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McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award

Details

Administered By:

Manitoba Literary Awards Committee of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild

Scope:

provincial

Award Status:

Active

Website:

www.mbwriter.mb.ca

Contact Info:

Robyn Maharaj or Jamis Paulson c/o The Manitoba Writer’s Guild #206-100 Arthur Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 Tel: 204.942.6134 or 1.888.637.5802 Fax: 204.942.5754 mbwriter@mts.net

The McNally Robinson Award was established in 1995 to celebrate the best in Manitoba writing and publishing. The award is now divided into the categories of Young Adult and Children. The Manitoba Literary Awards are sponsored by the McNally Robinson Booksellers and administered by the Manitoba Literary Awards Committee of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild. The winner of each category receives a $2500 cash prize. Eligible authors must be a resident of Manitoba for three of the last five years as well as one of the past two years.

Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
2011Children's, Deferred to 2012.
2011Young AdultMaureen Fergus, Ortega. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2010.
2010Children'sColleen Sydor, Timmerman Was Here. Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2009.
2010Young AdultEva Wiseman, Puppet. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2009.
2009Young AdultColleen Sydor, My Mother is a French Fry and Further Proof of My Fuzzed-Up Life. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2008.
2009Children'sJoe McLellan and Matrine McLellan, Goose Girl. Illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 2007.
2008Children's, Deferred to 2009.
2008Young AdultKevin Marc Fournier, Sandbag Shuffle. Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 2007.
2006Young AdultLarry Verstraete, Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2006.
2006Children'sColleen Sydor, Raising a Little Stink. Illustrated by Pascale Constantin Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006.
2005Young AdultDiane Juttner Perreault, Breath of the Dragon. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2005.
2005Children'sColleen Sydor, Camilla Chameleon. Illustrated by Pascale Constantin. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2005.
2004Young AdultMargaret Buffie, The Finder. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2004.
2003Young AdultDuncan Thornton, The Star-Glass. Regina: Coteau Books, 2003.
2003Children'sConnie Colker Steiner, Shoes for Amélie. Illustrated by Denis Rodier. Montreal: Lobster Press, 2001.
2002OlderLinda Holeman, Search of the Moon King’s Daughter. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2002.
2001OlderEva Wiseman, My Canary Yellow Star. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2001.
2001YoungerSheldon Oberman, The Wisdom Bird. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2000.
2000OlderLinda Holeman, Raspberry House Blues. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2000.
1999OlderMartha Brooks, Being With Henry. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1999.
1999YoungerColleen Sydor, Smarty Pants. Montreal: Lobster Press, 1999.
1998OlderDiana Wieler, Drive. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1998.
1997OlderDiana Wieler, Ran Van: Magic Nation. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1997.
1997YoungerSheldon Oberman, By the Hanukkah Light. Illustrated by Neil Waldman. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 1997.
1996 Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon, Tiktala. Illustrated by Laszlo Gal. Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 1996.
1995Margaret Buffie, The Dark Garden. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995.