Fredericton (NB) May 6, 2021 – The Fiddlehead and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick announced the winners New Brunswick Book Awards for outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry published in 2020 and for children’s picture books, published in 2019 and 2020, during a virtual awards presentation ceremony May 6.
The winners are as follows:
Mrs. Dunster’s Award for Fiction
Riel Nason, Quispamsis, Waiting under Water (Scholastic Canada Ltd.)
The Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize
Allan Cooper, Riverview, Waiting for the Small Ship of Desire (Pottersfield Press)
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Nonfiction
Philip Lee, Fredericton, Restigouche: The Long Run of the Wild River (Goose Lane Editions)
The Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children’s Writing
Marla Lesage, Lincoln, We Wear Masks (Orca Book Publishers)
Illustrator Marla Lesage
The competition for the 7th annual awards is now open. Work by traditionally published and self-published authors who have lived in the province for three of the last five years, including the award year (2021) will be accepted until Dec. 1, 2021.
The book awards program represents a partnership between Canada’s oldest literary magazine, The Fiddlehead, which has nurtured New Brunswick’s literary culture for over 75 years, and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick, which for some 35 years has passionately supported the development of home-grown writers at all stages of development.
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Media Contacts:
Rayanne Brennan
New Brunswick Book Awards Committee
(506) 961-3633
Ian LeTourneau
New Brunswick Book Awards Committee
(506) 440-8072