NS Writer's Fed Announces Lit Awards Shortlist

Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia literary award shortlist

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has announced the shortlists for its annual literary awards.

Starting this year, the WFNS will present its three prizes at a separate event from the Atlantic Book Awards. The ceremony will take place in Halifax on Oct. 12.

Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize ($20,000)

• Valerie Compton, Tide Road (Goose Lane Editions)
• Heather Jessup, The Lightning Field (Gaspereau Press)
• David Adams Richards, Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul (Doubleday Canada)

Atlantic Poetry Prize ($2,000)

• Sue Goyette, outskirts (Brick Books)
• Warren Heiti, Hydrologos (Pedlar Press)
• Anne Simpson, Is (McClelland & Stewart)

Evelyn Richardson Memorial Non-Fiction Award ($2,000)

• Chris Benjamin, Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada (Nimbus Publishing)
• Ray MacLeod, Hope for Wildlife: True Stories of Animal Rescue (Nimbus)
• Harry Thurston, The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History (Greystone Books)