The shortlists for the 2010 ReLit Awards have been announced and we're happy to see so many of our recent favourites have made the cut!

Congratulations go to:

NOVEL

Away From Everywhere, Chad Pelley (Breakwater)
Wrong Bar, Nathaniel G. Moore (Tightrope)
Overqualified, Joey Comeau (ECW)
The Beautiful Children, Michael Kenyon (Thistledown)
The Plight House, Jason Hrivnak (Pedlar)
 

POETRY

Lisa Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip, Lisa Robertson (Coach House)
A Nice Place to Visit, Sky Gilbert (ECW)
The Others Raisd in Me, Gregory Betts (Pedlar)
Always Die Before Your Mother, Patrick Woodcock (ECW)
Paper Radio, Damian Rogers (ECW)
Red Nest, Gillian Jerome (Nightwood)
The Last House, Michael Kenyon (Brick)

SHORT FICTION

What Boys Like, Amy Jones (Biblioasis)
Fatted Calf Blues, Steven Mayoff (Turnstone)
Sentimental Exorcisms, David Derry (Coach House)

For a complete list of the nominees, please visit the ReLit Awards website. Winners will be announced during the Ottawa International Writers Festival at the end of October.