March 22, 2022 – The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) and The Fiddlehead have announced the shortlisted titles for the 7th annual New Brunswick Book Awards. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony on Saturday, June 4, as part of WFNB’s annual WordSpring writing festival in Fredericton.
The finalists are as follows:
Mrs. Dunster’s Award for Fiction
Amber McMillan, The Running Trees (Goose Lane Editions), Fredericton
Beth Powning, The Sister’s Tale (Knopf Canada), Markhamville
Valerie Sherrard, Birdspell (DCB/Cormorant Books), Miramichi
Alice Kitts Memorial Award for Excellence in Children’s Writing
Jodie Callaghan, Ga’s The Train (Second Story Press), Campbellton; translated by Joe Wilmot, and illustrated Georgia Lesley
Leo LaFleur, The Errand: The Queen (Simply Read Books), Saint John; illustrated by Adam Oehlers
Riel Nason, Disaster at the Highland Games (Chocolate River Publishing), Quispamsis; illustrated by Nathasha Pilotte
The Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize
Triny Finlay, Myself a Paperclip (Goose Lane Editions), Fredericton
Rebecca Salazar, sulphurtongue (McClelland & Stewart), Fredericton
Jane Tims, a glimpse of waterfall (Indie published), Rusagonis
Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Nonfiction Award
Michael Boudreau and Bonnie Huskins, Just the Usual Work: The Social Worlds of Ida Martin, Working-Class Diarist (McGill-Queen’s University Press), Fredericton
Janet Coulter Sanford, Memories on the Bounty: A Story of Friendship, Love, and Adventure (Nimbus), Moncton
Martha Vowles, Senior Management: Parenting My Parents (Nevermore Press), Grand-Bay Westfield
More information on the various categories and the judges for this year can be found at the New Brunswick Book Awards website here.