Morgan, McNaughton take N.L. book prizes
28.05.2008 20:00
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- Source: cbc.ca
 Bernice Morgan and Janet McNaughton celebrate their wins Tuesday at Government House in St. John's. (Suzanne Woolridge/ CBC)Two well-known authors have taken top prizes in this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards. Bernice Morgan won the fiction prize for her novel Cloud of Bone, while Janet McNaughton won in the children's and young adult category with her book Raintree Rebellion. The awards, sponsored by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, were presented at Government House in St. John's Tuesday. "It's very important to me, because it's from my colleagues, from other writers," Morgan told CBC News. McNaughton, who launched her writing career after moving to St. John's several decades ago, said she was thrilled with the honour. "For me, it's just such a validation," said McNaughton, a Toronto native. "It's an indication of how welcoming and open [the awards are]. I don't know what the opposite of 'xenophobic' is, but it should have 'Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland' in it." The win marked McNaughton's fourth prize at the awards. Morgan is best known for her novel Random Passage, and its sequel Waiting for Time. Also nominated in the fiction category were Kathleen Winter's collection of short fiction, boYs, which earlier this year won the Winterset literary prize, and Russell Wangersky's fiction collection The Hour of Bad Decisions. The other nominees in the children's and young adult category were Catherine Hogan Safer for What If Your Mom Made Raisin Buns, and Robin McGrath for Livyers World. Morgan and McNaughton each won $1,500. Runners-up were awarded $500 each. Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKRelatedInternal LinksWinter set for N.L.'s top literary prizeAudio Janet McNaughton speaks Tuesday at the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards (Runs: 3:00) Play: Real Media »Arts HeadlinesNew theatre festival takes root in L.M. Montgomery's AvonleaA new theatre festival soon to begin in Cavendish, P.E.I., will present a suite of plays dating from the lifetime of Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables.Jakob Dylan, Cat Power headline Edmonton Folk FestJakob Dylan, son of folk icon Bob Dylan, will make his first-ever appearance this year at Edmonton's Folk Music Festival, organizers announced Wednesday.Experts to avoid Shakespeare's 'curse' in restoring tombstoneWilliam Shakespeare's tombstone is to have a makeover, but the renovators are under strict orders not to disturb the bard's bones.Biography by Anna Porter among winners of Canadian Jewish Book AwardsAnna Porter is one of the Canadian authors whose works have been acclaimed this year for excellence in writing on Jewish themes and subjects.Loyalist City Folk Festival cancelledSaint John's Loyalist City Folk Festival has been cancelled just days before it was due to start this weekend. Arts FeaturesOpen seasonLooking ahead to Canada's summer theatre festivalsTop DoggHow did gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg become so lovable?Thinking Big thoughtsToronto author releases satirical third memoir of BigfootGrey powerJohn McCain vs. Harrison Ford: Who's the sexier senior?Going PostalMaligned filmmaker Uwe Boll channels his anger into toxic comedyHard truthsTurkish-German film doesn't flinch from exposing cultural differencesPeople who read this also read …
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