The Manitoba Writers Guild and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers recently announced the shortlists for the Manitoba Book Awards.

We offer our congratulations to:

McNally Robinson Book of the Year

A Cycle of the Moon by Uma Parameswaran, published by TSAR Publications
Out of Grief, Singing: A Memoir of Motherhood and Loss by Charlene Diehl, published by Signature Editions
Walking to Mojâcar by Di Brandt, published by Turnstone Press

Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction

Out of Grief, Singing: A Memoir of Motherhood and Loss by Charlene Diehl, published by Signature Editions

Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry

Clockfire by Jonathan Ball, published by Coach House Books
Hump by Ariel Gordon, published by Palimpsest Press

Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award

A Criminal to Remember by Michael Van Rooy, published by Turnstone Press
Baldur’s Song by David Arnason, published by Turnstone Press

Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book

Gaze by Keith Cadieux, published by Quattro Books
Hump by Ariel Gordon, published by Palimpsest Press

Manuela Dias Book Design of the Year

Maple Leaf Rag by Kaie Kellough, cover design by Branden Douglas, design by Relish design Studio, published by Arbeiter Ring Publishing

The Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

Autumn, One Spring by Patti Grayson, published by Turnstone Press
Baldur’s Song by David Arnason, published by Turnstone Press

Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher

Autumn, One Spring by Patti Grayson, published by Turnstone Press
I Still Don’t Even Know You by Michelle Berry, published by Turnstone Press
Walking to Mojâcar by Di Brandt, published by Turnstone Press

The awards will be presented at a gala event in Winnipeg on April 17th. For a complete list of the finalists, please visit the Manitoba Writers' Guild website.