ReLit Awards

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The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories.[1] Founded in 2000 by Newfoundland filmmaker and author Kenneth J. Harvey.[2]

Subtitled Ideas, Not Money the main title of the awards is short for Regarding Literature, Reinventing Literature, and Relighting Literature.[3] The awards were conceived by Harvey as an alternative to larger mainstream prizes such as the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Awards.[4] There is no money awarded for the prize; in the first two years, the winners received a nominal prize of one Canadian dollar,[5] but since 2003 the recipients have been presented with a silver ring designed by Newfoundland artisan Christopher Kearney, featuring four inlaid movable dials engraved with all of the letters of the alphabet.[6]

The award went on hiatus in the late 2010s, with no shortlists or winners announced for 2018, 2019 or 2020.

It was announced in January 2021 that management of the award has been taken over by Harvey's daughter and author, Katherine Alexandra Harvey, with the project expanding to incorporate an online literary journal and a mentorship program for young writers.[7] In April 2021, the shortlists and winners for all of the hiatus years were announced throughout the month.[8]

Nominees and winners

Year Novel Short fiction Poetry
2001[9]
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013[13]
2014[14]
2015
2016
2017[16]
2018[17]
2019[18]
2020[19]
2021[20]
2022

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2007.
  2. ^ "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post, August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2008.
  4. ^ "Canada's newest literary prize is for independent presses". National Post, November 8, 2000.
  5. ^ "It's in the mail; wear the prize". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 2003.
  6. ^ "Manitoba publishers nab four Relit nods". Winnipeg Free Press, February 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit Awards launches literary journal, teen mentorship under new executive director". Quill & Quire, January 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration". Quill & Quire, April 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Diary of an accidental judge". Vancouver Sun, May 12, 2001.
  10. ^ a b c "New literary prize recognizes smaller success stories". Calgary Herald, June 18, 2001.
  11. ^ a b c Mark Cochrane, "Bonfire of the vanities: At the second annual ReLit Awards, the small world of Canadian poetry felt suffocatingly close". Vancouver Sun, June 22, 2002.
  12. ^ a b c "Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 2010.
  13. ^ "And the winners of the 2013 ReLit Awards are...." Archived 2014-01-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Province, December 20, 2013.
  14. ^ "The 2014 ReLit Shortlists". The Relit Awards, December 24, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c "Carellin Brooks, Kevin Hardcastle and Susan Goyette win 2016 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, March 9, 2017.
  16. ^ Jane van Koeverden, "Kris Bertin wins ReLit Award for short story collection Bad Things Happen". CBC Books, July 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 9, 2021.
  18. ^ "Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 16, 2021.
  19. ^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit concludes month-long awards celebration by announcing 2020 winners". Quill & Quire, April 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "Edmonton author Conor Kerr wins 2022 ReLit Award for debut novel Avenue of Champions". CBC Books, May 20, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Novels by Randy Boyagoda and Aimee Wall among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, May 16, 2022.
  23. ^ "Toronto author Sydney Hegele wins 2022 ReLit Award for short fiction collection The Pump". CBC Books, May 13, 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Short fiction from Norma Dunning, David Huebert, Alix Ohlin among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, May 9, 2022.
  25. ^ "Toronto poet Charlie Petch wins 2022 ReLit Award for poetry for debut collection Why I Was Late". CBC Books, May 6, 2022.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "15 poetry books shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, May 2, 2022.

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