The Buzz...About Books

Earlier this week the Relit Awards were presented at the Ottawa International Writers Festival. These awards celebrate the best in Canadian independent publishing. They are given in three categories: novel, short fiction and poetry.

This year's winners were:

Novel: Monoceros by Suzette Mayr
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Short Fiction Collection: Pretty by Greg Kearney

Poetry Collection: Jumping in the Asylum by Patrick Friesen

This year's other finalists were:

Novels:

Break Me by Tom Reynolds

Dirty Feet by Edem Awumey
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Easy to Like by Edward Riche
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Flowers of Spit by Catherine Mavrikakis

Prick: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist by Ashley Little

Short Fiction

Distillery Songs by Mike Spry

Easy Living by Jesus Hardwell

The Odious Child by Carolyn Black

Shag Carpet Action by Matthew Firth

Stopping for Strangers by Daniel Griffin

Poetry

The Ditch was Lit Like This by Sean Johnston

Grunt of the Minotaur by Robin Richardson

Post-Apothecary by Sandra Ridley

Straight Razor Days by Joel Thomas Hynes

Woods Wolf Girl by Cornelia Hoogland