Atlantic Book Awards
The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award administered by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival for the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces.[1] The prize honours Thomas Head Raddall and is supported by an endowment he willed to it. The award is currently worth $30,000, with additional finalists receiving $500 each.[2]
Winners and nominees
[edit] - ^ a b "Adams Richards wins $20,000 Thomas Head Raddall prize". The Chronicle Herald, October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Val Ross, "Johnston's Divinely novel scores fiction prize 'People were belly-laughing and it was loud'". The Globe and Mail, June 15, 1991.
- ^ "Wright, Orca honoured". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1992.
- ^ "Raddall, Richardson awards presented". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 5, 1993.
- ^ "Raddall prize story rooted in everyday life". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, October 28, 1994.
- ^ "Morgan earns book prize". Halifax Daily News, September 22, 1995.
- ^ "Masks reveals gift for details: NB's Dohaney winner of Raddall fiction award". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 27, 1996.
- ^ Marilyn Smulders, "Silver wins fiction prize for novel of Acadia's past". Halifax Daily News, September 30, 1997.
- ^ "Trio of literary awards". Halifax Daily News, May 15, 1998.
- ^ "Local authors short-listed for awards". The Telegram, April 24, 1998.
- ^ Marilyn Smulders, "The Rock dominates local literary awards: Cameron the only mainlander to walk away with Atlantic Canadian Literary Award". Halifax Daily News, May 29, 1999.
- ^ "Atlantic Writing Award nominees announced". Halifax Daily News, April 24, 1999.
- ^ "UNB professor wins regional literary award". The Daily Gleaner, June 1, 2000.
- ^ "Time for books: Local awards consolidated in special week". Halifax Daily News, April 28, 2000.
- ^ "Eight awards go to Atlantic writers". New Glasgow Evening News, May 30, 2001.
- ^ "David Adams Richards up for Atlantic prize". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2001.
- ^ "Crummey novel wins double set of awards". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2002.
- ^ "Four Goose Lane books nominated for this year's Atlantic Book Awards". The Daily Gleaner, April 27, 2002.
- ^ a b Paul Chafe, "Donna Morrissey". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 10, 2007.
- ^ "Atlantic Book Award nominees announced". Journal Pioneer, April 28, 2003.
- ^ "Kenneth J. Harvey wins Atlantic fiction prize". The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2004.
- ^ "Nominees are...: Atlantic Writing Awards 2004 nods go to ...". New Glasgow Evening News, April 28, 2004.
- ^ Paul Chafe, "Edward Riche". The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 3, 2007.
- ^ "Atlantic book award nominees first chapter of boosted festival". Halifax Daily News, April 14, 2005.
- ^ "2006 Atlantic Book Awards nominees announced". Telegraph-Journal, April 11, 2006.
- ^ "Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year". CBC Arts, May 12, 2007.
- ^ Stephen Clare, "Celebrating our own; Atlantic Book Festival launches week-long celebration; Bernard Riordon and David Adams Richards up for big prizes". Telegraph-Journal, May 5, 2007.
- ^ "Beaverbrook story takes 2 Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Arts, May 13, 2008.
- ^ "CBC journalists among nominees for Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Arts, April 16, 2008.
- ^ Rodger J. Moran, "Douglas Arthur Brown". The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 3, 2011.
- ^ "N.S. novelist wins Atlantic book prize". CBC News Nova Scotia, April 15, 2010.
- ^ "Winter wins Atlantic Book Award". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 20, 2011.
- ^ Jeanne Whitehead, "Powning nominated for Atlantic Fiction Award". Kings County Record, April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Atlantic Fiction Prize shortlist announced". Telegraph-Journal, June 16, 2012.
- ^ "Wangersky wins fiction award for ‘Whirl Away’". The Telegram, September 23, 2013.
- ^ Maria Siassina, "WFNS Literary Awards shortlists revealed". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Kowalski, Kimber, Domanski take home East Coast Literary Awards". Quill & Quire, September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Nova Scotia writers sweep East Coast Literary Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 23, 2014.
- ^ "East Coast Literary Awards celebrate authors". Atlantic Books Today, June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Richards earns nomination for East Coast Literary Award". Miramichi Leader, May 6, 2015.
- ^ Becky Robertson, "Awards: R.W. Gray, Sue Goyette, Gary L. Saunders win 2016 East Coast Literary Awards". Quill & Quire, June 8, 2016.
- ^ Sue Carter, "Dean Jobb, Sue Goyette, Elisabeth de Mariaffi among East Coast Literary Award nominees". Quill & Quire, May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Donna Morrissey, Jennifer Houle, and Erin Wunker win 2017 East Coast Literary Awards". Quill & Quire, June 1, 2017.
- ^ Becky Robertson, "Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees". Quill & Quire, April 20, 2017.
- ^ Tara Thorne, "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners". The Coast, May 11, 2018.
- ^ Norma Jean MacPhee, "Cape Breton couple to duke it out for same Atlantic Book Award". CBC News Nova Scotia, March 29, 2018.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.
- ^ Jane van Koeverden, "Lisa Moore, Elisabeth de Mariaffi & Sharon Bala shortlisted for $25K prize for Atlantic Canadian fiction". CBC Arts, May 2, 2019.
- ^ Sue Carter, "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, July 2, 2020.
- ^ Samraweet Yohannes, "Sheree Fitch among finalists for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Books, June 2, 2020.
- ^ Alex Cook, "Atlantic Book Awards Announce 2021 Winners". The East Magazine, May 14, 2021.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Family history of Acadian Expulsion top nominee for 2021 Atlantic Book Awards". SaltWire Network, April 16, 2021.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Halifax poet and author David Huebert among finalists for 2022 Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Books, April 26, 2022.
- ^ Morgan Mullin (June 8, 2023). "The speech that stole the show at this year's Atlantic Book Awards". The Coast.
- ^ "Bridget Canning, Lisa Moore and Annick MacAskill among finalists for 2023 Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Books, April 25, 2023.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Michelle Porter, Jack Wong among Atlantic Book Award winners". Quill & Quire, June 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters makes the shortlist for 3 Nova Scotia and Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Books, April 18, 2024.