Search Results by tag: Kobzar Literary Award

Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home anthology wins 2018 Kobzar Literary Award

An anthology of contemporary Ukrainian Canadian writing has won the 2018 Kobzar Literary Award. Co-editors Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski received the $20,000 prize for Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home featuring contributions by Janice Kulyk ... Read More »

March 5, 2018 | Filed under: Awards

Erin Moure, Alexandra Risen among 2018 Kobzar Literary Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the 2018 Kobzar Literary Award, a biennial $25,000 prize that recognizes the best Ukrainian-Canadian stories, has been announced: Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski, eds., Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home, (University of Toronto ... Read More »

September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Maurice Mierau wins 2016 Kobzar Literary Award

By Becky Robertson

Winnipeg author Maurice Mierau took home the 2016 Kobzar Literary Award on March 2 for his 2014 non-fiction title Detachment: An Adoption Memoir, about the authors' family's experience adopting two Ukrainian boys in 2005. The ... Read More »

March 3, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Book events slideshow: Kobzar Literary Award, Taylor Prize, Titanic in Halifax, and more

By Sue Carter

Every week Quillblog rounds up photos of book-related events across Canada. If you would like your event photos to be ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Shandi Mitchell wins $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award

By Sue Carter

Shandi Mitchell holding the Kobzar Literary Award statue (Photo: James Di Donato) Nova Scotian filmmaker Shandi Mitchell has won the Kobzar Literary Award for her 2009 debut novel, Under This Broken Sky (Penguin Canada). The ... Read More »

March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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