NLBA Shortlist Readings

Join WritersNL for a celebration of the shortlisted titles for this year’s Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards (NLBAs). This year’s awards honour fiction and books for children through the Killick Capital Prize for Fiction and the NLBA for Children and Youth.

Each of the shortlisted authors will read from their shortlisted books. This event will take place upstairs at Bannerman Brewing at 7 pm on Thursday, Oct. 29th 2026.

The shortlists are:

Killick Capital Prize for Fiction

• The Beltane Massacre, Ray Critch
• The Butcher’s Daughter, David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark
• Vigil, Susie Taylor

NLBA for Children and Youth

• A Single Dreadlock, Xaiver Michael Campbell
• The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall, Charis Cotter
• Kuekuatsheu Creates the World, Annie Picard

The winner will be announced on October 30th during a presentation at the Colonial Building at 7 pm. The author of the winning book in each category will receive $1,500 and the two runners-up in each category will receive $500 each.

We hope to see you there!