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Showing posts with label book prize. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book prize. Show all posts

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Winners of Vernon Branch Writing Contest!

Congratulations to the winners of the Vernon Branch

Big Orange Tent and Creative Writing Contests!


Enjoy reading the submissions:

Poetry
1st Place: Greyhound Valhalla by Tom Glenne
2nd Place: Coleman Lanterns and Radio Hockey by Ted Mellenthin
3rd Place: Becoming by Lisa Santos

Short Story
1st Place: Raspberry Pulp by Sharon McLean
2nd Place: Centurion Child by Matt Ingrouille  
3rd Place: Her Name is Hope by Eric Reimer

Kids Categories

Ages 6-8 category
1st place: Annie Hayhurst, age 6, author of Penguins.
2nd place: Ava Tepper, age 8 ,author of The orange tent.
3rd place: Lily Butler, age 7, artist of man-eating bunny.

Ages 9-11 category
1st place: Olive Butler, author of Big Orange Secret.
2nd place: Katelyn Kadach, author of littlest of the little people.
3rd place: Anastasia Wasylinko, author of Unbelievably Orange Adventure.

Ages 12-15 category
1st place: Christy Richards author of Weaver.
2nd place: Sarah Kadach author of orange tent robbery.
3rd place: Elizabeth Vargas author of Reminiscing of a 12 year old.

Thanks to the Vernon Friends of the Library for providing the prizes for this writing contest!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Book Prize Finalists Galore!

The fall always brings some wonderful shortlists of Book Prize Finalists! We have most or all of the finalists for these prizes in the library or on order so that you can decide for yourself who should win!

Hilary Weston Writer's Trust of Canada Prize for Non-fiction

Scotiabank Giller Prize

The Man Booker Prize

National Book Awards

Let us know in the comments below who you think the winners should be!