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38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards

The ReLit Awards honour the best Canadian books published by independent presses. The winners will be announced on Friday, April 30.

The ReLit Awards honour the best Canadian books published by independent presses

The finalists for the novel category for the 2020 ReLit Awards. (ReLit Awards)

Thirty-seven books have been shortlisted for the 2020 ReLit Awards.

The ReLit Awards honour the best Canadian books published by independent presses.

There are three categories: novel, short fiction and poetry. The prize is known for releasing long shortlists.

The prize was first founded in 2000 byNewfoundlandfilmmaker and authorKenneth J. Harvey. The year 2017 marked the last year the prizes were previously awarded.

The ReLit Awards are now being managed by Harvey's daughter, Katherine Alexandra Harvey.

Having been on hiatus since 2017, the awardsare celebrating fouryears of awards in the month of April.

Each week, the shortlists for a particular year will be announced on Monday, and the winners for that year will be announced on Friday.

Winners receive the ReLitRing, which consists of four dials that are inscribed with the alphabet. However, Harvey says financial donations are needed to ensure this tradition continues.

The 2018, 2019 and 2021 winners have been already announced.

This week, the prize focuses onthe year 2020.

The finalists in the novel category are:

The finalists in the short fiction category are:

  • Use Your Imagination! byKris Bertin
  • Lost Boys byDarci Bysouth
  • Moccasin Square Gardens byRichard Van Camp
  • A Dark House and Other Stories by Ian Colford
  • Dig byTerry Doyle
  • Dead Flowers byAlexander Laidlaw
  • Swallows Playing Chicken byDavid Menear
  • Cracker Jacks for Misfits byChristine Ottoni
  • Meteorites byJulie Paul
  • Half-Sisters byRyan Turner
  • Send More Tourists the Last Ones Were Delicious byTracey Waddleton

The finalists in the poetry category are:

The 2020 winners will be announced on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Past winners include Bill Gaston,Souvankham Thammavongsa, Lisa Moore, Ivan Coyote, Megan Gail Coles and Suzette Mayr.

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