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Thirteen Canadian authors shortlisted for the 2022 High Plains Book Awards

The High Plains Book Awards announced the finalists for its 2022 prizes.

The awards recognize regional authors and literary works that examine and reflect life on the High PlainsAlberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada, and the U.S. states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas.

This year, 13 Canadian titles were shortlisted in nine of the 12 categories. The children’s book list is entirely Canadian and Jillian Horton’s We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing is nominated in three categories.

The shortlisted Canadian titles are:

Children’s Book

Creative Nonfiction

  • We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing by Jillian Horton (Harper Perennial)

First Book

Indigenous Writer

Medicine & Science

  • We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing by Jillian Horton (Harper Perennial)
  • The Scenic Geology of Alberta: A Roadside Touring and Hiking Guide by Dale Leckie (Broken Poplars)

Nonfiction

  • We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing by Jillian Horton  (Harper Perennial)

Poetry

  • awâsis—kinky and disheveled by Louise B. Halfe – Sky Dancer (Brick Books)

Woman Writer

  • Ancestors: Indigenous Peoples of Western Canada in Historic Photographs by Sarah Carter and Inez Lightning (University of Alberta Press)

Young Adult

The winners will be announced on October 8 in Billings, Montana.

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June 20th, 2022

2:01 pm

Category: Awards, Industry News

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