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Katherena Vermette wins CODE’s 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature

Katherena Vermette's debut novel The Break (House of Anansi Press) has won CODE's 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature. A jury of Indigenous writers and educators selected the winning ... Read More »

November 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Katherena Vermette wins 2017 First Novel Award

By Q&Q Staff

Métis author Katherena Vermette, from Treaty One territory in Winnipeg, was awarded the 2017 Amazon.ca First Novel Award, at a ceremony in Toronto on May 25. Her book The Break (House of Anansi Press) was ... Read More »

May 26, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Katherena Vermette a three-time winner at the 2017 Manitoba Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

The recipients of the 2017 Manitoba Book Awards, which aim to recognize the province's top authors and presses, were announced at a ceremony in Winnipeg on April 22. More than $30,000 in prize money was presented over 17 categories. Notable ... Read More »

May 2, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Katherena Vermette, David Bergen, Ma-Nee Chacaby nominated for Manitoba Book Awards

By Sue Carter

The Manitoba Book Awards have announced the shortlists for its 2016 prizes. The awards, which represent a purse of more than $30,000, honour books written or published by Manitobans, focused on Manitoba subjects or published ... Read More »

March 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Katherena Vermette doc This River wins Canadian Screen Award

By Sue Carter

Métis poet Katherena Vermette has won a Canadian Screen Award for her National Film Board short documentary, This River. This River follows Vermette as she accompanies a member of Drag the Red, an organization that searches ... Read More »

March 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

CBC announces Canada Reads finalists, panellists, and host

By Becky Robertson

CBC Books has revealed the finalists for this year's instalment of Canada Reads, an annual competition during which five public personalities each defend a Canadian book from the previous year, with the aim to prove ... Read More »

January 31, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist revealed

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has named the finalists for the 20th annual Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize‚ which awards $25,000 to the Canadian author of a novel or short-story collection published the year prior. Each of the shortlisted ... Read More »

September 21, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Katherena Vermette

Katherena Vermette wins CODE’s 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature

Katherena Vermette wins 2017 First Novel Award

Katherena Vermette a three-time winner at the 2017 Manitoba Book Awards

Katherena Vermette, David Bergen, Ma-Nee Chacaby nominated for Manitoba Book Awards

Katherena Vermette doc This River wins Canadian Screen Award

CBC announces Canada Reads finalists, panellists, and host

Awards: Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist revealed

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