Jean Little First-Novel Award

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The Jean Little First-Novel Award is an annual Canadian literary award, administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, to recognize a Canadian author's first middle-grade novel.

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Named in honour of the late Jean Little, the award was established by fellow children's authors and Little's friends, Sarah Ellis, Kit Pearson, and Maggie de Vries, who is also Little's niece. [1] The award carries a monetary prize of $5,000. Jean Little (1932–2020) was an award-winning Canadian writer of more than 50 books for young readers. [2]

The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award.

Honourees

Jean Little First-Novel Award winners and finalists [3]
YearAuthorTitlePublisherResult
2021 Tziporah Cohen No VacancyGroundwood BooksWinner [4]
Alisa Siegel My Name is KonisolaSecond Story PressFinalist [5]
Nadine Neema Journal of a Travelling GirlWandering Fox, an imprint of Heritage HouseFinalist [5]
2022 Leslie Gentile Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand SummerDCB Young ReadersWinner [6]
Rosena Fung Living with ViolaAnnick PressFinalist [7]
Chad Lucas Thanks a Lot, UniverseAmulet BooksFinalist [7]
2023 Kim SpencerWeird Rules to FollowOrca Book PublishersWinner [8]
Dee HahnThe Grave ThiefPuffin CanadaFinalist [9]
Jane Baird WarrenHow to be a GoldfishScholastic CanadaFinalist
Jade ArmstrongScout is not a Band KidOrca Book PublishersFinalist
Sid SharpThe Wolf SuitAnnick PressFinalist

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References

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  3. "Previous Jean Little First-Novel Award Winners and Finalists". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Retrieved 2023-06-15.
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  7. 1 2 Doegun, Inderjit (September 8, 2022). "CCBC Book Awards announces 2022 shortlist". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. "Kim Spencer takes home three CCBC Awards - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  9. "The 2023 Shortlists for the CCBC Book Awards Honour Excellence in Canadian Books for Young People". CCBC. Retrieved 2023-11-25.