WANL: Media release 09May2008
media release

Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador Announces Finalists for the 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

May 9, 2008–St John's, NL: The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador today announced the finalists for the 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards, which are co-sponsored by the Literary Arts Foundation of NL. First presented in 1997, this year's awards honour artistic excellence in literature in the categories of fiction, sponsored by Downhome Inc., and children's/young adult literature, sponsored by the Bruneau Family.

Finalists are determined by independent judges. The short-listed writers and their books are:
Downhome Fiction Award Shortlist:
Bernice Morgan for Cloud of Bone, Knopf Canada, 2007.
Russell Wangersky for The Hour of Bad Decisions, Coteau Books, 2006.
Kathleen Winter for boYs, Biblioasis, 2007.
The Bruneau Family Children's/Young Adult Literature Award Shortlist:
Catherine Hogan Safer for What if Your Mom Made Raisin Buns, Creative Book Publishing, 2006.
Robin McGrath for Livyers World, Creative Book Publishing, 2007.
Janet McNaughton for The Raintree Rebellion, HarperCollins Canada, 2006.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 27, at an awards presentation at Government House.

The public is invited to hear the finalists read from their nominated works on May 25, 2 p.m., at The Studio, 272 Water Street, above Auntie Crae's.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards are administered by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Literary Arts Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador under the distinguished patronage of The Honourable John C. Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. They are financed by corporate and private sponsors. The winner in each category receives a cash prize of $1,500 and each runner-up will receive $500.

This is the twelfth consecutive year for the awards, which consider books released in the two years previous. In alternate years, non-fiction and poetry are recognized.

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Media contact:

Shoshanna Wingate
Executive Director
Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, NL
Tel: (709) 739-5215 Email: wanl@nf.aibn.com
The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador operates with funds raised from membership dues, fundraising activities, corporate and private sponsorship, and with the financial support of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, City of St John's, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, which the Alliance gratefully acknowledges.
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