Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards
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Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards is a gala, held annually in April in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, celebrating the best of Manitoban publishing from the previous year. Brave New Words celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2008.
Depending on the year, there are several awards conferred, as some of the awards are only bestowed biannually.
The awards are co-produced by the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers and the Manitoba Writers' Guild.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, celebrating the best of Manitoban publishing from the previous year. Brave New Words celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2008.
Depending on the year, there are several awards conferred, as some of the awards are only bestowed biannually.
The awards are co-produced by the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers and the Manitoba Writers' Guild.
2010 awards
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
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| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba | Allan Levine Allan Levine Allan Levine is a Canadian author from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known mainly for his award-winning non-fiction and historical mystery writing. As of 2004, Levine teaches history at St... |
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| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | An American by Degrees: The Extraordinary Lives of French Ambassador Jules Jusserand | Robert J. Young Robert J. Young Robert J. Young was a professor of History at the University of Winnipeg from 1967 until 2008. He specializes in 20th century European international politics. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the London School of Economics, Young's doctoral dissertation was written under the... |
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| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | Talk | Michael Nathanson | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | Wild West: Nature Living on the Edge | Heather Beattie and Barbara Huck | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | Prairie Metropolis: New Essays on Winnipeg Social History | Esyllt W. Jones and Gerald Friesen | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.... |
Mama Dada | Jan Horner | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | an unexpected break in the weather | Deborah Schnitzer | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | Puppet | Eva Wiseman | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | Timmerman Was Here | Colleen Sydor | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | Dead on Arrival: Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba Journal 2009 | Zach Pauls | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | All Our Changes: Images from the Sixties Generation | Gerry Kopelow | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Ariel Gordon |
2009 awards
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
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| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "The Retreat" | David Bergen David Bergen David Bergen is a Canadian novelist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has published six novels and one collection of short stories since 1993... |
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| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "Lord Selkirk: A Life" | J.M. Bumsted | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "The Prairie Bridesmaid" | Daria Salamon | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "Pauline Boutal, Destin d’artiste" | Louise Duguay | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "Saint-Boniface 1908-2008 : reflets d’une ville" | André Fauchon and Carol J. Harvey | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.... |
"this is a small northern town" | Rosanna Deerchild | |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "The Retreat" | David Bergen David Bergen David Bergen is a Canadian novelist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has published six novels and one collection of short stories since 1993... |
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| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "My Mother is a French Fry and Further Proof of my Fuzzed-Up Life" | Colleen Sydor | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | "Goose Girl" | Joe McLellan and Matrine McLellan | |
| le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault | "L’endroit et l’envers" | Lise Gaboury-Diallo | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Pauline Boutal, Destin d’artiste" | Louise Duguay and Susan Chafe | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture" | Darlene Coward Wight and Frank Reimer | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Michael Van Rooy |
2008 awards
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
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| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "Be Wolf" | Wayne Tefs Wayne Tefs Wayne Tefs is a Canadian novelist, critic, and anthologist.-Personal life:Tefs lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba with his wife, Kristen Wittman and son, Andrew. He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, the middle of three children, to Armin and Stella Tefs, and grew up in Northwestern Ontario... |
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| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "Canada’s Wheat King: The Life and Times of Seager Wheeler Seager Wheeler Seager Wheeler, MBE an agronomist by profession, was designated as a person of national historic significance in 1988 by the Canadian federal government and inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Wheeler produced viable economic wheat and fruit strains for a short prairie... " |
Jim Shilliday | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "Wolf Tree" | Alison Calder Alison Calder Alison Calder is a Canadian poet and educator.She was born in England, grew up in Saskatoon, and lives now in Winnipeg, where she teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba... |
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| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "The North End: Photographs by John Paskievich" | John Paskievich John Paskievich John Paskievich is a Ukrainian-Canadian documentary filmmaker and photographer from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Paskievich's 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary Unspeakable explores stuttering... |
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| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "A Glowing Dream: A Memoir" | Roland Penner Roland Penner Roland Penner was Dean of Law at the University of Manitoba and a is a former politician and Manitoba Cabinet minister.Penner was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Winnipeg alderman Jacob Penner... |
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| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.... |
"Wolf Tree" | Alison Calder Alison Calder Alison Calder is a Canadian poet and educator.She was born in England, grew up in Saskatoon, and lives now in Winnipeg, where she teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba... |
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| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "The Penance Drummer and Other Stories" | Lois Braun | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "Sandbag Shuffle" | Kevin Marc Fournier | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Take Comfort: the Career of Charles Comfort" | designed by Frank Reimer Design, photographs by Ernest Mayer | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "Take Comfort: the Career of Charles Comfort" | designed by Frank Reimer Design, photographs by Ernest Mayer | |
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Carolyn Gray Carolyn Gray Carolyn Gray is a Canadian playwright. Her full-length play The Elmwood Visitation was produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba in 2007 and won the Manitoba Day Award for excellence in archival research... |
2007 awards
| Award | Title | Author/Winner | |
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| McNally Robinson Book of the Year | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher | "A Great Restlessness: the Life and Politics of Dorise Nielsen" | Faith Johnston | |
| Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award | "Winnipeg Modern: Architecture 1945 to 1975" | edited by Serena Keshavjee | |
| Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.... |
"Time out of Mind" | Laurie Block Laurie Block Laurie Block is a Canadian poet and educator. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.-Bibliography:*Governing Bodies - poetry, 1988 ISBN 0-88801-140-7... |
awarded for the first time in 2007 |
| Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction | "Beautiful Girl Thumb" | Melissa Steele | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Older | "Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery" | Larry Verstraete | |
| McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - Younger | "Raise a Little Stink" | Colleen Sydor | |
| le Prix littéraire Rue-Deschambault | "Manguiers têtus" | Bathélemy Bolivar | |
| Manuela Dias Award for Book Design | "Going Downtown: A History of Portage Avenue" | Relish Design | |
| Best Illustrated Book of the Year | "Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955" | ||
| John Hirsch Most Promising Writer Award | Anita Daher Anita Daher Anita Daher is a Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books. She has said she draws writing inspiration from the many places where she has spent time, including Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Yellowknife, NT; Churchill, Manitoba; Baker Lake, Nunavut and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario... |