The ReLit Awards 2017 shortlist for books published in 2016 was announced April 9, 2018. Our congratulations to all the authors and publishers on the shortlist. We’re particularly thrilled to see so many BC-published books on the list.
The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories from independent publishers.
Novel
- Weekend, Jane Eaton Hamilton (Arsenal Pulp)
- Niagara Motel, Ashley Little (Arsenal Pulp)
- Running on Fumes, Christian Guay-Poliquin (Talonbooks)
- Wigford Rememberies, Kyp Harness (Nightwood)
Short Fiction
- As If, Alban Goulden (Anvil)
- Jettison, Nathaniel G. Moore (Anvil)
- Waiting for the Cyclone, Leesa Dean (Brindle & Glass)
- Cretacea & Other Stories From the Badlands, Martin West (Anvil)
- The Day of the Dead, Catherine Owen (Caitlin)
Poetry
- If I Were in a Cage I’d Reach out For You, Adèle Barclay (Nightwood)
- Tight Wire, Kerry Gilbert (Mother Tongue)
- Assdeep in Wonder, Christopher Gudgeon (Anvil)
- The Days, M.A.C Farrant (Talonbooks)
- Pound @ Guantanamo, Clint Burnham (Talonbooks)
- Injun, Jordan Abel (Talonbooks)