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

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

Photos: 2015 Writers’ Trust Gala

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada hosted its 30th annual fundraising gala at Toronto's Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Nov. 25. This year's event included more than 50 guest authors and the announcement of Michael Crummey as the ... Read More »

December 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

By Becky Robertson

Newfoundland-based novelist and poet Michael Crummey has been named the first of three recipients of the Writers' Trust of Canada’s new writing fellowship, launched to celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary. Crummey was honoured with the ... Read More »

November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Book links roundup: Unicorn cookbook found at British Library, portraits of Canadian poets, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Medieval unicorn cookbook discovered at the British Library Shelly Grimson exhibits portraits of 16 Canadian poets Why are books with titles ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links round-up: Winter, Donoghue make Orange shortlist, Crummey’s IMPAC nod, and more

By Sue Carter

Kathleen Winter and Emma Donoghue shortlisted for 2011 Orange Prize; judge declares women's writing in rude health Michael Crummey's Galore is the only Canadian novel on the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist Winnipeg artist Ray ... Read More »

April 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

CBC Literary Awards winners announced

By Natalie Samson

Shelagh Rogers announced the winners of this year's CBC Literary Awards this morning on CBC Radio's Q. The awards, started by editor, publisher, and CBC producer Robert Weaver in 1979, recognize original unpublished work by ... Read More »

March 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Crummey’s Galore wins CAA award

By Scott MacDonald

The Canadian Authors Association announced the recipients of its annual CAA Literary Awards at a banquet in Victoria on June 26. The winners are as follows: Mosaid Technologies Award for Fiction ($2,500): Michael Crummey, Galore ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

By Stuart Woods

The cover star of the September issue of Q&Q is the Haitian-born, Montreal-based author Dany LaferriÃ¨re, who came to national attention in the 1980s with his first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro ... Read More »

September 4, 2009 | Filed under: Opinion

Event photo: Coady, Robertson, and Babstock in Prague

By Nathan Whitlock

You may think, looking at the photo below, that this is a shot of two unsuspecting tourists about to be fleeced by a suspicious-looking con man. But in fact it is authors Lynn Coady, Ray ... Read More »

August 14, 2008 | Filed under: Events

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Search Results by tag: Michael Crummey

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

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

Photos: 2015 Writers’ Trust Gala

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

Book links roundup: Unicorn cookbook found at British Library, portraits of Canadian poets, and more

Book links round-up: Winter, Donoghue make Orange shortlist, Crummey’s IMPAC nod, and more

CBC Literary Awards winners announced

Crummey’s Galore wins CAA award

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

Event photo: Coady, Robertson, and Babstock in Prague

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