University of Winnipeg writers cleaned up at the 2021 The Manitoba Book Awards, which celebrate excellence in Manitoba writing, publishing, book design, and illustration.
I’d like to congratulate the winners and nominees of the 2021 Manitoba Book Awards —in particular those who are part of our UWinnipeg community.
Glenn Moulaison
“On behalf of the Faculty of Arts, I’d like to congratulate the winners and nominees of the 2021 Manitoba Book Awards—in particular those who are part of our UWinnipeg community,” said Dr. Glenn Moulaison, Dean of Arts. “These awards bear witness to the richness of the intellectual and artistic life of our province.”
UWinnipeg professors who earned awards include Drs. Jonathan Ball (English), Julie Nagam (Art History), and Lara Rae (Women’s and Gender Studies), and the alum winners include David Bergen (BA 85, DLE 07) and David A. Robertson (BA 99). To view the complete list please visit The Manitoba Book Awards.
UWinnipeg Winners
Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction / Prix Alexander-Kennedy-Isbister pour les études et essais
Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory by David A. Robertson, published by HarperCollins
Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award / Prix littéraire Carol-Shields de la ville de Winnipeg
Sponsor: Winnipeg Arts Council, with funding from the City of Winnipeg
Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory by David A. Robertson, published by HarperCollins
Dragonfly, photo supplied
Chris Johnson Award for Best Play by a Manitoba Playwright / Prix Chris-Johnson pour la meilleure pièce par un dramaturge manitobain
Dragonfly by Lara Rae, published by J. Gordon Shillingford
Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Awards / Prix Manuela-Dias de conception graphique et d’illustration en édition
I. Book Design / Conception de livre
Becoming our Future: Global Indigenous Curatorial Practice edited by Dr. Julie Nagam, Carly Lane,
Megan Tamati-Quennell, original front cover design by Johnson Witehira, design and layout by Relish New
Brand Experience, published by ARP Books
Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
The Lightning of Possible Storms by Jonathan Ball, published by Book*hug Press
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
Here the Dark by David Bergen, published by Biblioasis
