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Kerry Lee Powell, Bobbi-Jean McKinnon among New Brunswick Book Award winners

The second annual New Brunswick Books Awards, recognizing the province's authors and publishers, were presented at a ceremony in Fredericton on May 24. The following recipients were selected from 46 submissions: The Mrs. Dunster's Award ... Read More »

May 26, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: New Brunswick Book Awards adds BFYP prize‚ announces judges

By Becky Robertson

The New Brunswick Book Awards‚ launched earlier this year and administered by The Fiddlehead and the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick‚ has announced it judges for 2017‚ as well as the addition of a new prize. ... Read More »

October 6, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Spaces: Halifax’s new central library is engaging readers of all ages

By Stephanie Domet

“Is this the new library?” a child asked one recent afternoon as she crossed the threshold into the Halifax Central Library. “It’s awesome!” The kid’s not wrong. The five-storey glass structure, built to resemble a ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Libraries

Awards: R.W. Gray, Sue Goyette, Gary L. Saunders win 2016 East Coast Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia announced the winners of this year's East Coast Literary Awards at a ceremony at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on June 4. The winners were selected by ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Michael Crummey and Janet McNaughton win 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

Michael Crummey and Janet McNaughton were celebrated at a ceremony at St. John's Government House on June 6 as winners of this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards, administered by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Charis Cotter, Michael Crummey finalists for Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador have revealed the shortlists for the 20th annual Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards, honouring excellence by the province's authors in the categories of fiction and children's literature. The ... Read More »

April 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

CBC mini-series adaptation of Lisa Moore’s Caught set for 2017

By Becky Robertson

Details have been confirmed for the TV adaptation of Newfoundland author Lisa Moore's 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize– and Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize–shortlisted novel Caught (House of Anansi Press). The six-part mini-series will debut on ... Read More »

April 4, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Dean Jobb, Sarah Mian among Atlantic Book Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Atlantic Book Awards Society has released it 2016 shortlists. Following the Atlantic Book Awards and Festival April 20–27 – with literary events in all four Atlantic provinces – prizewinners will be announced in New ... Read More »

March 29, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Sara Tilley wins BMO Winterset Award

By Becky Robertson

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council has announced that St. John's author and theatre artist Sara Tilley is the recipient of this year's BMO Winterset Award for her 2015 novel Duke (Pedlar Press). The award ... Read More »

March 28, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Mi’kmaq poet Rebecca Thomas named Halifax’s first aboriginal poet laureate

By Becky Robertson

Mi'kmaq poet, spoken word performer, and slam master Rebecca Thomas has been named Halifax's new poet laureate. “Poetry can give a voice to the voiceless. Poetry can make a powerless person feel powerful. This is ... Read More »

March 15, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

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