Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards

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.

Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry

Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, was awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada. One of the Brave New Words Awards, it was originally known as the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. Late in 2007, it was renamed after the new sponsor Aqua Books, and also to reflect the bilingual nature of the award. The Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Reading Series, hosted in conjunction with The Writers' Collective, was based on this award. Aqua Books closed in early 2012,[1] although they continued to sponsor the award through 2013. In 2014, the award was presented by the Manitoba Writers Guild.

Honorees

2013

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the YearThe House on Sugarbush RoadMeira Cook
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-FictionCreation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit ArtDarlene Coward Wight
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookSonarKristian Enright
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba PublisherThunder RoadChadwick Ginther
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book AwardThe Age of HopeDavid Bergen
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryThe Politics of KnivesJonathan Ball
Margaret Laurence Award for FictionThe Age of HopeDavid Bergen
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - OlderThe Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide CityKevin Marc Fournier
Manuela Dias Award for Book DesignWarehouse Journal Vol. 21Nicole Hunt and Brandon Bergem
Le Prix Littéraire rue-DeschambaultLa Révolution TranquilleRaymond – M. Hebert
Best Illustrated Book of the YearImagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. FooteEsyllt Jones
John Hirsch Most Promising Writer AwardKristian Enright
Lifetime Achievement AwardDennis Cooley

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2012

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the YearNot Being on a BoatEsmé Claire Keith
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-FictionKing: William Lyon MacKenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of DestinyAllan Levine
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookA Large HarmoniumSue Sorensen
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba PublisherButterfly WinterW. P. Kinsella
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book AwardRavenscraigSandi Krawchenko Altner
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryPoème Pierre PrièreJ. R. Léveillé
Margaret Laurence Award for FictionThe Girl in the WallAlison Preston
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - OlderTori by DesignColleen Nelson
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - YoungerS is for Scientists: A Discovery AlphabetLarry Verstraete
Manuela Dias Award for Book DesignPoème Pierre PrièreJ. R. Léveillé
Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre FictionThe ThirteenSusie Moloney
Best Illustrated Book of the YearDavid's Trip to Paraguay: The Land of Amazing ColoursMiriam Rudolph
John Hirsch Most Promising Writer AwardJennifer Still

Sources:[3][4]

2011

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the YearThis Hidden ThingDora Dueck
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-FictionWhen the Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990Emma LaRocque
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookHigh Speed CrowSheila McClarty
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba PublisherI Still Don't Even Know YouMichelle Berry
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book AwardThe Matter With MorrisDavid Bergen
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryHumpAriel Gordon
Margaret Laurence Award for FictionThe Matter With MorrisDavid Bergen
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - OlderOrtegaMaureen Fergus
Manuela Dias Award for Book DesignA Dogs Breakfast: A Chef's Guide to Healthy Home Cooking for Your Favorite PoochJess Young
Le Prix Littéraire rue-DeschambaultLointainesLise Gaboury-Diallo
Best Illustrated Book of the YearThe Imagination ManifestoGreg Chomichuk with James Rewucki and John Toone
John Hirsch Most Promising Writer AwardMichelle Elrick

Sources:[5]

2010

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the YearComing of Age: A History of the Jewish People of ManitobaAllan Levine
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-FictionAn American by Degrees: The Extraordinary Lives of French Ambassador Jules JusserandRobert J. Young
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookTalkMichael Nathanson
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba PublisherWild West: Nature Living on the EdgeHeather Beattie and Barbara Huck
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book AwardPrairie Metropolis: New Essays on Winnipeg Social HistoryEsyllt W. Jones and Gerald Friesen
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryMama DadaJan Horner
Margaret Laurence Award for Fictionan unexpected break in the weatherDeborah Schnitzer
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - OlderPuppetEva Wiseman
McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award - YoungerTimmerman Was HereColleen Sydor
Manuela Dias Award for Book DesignDead on Arrival: Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba Journal 2009Zach Pauls
Best Illustrated Book of the YearAll Our Changes: Images from the Sixties GenerationGerry Kopelow
John Hirsch Most Promising Writer AwardAriel Gordon

2009

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the Year"The Retreat"David Bergen
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"this is a small northern town"Rosanna Deerchild
Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction"The Retreat"David Bergen
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 AwardMichael Van Rooy

2008

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
McNally Robinson Book of the Year"Be Wolf"Wayne Tefs
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction"Canada's Wheat King: The Life and Times of Seager Wheeler"Jim Shilliday
Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book"Wolf Tree"Alison Calder
Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher"The North End: Photographs by John Paskievich"John Paskievich
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award"A Glowing Dream: A Memoir"Roland Penner
Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry"Wolf Tree"Alison Calder
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 AwardCarolyn Gray

2007

Sources:[6][7][8]

AwardTitleAuthor/Winner
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"Time out of Mind"Laurie Blockawarded 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 AwardAnita Daher

2006

Sources:[9][10]

2005

Sources:[11]

2004

Sources:[12]

See also

References

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  2. Morley Walker (April 29, 2013). "Little-known novel named Manitoba book of year". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. "Winners of 2012 Manitoba Book Awards announced". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 28, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. Alison mayes (April 29, 2012). "Book Award Winners". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. Morley Walker (April 18, 2011). "Mennonite writers dominate book gala". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  6. "CBC host, francophone publisher honoured by Manitoba writers". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 19, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. "Biography of Dorise Nielsen wins 4 Manitoba book awards". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 28, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  8. Daher, Anita (Summer 2007). "Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards". Canadian Children's Book News. 30 (3): 7.
  9. Rosborough, Linda (April 22, 2007). "Manitoba Book Week reaches out". Winnipeg Free Press.
  10. Perreault, Diane (Summer 2006). "Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards". Canadian Children's Book News. 29 (3): 8.
  11. Walker, Morley (April 30, 2006). "David Bergen wins book of the year award". Winnipeg Free Press.
  12. "Manitoba rewards Complicated Kindness". The Globe and Mail. April 25, 2005.
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