlaff, produced at Theatre Projects, 2016
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book
Her Darling Boy: The letters of a mother, her beloved son and the heartbreaking cost of Vimy Ridge by Tom Goodman, published by Great Plains Publications
Naamiwan’s Drum: The Story of a Contested Repatriation of Anishinaabe Artefacts by Maureen Matthews, published by University of Toronto Press
No Escape from Greatness by Jeffrey John Eyamie, published by Turnstone Press
Reflections by Karen E. Toole, self-published
Tell Them It Was Mozart by Angeline Schellenberg, published by Brick Books
John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer/Prix John-Hirsch pour l’écrivain manitobain le plus prometteur
Naamiwan’s Drum: The Story of a Contested Repatriation of Anishinaabe Artefacts by Maureen Matthews, published by University of Toronto Press
No Escape from Greatness by Jeffrey John Eyamie, published by Turnstone Press
Social Studies by Trish Cooper, published by Scirocco Drama
Somewhere a Long and Happy Life Probably Awaits You by Jill Sexsmith, published by ARP Books
Tell Them It Was Mozart by Angeline Schellenberg, published by Brick Books
Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie
Departures by Dennis Cooley, published by Turnstone Press
Martial Music by George Amabile, published by Signature Editions
Tell Them It Was Mozart by Angeline Schellenberg, published by Brick Books
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Awards
Younger:
A Dog Day for Susan by Maureen Fergus, illustrated by Monica Arnaldo, published by Owlkids Books
The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus illustrated by Cale Atkinson, published by Tundra Books
When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett, design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Older:
Another Me by Eva Wiseman, published by Tundra Books
Prisoner of Warren by Andreas Oertel, published by Nimbus Publishing
Trouble Makes a Comeback by Stephanie Tromly, published by Kathy Dawson Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
McNally Robinson Book of the Year
Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember by Adele Perry, published by ARP Books
The Break by Katherena Vermette, published by House of Anansi Press
Horse-and-Buggy Genius: Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World by Royden Loewen, cover design by David Drummond / Salamander Hill Design, interior design by Jess Koroscil, published by University of Manitoba Press
Naamiwan’s Drum: The Story of a Contested Repatriation of Anishinaabe Artefacts by Maureen Matthews, published by University of Toronto Press
Reflections by Karen E. Toole, self-published
Somewhere a Long and Happy Life Probably Awaits You by Jill Sexsmith, published by ARP Books
Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Awards/Prix Manuela-Dias de conception graphique et d’illustration en édition
DESIGN CATEGORY
Her Darling Boy: The letters of a mother, her beloved son and the heartbreaking cost of Vimy Ridge by Tom Goodman, cover design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by Great Plains Publications
Horse-and-Buggy Genius: Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World by Royden Loewen, cover design by David Drummond / Salamander Hill Design, interior design by Jess Koroscil, published by University of Manitoba Press
Hot Town and Other Stories by Janet Trull, cover design by M.C. Joudrey and Alana Brooker, published by At Bay Press
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel, cover design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Thrashing Seasons: Sporting Culture in Manitoba and the Genesis of Prairie Wrestling by C. Nathan Hatton, cover design by Mike Carroll, interior design by Jess Koroscil, published by University of Manitoba Press
GENERAL ILLUSTRATED CATEGORY
Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults to Grain Elevators by Gordon Goldsborough, design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by Great Plains Publications
Giants’ Well by Scott A. Ford, illustration and design by Scott A. Ford, published by Scott A. Ford
Manitoba: Land of the Unexpected, photographs and text by Mike Grandmaison, published by Les Éditions des Plaines
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED CATEGORY
‘Dinosaurs’ of the Deep: Discover Prehistoric Marine Life by Larry Verstraete, illustrations by Julius Csotonyi, published by Turnstone Press
Rudiger and the Painted Door by Jonathan Toews, illustrated by Ryan Polinsky, Peasantry Press
Rust and Water, written by GMB Chomichuk, created and illustrated by Justin Currie, published by Chasing Artwork
Wilson, Do You Hear It? by Diane Van Wart, illustrated by Monika Hansen, designed by Jason Doll, published by Peanut Butter Press
GRAPHIC NOVEL:
Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
A Blanket of Butterflies by Richard Van Camp, cover design by Relish New Brand Experience, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Will I See? by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by GMB Chomichuk, cover design by Relish New Brand Experience, based on the story by Iskwé and Erin Leslie, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
Be Still the Water by Karen Emilson, published by Perpetual Books
The Break by Katherena Vermette, published by House of Anansi Press
Junkyard Lucy by Tony Nesca, published by Screamin’ Skull Press
Somewhere a Long and Happy Life Probably Awaits You by Jill Sexsmith, published by ARP Books
Stranger by David Bergen, published by Harper-Collins Publishers Ltd.
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher/Prix Mary-Scorer pour le meilleur livre par un éditeur du Manitoba
Abandoned Manitoba: From Residential Schools to Bank Vaults to Grain Elevators by Gordon Goldsborough, design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by Great Plains Publications
The Archaeologists by Hal Niedzviecki, cover design by Mike Carroll, interior design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by ARP Books
Departures by Dennis Cooley, design by Jamis Paulson, published by Turnstone Press
Gloryland by Carla Funk, design by Jamis Paulson, published by Turnstone Press
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel, design by Relish New Brand Experience, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage and Main Press
The Spanish Boy by C.S. Reardon, cover design by Doowah Design, published by Signature Editions
A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plummer, design by Jess Koroscil, published by University of Manitoba Press
Le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault
FM Youth by Stéphane Oystryk, published by Les Éditions du Blé
Vices et déboires by Marcien Ferland, published by Les Éditions des Plaines
