Finalists announced for the 2024 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature
Earlier this week, the finalists for the 2024 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature were announced. Administered by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, the Ann Connor Brimer Award is part of the Atlantic Book Awards. The annual $5,000 prize, which alternates between children's and young adult each year, celebrates outstanding contributions to writing for Atlantic Canadian young people. The winners will be announced on June 5 at the Atlantic Book Awards Gala. The event starts at 7 pm (ADT) and takes place at the Paul O'Regan Hall at Halifax Central Library. Ticket can be purchased at tickethalifax.com. The finalists are listed below.
Finalists for the 2024 Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children's Literature
A Green Velvet Secret, written by Vicki Grant (Tundra Books)
Kepmite’taqney Ktapekiaqn / Le chant d’honneur / The Honour Song, written by George Paul, illustrated by Loretta Gould (Bouton d'or acadie)
The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker, written by Alma Fullerton (Second Story Press)
The Words We Share, written and illustrated by Jack Wong (Annick Press)
About the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Children's Literature
The Ann Connor Brimer Award was established in 1991 by the Nova Scotia Library Association and supported by the family of Ann Elisabeth Connor Brimer—a teacher, researcher, and program coordinator who served as executive director of the Canadian Learning Materials Centre, founding member of the Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture, co-founder of Woozles Children’s Bookstore, and Atlantic Officer for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. The award honours outstanding contributions to writing for Atlantic Canadian young people.
Beginning in 2016, the focus of this award began alternating annually between children’s literature (for readers up to 11 years old) and YA literature (for readers aged 12 to 17). The first prize for YA literature was awarded in 2017, and the first prize for children’s literature was awarded in 2018. In 2019, the Ann Connor Brimer Society passed stewardship and administration of the award to the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia.
Beginning in 2022, thanks to the generosity of Gavin Brimer, the prize amount was raised from $2,000 to $5,000.
For more information about the prize, visit writers.ns.ca.
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