Roar Back to the 20′s at the Manitoba Book Awards! / Retour aux années folles de 1920 au Gala des Prix du livre du Manitoba
Saturday, April 25, Marlborough Hotel, Skyview Ballroom / le samedi 25 Avril , l’Hôtel Marlborough à la salle Skyview
Cocktails at 6pm, show starts at 7pm / Cocktails à 16 h, la cérémonie commence à 19 h
Free and open to the publication, please RSVP to reserve your seat:
Cette soirée est ouverte au public et l’entrée est gratuite, mais les invités doivent confirmer leur présence au préalable :
204.944.8013
2014 / 2015 Shortlists / Liste des candidats
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction/ Prix Alexander-Kennedy-Isbister pour les études et essais
Detachment: An Adoption Memoir by Maurice Mierau, published by Freehand Books
Indigenous Women, Work, and History: 1940–1980 by Mary Jane Logan McCallum, published by University of Manitoba Press
The Patriotic Consensus: Unity, Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg by Jody Perrun, published by University of Manitoba Press
The Showman and the The Ukrainian Cause: Folk Dance, Film, and the Life of Vasile Avramenko by Orest T. Martynowych, published by University of Manitoba Press
Toronto: Biography of a City by Allan Levine, published by Douglas & McIntyre
Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award / Prix Beatrice-Mosionier pour l’écrivain/e autochtone de l’année
Deborah L. Delaronde
David Alexander Robertson
Katherena Vermette
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award/Prix littéraire Carol-Shields de la ville de Winnipeg
Barker by Wayne Tefs, published by Turnstone Press
John Paizs’s Crime Wave by Jonathan Ball, published by University of Toronto Press
The Opening Sky by Joan Thomas, published by McClelland & Stewart
The Patriotic Consensus: Unity, Morale, and the Second World War in Winnipeg by Jody Perrun, published by University of Manitoba Press
Put on the Armour of Light by Catherine Macdonald, published by Dundurn Press
The Chris Johnson Award for Best Play by a Manitoba Playwright / Prix Chris-Johnson pour la meilleure pièce par un dramaturge manitobain
Fort Mac, by Marc Prescott, published by Les Éditions du Blé, Winnipeg
Sargent & Victor & Me by Deborah Patterson, produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba
The Miser of Middlegate by Carolyn Gray, published by Scirocco Drama, an imprint of J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
The Secret Mask by Rick Chafe, published by Playwrights Canada Press, Toronto
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book
Indigenous Women, Work, and History by Mary Jane Logan McCallum, published by University of Manitoba Press
Magpie Days by Brenda Sciberras, published by Turnstone Press
The Patriotic Consensus by Jody Perrun, published by University of Manitoba Press
What Lies Behind by Luann Hiebert, published by Turnstone Press
John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer / Prix John-Hirsch pour l’écrivain manitobain le plus prometteur
MC Joudrey
David Alexander Robertson
Brenda Sciberras
Lansdowne Prize for Poetry / Prix Lansdowne de poésie
De l’amuïssement des certitudes by Laurent Poliquin, published by Jacques André Editeur
In the Tiger Park by Alison Calder, published by Coteau Books
Stowaways by Ariel Gordon, published by Palimpsest Press
What Lies Behind by Luann Hiebert, published by Turnstone Press
Le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault
Confessions sans pénitence par Lise Gaboury-Diallo avec illustrations de Denis Devigne, publié par Les Éditions du Blé
De l’amuïssement des certitudes par Laurent Poliquin, publié par Jacques André éditeur
Jean Riel, fils de Louis Riel : sous une mauvaise étoile par Annette Saint-Pierre, publié par Les Éditions du Blé
soubresauts par Charles Leblanc, publié par Les Éditions du Blé
Un vent prodigue par Simone Chaput, publié par Leméac
Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Awards/ Prix Manuela-Dias de conception graphique et d’illustration en édition
Design Category (emphasis on cover design and typography):
Devil in Deerskins: My Life with Grey Owl by Anahareo, edited and with an afterword by Sophie McCall, published by University of Manitoba Press, cover design by Mike Carroll, interior design by Jessica Koroscil
Kraken Bake: An Epikurean Epic by Karen Dudley, published by Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press, cover and interior design by Jamis Paulson
Text Me / Dimmelo per SMS by Corrado Calabrò, translated by Genni Gunn, published by Signature Editions, cover and interior design by Terry Gallagher of Doowah Design
Children’s Books/Graphic Novels Category:
Cassie and Tonk, created and illustrated by Justin Currie, written by GMB Chomichuk, robotic reference by Will Liddle, published by Chasing Artwork
The Chair by the Side of the Road by Adrian Hawaleshka, self-published/Friesen Press, illustrated by Natasha Boone
The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur (Tales from Big Spirit Series) by David Alexander Robertson, published by HighWater Press (an imprint of Portage & Main Press), design by Relish New Brand Experience, illustrated by Wai Tien
General Illustration Category:
City Beautiful: How Architecture Shaped Winnipeg’s DNA by Randy Turner, art director Gordon Preece, published by the Winnipeg Free Press
Exploring Old Highway No. 1 West: Canada’s Route 66 by J. Clark Saunders, design by Bergdís Sigurðardóttir, maps by Dawn Huck, published by Heartland Associates
Warehouse Journal Volume 23, edited and designed by Liane Lanzar and Kevin Complido, published by University of Manitoba Faculty of Architecture
Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
Blue Vengeance by Alison Preston, published by Signature Editions
The Evolution of Alice by David A. Robertson, published by HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage & Main Press
Kraken Bake: An Epikurean Epic by Karen Dudley, published by Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press
Leaving Tomorrow by David Bergen, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Mr. Jones by Margaret Sweatman, published by Goose Lane Editions
The Opening Sky by Joan Thomas, published by McClelland & Stewart
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher/ Prix Mary-Scorer pour le meilleur livre par un éditeur du Manitoba
Boy Lost in Wild by Brenda Hasiuk, published by Turnstone Press
Kraken Bake: An Epikurean Epic by Karen Dudley, published by Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press
Jean Riel, fils de Louis Riel : sous une mauvaise étoile par Annette Saint-Pierre, publié par Les Éditions du Blé
Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, transliterated and translated by Bernard Saladin d’Anglure, translated from French by Peter Frost, published by University of Manitoba Press
The Winter We Danced: Voices from the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement, edited by The Kino-nda-niimi Collective, published by ARP Books
McNally Robinson Books for Young People Awards
Younger category
The Chair by the Side of the Road by Adrian Hawaleshka, self-published/Friesen Press
The Firewalker by Shezza Ansloos, published by Pemmican Publications
Hokey Dowa Gerda and the Snowflake Girl by M.J. Matheson, published by Peanut Butter Press
Mr. Jacobson’s Window by Deborah Froese, published by Peanut Butter Press
Princess by Dennis Fast, published by Heartland Associates
Older category
Empty Cup by Suzanne Costigan, published by Rebelight Publishing
Missing in Paradise by Larry Verstraete, published by Rebelight Publishing
Tucson Jo by Carol Matas, published by Fictive Press
The World Outside by Eva Wiseman, published by Tundra Books
Your Constant Star by Brenda Hasiuk, published by Orca Book Publishers
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
Detachment by Maurice Mierau, published by Freehand Books
Leaving Tomorrow by David Bergen, published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Mr. Jones by Margaret Sweatman, published by Goose Lane Editions
The Opening Sky by Joan Thomas, published by McClelland & Stewart
Toronto by Allan Levine, published by Douglas & McIntyre
Regular season submissions can be sent to the Manitoba Writer’s Guild office throughout November. December publications can be submitted, with advance notice, until early January. Please visit http://manitobabookawards.com/ for guidelines as well as the Submissions and Deadlines pages for more information. This year’s awards gala will take place on Saturday, April 25 in the Skyview Ballroom of the historic Marlborough Hotel. We have a few extra special treats planned, which will be unveiled in good measure. Stay tuned!
