I’m absolutely thrilled to share with you the exciting news that my book has been short-listed for the new Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. Here is an excerpt from the Kobo Press Release:
“Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist Announced
The 15 best new Canadian books have been selected from three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction (Mystery), and Non-Fiction
May 20, 2015
Toronto, ON – May 20, 2015 – Kobo, a Rakuten company and leading innovator in the digital reading space, today announced the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist. The annual award, designed to kick-start the careers of debut authors, will award a $10,000 CAD cash prize to a book in each of three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction (beginning with Mystery this year), and Non-Fiction. In addition, each winning author will receive promotional, marketing, and communications support for their written works through 2015.”
The release goes on to say: “The shortlist, selected by Kobo’s team of booksellers and taking into consideration book completion rates, customer ratings and reviews, comprises five books in each genre. The shortlist will now move on to the final selection process, led by top Canadian authors: Charlotte Gray for Non-Fiction, Miriam Toews for Literary Fiction, and Ian Hamilton for Genre Fiction (Mystery), with winners announced on July 7.”
Here are the contenders in my category:
Literary Fiction
- Based on a True Story by Elizabeth Renzetti – House of Anansi Press
- Family Business by Renny deGroot – Self-Published
- For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu – HarperCollins Canada
- Fire In The Unnameable Country by Ghalib Islam – Penguin Canada
- Circus by Claire Battershill – McClelland & Stewart
More information can be found on the Kobo website: http://cafe.kobo.com/press/releases/kobo-emerging-writer-prize-shortlist-announced