Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature
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Additional Details:
Literature in Atlantic Canada
Administered By:
The Nova Scotia Library Association
Scope:
national
Award Status:
Active
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Heather MacKenzie Ann Connor Brimer Award PO Box 36036 Halifax, NS B3J 3S9 Tel: 902.490.5822 mahm1@nsh.library.ns.caThe Nova Scotia Library Association presents this award during Canadian Children's Book Week in November to recognize excellence in writing. The $1000 prize is given to the author of a children's book which has made an outstanding contribution to children's literature in Atlantic Canada. The winning author must be alive and residing in Atlantic Canada at time of nomination. Deadline for submissions is November 15th annually and the winner is announced the following May at the Atlantic Book Awards.
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Submitted by lily on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:17.
Award Recipients
Year | Detail | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jill MacLean, The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2009. | |
| 2009 | Jill MacLean, The Nine Lives of Travis Keating. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. | |
| 2008 | K.V. Johansen, Nightwalker: The Warlocks of Talverdin. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2007. | |
| 2007 | Budge Wilson, Friendships. Toronto: Penguin Group (Canada), 2006. | |
| 2006 | Kevin Major, Aunt Olga’s Christmas Postcards. Illustrated by Bruce Roberts. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005. | |
| 2005 | Alice Walsh, Pomiuk, Prince of the North. Illustrated by Jerry Whitehead. Vancouver: Beach Holme Publishing, 2004. | |
| 2004 | Don Aker, The First Stone. Toronto: HarperTrophy Canada, 2003. | |
| 2003 | Lesley Choyce, Shoulder the Sky. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2002. | |
| 2002 | Frances Wolfe, Where I Live. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2001. | |
| 2001 | Janet McNaughton, The Secret Under My Skin. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. | |
| 2000 | David Weale, The True Meaning of Crumbfest. Charlottetown: The Acorn Press, 1999. | |
| 1999 | Janet McNaughton, Make or Break Spring. St. John's: Tuckamore Books, 1998. | |
| 1998 | Kevin Major, The House of Wooden Santas. Woodcarvings by Imelda George. Photography by Ned Pratt. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer College Press, 1997. | |
| 1997 | Janet McNaughton, To Dance at the Palais Royale. St. John’s: Tuckamore Books, 1996. | |
| 1996 | Don Aker, Of Things Not Seen. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 1995. | |
| 1995 | Sheree Fitch, Mabel Murple. Illustrated by Maryann Kovalski. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1995. | |
| 1994 | Lesley Choyce, Good Idea Gone Bad. Halifax: Formac Publishing, 1993. | |
| 1993 | Budge Wilson, Oliver's Wars. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 1992. | |
| 1992 | Kevin Major, Eating Between The Lines. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1991. | |
| 1991 | Joyce Barkhouse, Pit Pony. Toronto: Gage Educational Publishers, 1990. |