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Four books vying to be Manitoba's best
THREE novels and a poetry collection will fight it out for the honour of being Manitoba's best book.
David Bergen's The Retreat, Joan Thomas's Reading by Lightning and Miriam Toews' The Flying Troutmans made the short list, announced Thursday, for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award.
Maurice Mierau's poetry collection, Fear Not, also made the cut.
The winner will be announced April 25 at the annual Manitoba Book Awards ceremony.
This year's event is being organized by the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers.
Dozens of books, written by Manitobans or published by Manitoba companies, are up for a total of 13 awards worth more than $25,000 in prize money.
Here is the complete list:
McNally Robinson Book of the Year
Fear Not by Maurice Mierau, published by Turnstone Press
The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews, published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas, published by Goose Lane Editions
The Retreat by David Bergen, published by McClelland and Stewart Ltd.
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction
Behind the Headlines: A History of Investigative Journalism in Canada by Cecil Rosner, published by Oxford University Press
Head Space: Five Decades of Bruce Head, essays by Patricia E. Bovey and Amy Karlinsky, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Lord Selkirk: A Life by J.M. Bumsted, published by University of Manitoba Press
Politics in Manitoba: Parties, Leaders, and Voters by Christopher Adams, published by University of Manitoba Press
Subconscious City, curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, essays by various contributors, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/Prix Lansdowne de poésie
Fear Not by Maurice Mierau, published by Turnstone Press
La Métisse filante de Laurent Poliquin, publié par L'Harmattan
The Sleeping Life by Kerry Ryan, published by The Muses' Company, an imprint of J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
this is a small northern town by Rosanna Deerchild, published by The Muses' Company, an imprint of J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Best Illustrated Book of the Year
L'étang du soir de J.R. Léveillé et étienne Gaboury, graphiste Bernard Léveillé, publié par Les éditions du Blé
The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture, curated by Darlene Coward Wight, design by Frank Reimer, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Magic at the Museum, written and illustrated by Jane Heinrichs, published by Wide Horizons Ink Publishing
Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste par Louise Duguay, graphiste Susan Chafe, publié par Les éditions du Blé
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award
The Beech Nut of Big Water Beach by Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon, published by Aivilo Press
The Prairie Bridesmaid by Daria Salamon, published by Key Porter Books Ltd.
Saint-Boniface 1908-2008 : reflets d'une ville, sous la direction de André
Fauchon et Carol J. Harvey, publié par les Presses universitaires de Saint-Boniface
Subconscious City, curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, essays by various contributors, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Widows of Hamilton House by Christina Penner, published by Enfield & Wizenty
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, published by Random House Canada
The Prairie Bridesmaid by Daria Salamon, published by Key Porter Books Ltd.
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas, published by Goose Lane Editions
Somewhere Else by Jan Guenther Braun, published by Arbeiter Ring Publishing
Widows of Hamilton House by Christina Penner, published by Enfield & Wizenty
John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer
Rosanna Deerchild
Christina Penner
Daria Salamon
Michael Van Rooy
Adam Smoluk
Manuela Dias Book Design of the Year
L'étang du soir de J.R. Léveillé et étienne Gaboury, graphiste Bernard
Léveillé, publié par Les éditions du Blé
The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture, curated by Darlene Coward
Wight, design by Frank Reimer, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Head Space: Five Decades of Bruce Head, essays by Patricia E. Bovey and Amy Karlinsky, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste par Louise Duguay, graphiste Susan Chafe, publié par Les éditions du Blé
Sheila Spence: Pictures of Me, curated by Mary Reid, design by Lisa Friesen, published by The Winnipeg Art gallery
Subconscious City, curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, design by Lisa Friesen, published by The Winnipeg Art Gallery
The Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews, published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas, published by Goose Lane Editions
The Retreat by David Bergen, published by McClelland and Stewart Ltd
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher
Bush Camp by Marvin Francis, published by Turnstone Press
Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste par Louise Duguay, publié par Les éditions du Blé
They Call Me Chief: Warriors on Ice by Don Marks, published by J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award -- Older Category
My Mother is a French Fry and Further Proof of my Fuzzed-Up Life by Colleen Sydor, published by Kids Can Press
Shadow-Town by Duncan Thornton, published by Annick Press
Withershins by Susan Rocan, published by Great Plains Publications
Spider's Song by Anita Daher, published by Penguin Group
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award -- Younger Category
Andrea's Fiddle by Blaine Klippenstein, illustrated by Christie Jedele, published by Loon Books Publishing
Goose Girl by Joe McLellan and Matrine McLellan, illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson, published by Pemmican Publications
Granny's Giant Bannock by Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot, illustrated by Kimberly
McKay-Fleming, published by Pemmican Publications
Le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault
L'endroit et l'envers par Lise Gaboury-Diallo, publié par L'Harmattan
Pauline Boutal, Destin d'artiste par Louise Duguay, publié par Les éditions du Blé
Voyages au pays des maléfices de Tatiana Arcand, publié par Les éditions du Blé
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 20, 2009 D2
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