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2021 Whistler Independent Book Awards

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Winners of the
Whistler Independent Book Awards 2021

The Whistler Writing Society, Canadian Authors Association and Vivalogue Publishing are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 WIBAs.

The two authors were revealed at the Literary Cabaret at this year’s Virtual Whistler Writers Festival.

 

WIBA Fiction Winner

VALERIE DUNSMORE

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit

“Both elegiac and engaging, Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit is a story to be treasured and revisited for its exquisite rendering of a young girl struggling to hold onto those she loves while fighting to make sense of who they are…Dunsmore has threaded magic into the ordinary world and created an extraordinary story woven out of a tragic cloth.”

 

WIBA Non-Fiction Winner

FRAN HURCOMB

Breaking Trail: Northern Stories from a Simpler Time

“The collection of short stories was a delight to read and revealed the flow of a natural storyteller…”

 

The fiction finalists were judged by Darcie Friesen Hossack and Amber Cowie. The non-fiction finalists were judged by J.J. Lee  and Eve Lazarus.

The Whistler Independent Book Awards provide independently published authors with a unique opportunity to have their work recognized through a juried process.

Non-shortlisted titles were assessed and reviewed by Canadian Authors Association reviewers,

so that every participating author received valuable, professional feedback on their submission.

For the full winners announcement and more information about the Whistler Independent Book Awards, visit independentbookawards.ca.

 

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WIBA 2021 Finalists

Canadian Authors and Vivalogue Publishing have reviewed and evaluated the shortlisted titles for this year’s awards and announced the six finalists for the 2021 WIBAS.

The fiction finalists are:

Valerie Dunsmore for Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit
Pamela McGarry for The Unsuitable Bride
Don McLellan for Ouch: 20 Stories

The non-fiction finalists are:

Elke Babicki for Identity: From Holocaust to Home
Fran Hurcomb for Breaking Trail: Northern Stories from a Simpler Time
Beth Kaplan for Loose Woman: My odyssey from lost to found

The fiction finalists were judged by Darcie Friesen Hossack and Amber Cowie. The non-fiction finalists were judged by J.J. Lee  and Eve Lazarus.

The winners were announced during the Whistler Writers Festival, October 14–17.

The Whistler Independent Book Awards provide independently published authors with a unique opportunity to have their work recognized through a juried process.

Non-shortlisted titles were assessed and reviewed by Canadian Authors Association reviewers so that every participating author will receive valuable, professional feedback on their submission.

 

About the WIBAs

Established in 2016 to recognize excellence in Canadian independent publishing, the Whistler Independent Book Awards offers prizes in two categories: fiction and nonfiction. There are three finalists in each category (fiction and nonfiction), with the winners being announced at the annual Whistler Writers Festival.

Jointly administered by the Whistler Writing Society, Canadian Authors and Vivalogue Publishing, and sponsored by The Writers Union of Canada, the Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBAs) provide independent authors with a unique opportunity to have their work recognized through a juried process typically reserved for trade-published titles.

In supporting independent authors, this competition is unique in that each and every entry receives a valuable, constructive critique of their submission, which can be quoted for publicity and promotional purposes.

 

Find out about the 2021 WIBAs at https://independentbookawards.ca/.

 

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