WANL Announces Longlist for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards
September 15, 2022
The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador is ecstatic to announce the longlist for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards (NLBAs).
The Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards are held annually by the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WANL) to recognize excellence in writing by authors residing in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This year, we are honouring two categories – the Bruneau Family Children’s/Young Adult Literature Award, and the Fiction Award, sponsored by Killick Capital.
Longlisted authors are listed alphabetically by last name below.
Sponsored by Killick Capital
• Some People’s Children by Bridget Canning
• Instructor by Beth Follett
• Nowadays and Lonelier by Carmella Gray-Cosgrove
• The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi
• The Love Olympics by Claire Wilkshire
The 2022 Bruneau Family Children’s/Young Adult Literature Award Longlist
Sponsored by the Bruneau Family
• A Newfoundland Maple by Samantha Baker
• Footsteps in Bay de Verde: A Mysterious Tale by Charis Cotter
• The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter
• Catalina by Lori Doody
• Once Upon An Iceberg: Errol’s Twillingate Adventure by Sheilah Lukins
• The Wall and the Wind by Veselina Tomova
Join us in-person or virtually for the 2022 NLBAs!
• The 2022 NLBAs Shortlist will be announced on Friday, September 23, 2022.
Both readings + winner announcement events will take place at the A.C. Hunter Public Library in St. John’s as well as virtually via Webex.
• The Bruneau Family Children’s/Young Adult Literature Award readings + winner announcement will take place on: Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. NST.
Click here to register to attend virtually via Webex.
• The Fiction Award sponsored by Killick Capital readings + winner announcement will take place on: Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. NST.
Click here to register to attend virtually via Webex.
Media Contact:
WANL Executive Director Jen Winsor: director@wanl.ca
Times and Locations
September 15, 2022
2:00 pm
