On November 23, 2010, the Quebec Writers’ Federation held its annual Awards Gala at the Lion d’Or in Montreal. Six literary prizes, a Community Award, and the 3Macs carte blanche Prize, and the winners and runners-up of the 2010 Quebec writing Competition were presented. The event was hosted by Andy Nulman.
Award winners
Le Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole / The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation
Winner
Québec, ville du patrimoine mondial
(Éditions Sylvain Harvey)
Translation of
Quebec, World Heritage City
(Éditions Sylvain Harvey)
shortlisted
Notre Mer Nourricière
(VLB Éditeur)
Translation of
Bottomfeeder
(Harper Perennial)
Sans limites : la vie exceptionelle des jumelles Rhona et Rhoda Wurtele, olympiennes et pionnières du ski au Canada
(La Société d’Histoire et de Généalogie des Pays d’en Haut)
Translation of
No Limits : The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele – Canada’s Olympian Skiing Pioneers
(Twinski Publications)
Jury
Charlotte de Celles
Robert Paquin
Madeleine Stratford
The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Winner
The Certainty Dream
(Coach House Books)
shortlisted
Circus
(Véhicule Press / Signal Edition)
O Resplandor
(House of Anansi)
Jury
Shawna Lemay
Sina Queyras
Zach Wells
The Concordia University First Book Prize
then known as QWF First Book PrizeWinner
The Empire Within
(Mc-Gill Queen's University Press)
shortlisted
Mammoth
(DC Books)
YOU Comma Idiot
(Goose Lane Editions)
Jury
Kerry Clare
Mark Heffernan
Jill Rolliins
The Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Sponsored by Babar BooksWinner
Rough Magic
(Second Story Press)
shortlisted
Walking Backward
(Orca Book Publishers)
The Middle of Everywhere
(Orca Book Publishers)
Jury
Danny McAuley
Wendy Wayling
Tim Wynne-Jones
The Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction
Winner
Global Warring
(Key Porter Books)
shortlisted
A Place in Mind: the Search for Authenticity
(Véhicule Press)
Done with Slavery
(McGill-Queen's University Press)
Jury
Ted Bishop
Sarah de Leeuw
Eric Siblin
The Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
Sponsored by Librairie Paragraphe BookstoreWinner
Illustrado
(Penguin Group (Canada))
shortlisted
YOU Comma Idiot
(Goose Lane Editions)
The Extinction Club
(Penguin Group (Canada))
Jury
Trisha Dower
Josip Novakovich
Adriana Palanca
Judy Mappin Community Award
Winner
for her tireless work promoting writers through The Yellow Door and the Visual Arts Centre reading series.
Gala gallery
Photo credit: Studio Iris
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