Shortlist Announced for the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards!

 The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador is so excited to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards (NLBAs).

This year’s Award categories are: the Non-Fiction Award, sponsored by WANL, and The E.J. Pratt Poetry Award, sponsored by the family of E.J. Pratt.
Shortlisted authors are listed alphabetically by last name below.

2021 marks the 25th year that WANL has offered the NLBAs – check out our social media channels throughout September for throwbacks to previous Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards and snippets from WANL newsletters from our younger years.

Here’s to another 25 years of celebrating phenomenal writers in our ever-evolving and always-amazing local literary scene!

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The 2020 NLBA Non-Fiction Award Shortlist
Sponsored by WANL

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The E.J. Pratt Poetry Award Shortlist
Sponsored by the family of E.J. Pratt

• Boom Time by Lindsay Bird

• Inquiries by Michelle Porter

• Crow Gulch by Douglas Walbourne-Gough

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Catch the excitement: Tune into the 2021 NLBAs!

Virtual readings by the finalists and winner announcements will take place on the WANL Facebook page and YouTube as follows:

• The Non-Fiction Award readings + winner announcement will take place on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m.
• The E.J. Pratt Poetry Award readings + winner announcement will take place on Thursday, September 30 at 7 p.m.

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.

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Media Contact:
WANL Executive Director Jen Winsor: director@wanl.ca