Eden Robinson, Tanya Tagaq longlisted for 2019 Sunburst Awards for Canadian fantasy writing

Eden Robinson's novel Trickster Drift and Tanya Tagaq's debut Split Tooth are among the 14books longlistedfor the 2019 Sunburst Award, an annual literary prize that celebrates Canadian literature of the fantastic.

Both are longlisted in the adult fiction category, which comes with a prize of $1,000.

Robinson'sTrickster Driftis the second in her series about a teenage Indigenous boy named Jared who attempts to outrun his magical parentage while taking care of the loved ones in his life. An adaptation of this series is headed to CBC-TV for 2020.

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Tagaq's novel Split Toothfollows a young girl's upbringing in 1970s Nunavut, a place of mythic natural wonders as well as violence and addiction. The Inuk musician's first novel has been collecting accolades since being published in September, including nominations for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award and the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Here's the full adult fiction longlist:

• Sodom Road Exitby Amber Dawn
• One of Usby Craig DiLouie
• Armed in Her Fashionby Kate Heartfield
• The Wolves of Winterby Tyrell Johnson
• The Quantum MagicianbyDerek Knsken
• The Tiger Fluby LarissaLai
• Annexby Rich Larson
• An Ocean of Minutesby Thea Lim
• Witchmarkby C.L. Polk
• Foeby Iain Reid
• Trickster Driftby Eden Robinson
• Plum Rainsby Andromeda Romano-Lax
• Split Toothby Tanya Tagaq
• Our Animal Heartsby Dania Tomlinson

In the young adult fiction category, which also offers a $1,000 prize, Oshawa, Ont.-basedwriter Wesley King is nominated forA World Below.The book follows a Grade 8class field trip gone awry when the students find themselves trapped in an underground lake after an earthquake.

The full young adult fiction longlist includes:

• Super!by Jennifer Chen
• Ruthless Magicby Megan Crewe
• North to Benjaminby Alan Cumyn
• Spellslingerby Sebastien de Castell
• Tess of the Roadby Rachel Hartman
• A World Belowby Wesley King
• Black Chuckby Regan McDonell
• Not Even Bonesby Rebecca Schaeffer
• Children of Daedalaby Caighlan Smith
• Antilia: Sword and Songby Kate Story
• Feederby Patrick Weekes
• Worldshaperby Edward Willett
• The Ruinous Sweepby Tim Wynne-Jones

The jury forthis year's prizes for the novelcategories are Greg Bechtel, Janie Chang, Susan Forest, Kari Maaren and Susan Reynolds.

Thewinners will be announced in the fall of 2019.

Visit the website to learn about the short story nominees.