Ann Connor Brimer Award

Last updated

The Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature is a $2,000 annual award given to an Atlantic Canadian writer deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to literature for young people. Starting in 2016, the prize alternates annually between young adult and children's fiction published in the previous two years. In celebration of the award's 25th anniversary, Gavin Brimer, Ann's son, generously donated two $250 prizes for the running-up books.

Contents

The Ann Connor Brimer Award is administered by The Ann Connor Brimer Award Society. Nomination information can be found on the websites of the Atlantic Book Awards and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.

The award is named for Ann Elisabeth Connor Brimer. Brimer was a teacher, as well as executive director of the Canadian Learning Materials Centre, a research associate with the Atlantic Institute of Education, a program coordinator in continuing education at Dalhousie University, a founding member of the Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture, as well as the Atlantic Officer for the Canadian Children's Book Centre.

The award is generously supported by members of the Brimer family along with donations from the general public. Donations to the Ann Connor Brimer Award can be directed to the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia (writers.ns.ca)

Winners

Related Research Articles

Lesley Choyce is a Canadian author of novels, non-fiction, children's books, young adult novels, and poetry.

Sheree Lynn Fitch is a Canadian writer and literacy advocate. Known primarily for her children's books, she has also published poetry and fiction for adults.

The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award administered by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival for the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces. The prize honours Thomas Head Raddall and is supported by an endowment he willed to it. The award is currently worth $25,000.

The J.M. Abraham Poetry Award, formerly known as the Atlantic Poetry Prize, is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival, to the best work of poetry published by a writer from the Atlantic provinces.

The Evelyn Richardson Memorial Non-Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival, to the best work of adult non-fiction published in the previous year by a writer from Atlantic Canada. It is the oldest literary award in the region and is considered the most prestigious for a work of non-fiction. The award was named to honour Evelyn M. Richardson.

Ami McKay is an American Canadian novelist, playwright and journalist.

Jill MacLean is a Canadian writer of children's fiction books and, under the pseudonyms of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley, a popular author of over 70 romance novels for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nimbus Publishing</span> Publishing company

Nimbus Publishing is a publishing company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company specializes in subjects relevant to the Atlantic Provinces.

Darren Shawn Greer is a Canadian writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Laffoley</span>

Steven Laffoley is a Canadian educator and author of creative nonfiction and fiction.

Valerie Compton is a Canadian writer and journalist. Compton grew up in Bangor, Prince Edward Island and studied at the University of King's College. She has lived in Edmonton, Calgary, and Rothesay, New Brunswick. Compton has been writing short fiction for over twenty years, has written one novel, writes nonfiction articles, and works as a freelance editor and mentor to emerging writers. She now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Janet McNaughton is a Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador. She wrote the coming of age novel, An Earthly Knight, published in 2003.

Sydney Smith is a Canadian illustrator of children's books. He was awarded the 2015 Governor General’s Award For Illustrated Children’s Books for Sidewalk Flowers, a wordless picture book which he illustrated with author JonArno Lawson. He currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah Mian</span> Canadian writer

Sarah Mian is a Canadian writer. Her debut novel When the Saints, published in 2015, won two Atlantic Book Awards and was a top three finalist for the 2016 Stephen Leacock Award.

Christy Ann Conlin is a Canadian writer from Nova Scotia.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards were established in 1997 by the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WANL), Canada. The awards are administered in partnership with the Literary Arts Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. The categories for the awards alternate on a bi-yearly basis, with fiction and children's/young adult literature being featured one year, and poetry and non-fiction being featured the next. The winner of each category receives a $1,500 prize. Two runners-up in each category are also selected and receive a $500 prize.

Ed Kavanagh is a Canadian writer residing in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. He is also a musician, theatre director, actor, and university lecturer. His first novel, The confessions of Nipper Mooney, won the 2002 Newfoundland Book Award.

Linda Little is an author from Nova Scotia, Canada. Her third work of fiction has been praised as a "darkly beautiful novel".

Robin McGrath is a Canadian writer from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

References

  1. ↑ Tara Thorne, "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners". The Coast , May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ Ryan Porter, "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire , June 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Sue Carter, "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire , July 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire , June 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Morgan Mullin (June 8, 2023). "The speech that stole the show at this year's Atlantic Book Awards". The Coast .
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.