ReLit Awards

October 22, 2010 | Book Buzz | Comments (0)

The ReLit awards were presented on October 20 at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.  These awards celebrate small press-published literature.

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Fiction
Winner: The Beautiful Children by Michael Kenyon

Shortlist:
After the Red Night by Christiane Frenette
Away from Everywhere by Chad Pelley
Holding Still for As Long As Possible by Zoe Whittall
Overqualified by Joey Comeau
The Plight House by Jason Hrivnak
Wrong Bar by Nathaniel G. Moore

Poetry Collection
Winner: Red Nest by Gillian Jerome

Shortlist
Always Die Before Your Mother by Patrick Woodcock
The Last House by Michael Kenyon
Lisa Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip by Lisa Robertson
A Nice Place to Visit by Sky Gilbert
The Others Raisd [sic] in Me by Gregory Betts
Paper Radio by Damian Rogers

Short Story Collection
Winner: Buying Cigarettes for the Dog by Stuart Ross

Shortlist:
Fatted Calf Blues by Steven Mayoff–reference only
Men of Salt, Men of Earth by Matt Lennox
The Moon of Letting Go by Richard Van Camp
Sentimental Exorcisms by David Derry
What Boys Like by Amy Jones
What We're Made Of by Ryan Turner

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