2011 Prix Aurora Shortlists Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 1:46pm

Congratulations to Brandon's Craig Russell for being shortlisted for the 2011 Prix Aurora Award for Best English Novel. We've been fortunate at McNally Robinson in Winnipeg to have hosted four of the five nominees in this year's novel category.

The Prix Auroras will be awarded the weekend of November 18-20 at the Canadian national science fiction and fantasy convention, this year hosted by SFContario.

Best English Novel:

• Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell, Great Plains Publications
• Destiny's Blood by Marie Bilodeau, Dragon Moon Press
• Stealing Home by Hayden Trenholm, Bundoran Press
• Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking Canada
• Watch, by Robert J. Sawyer, Penguin Canada

Two nominated anthologies feature stories by Manitobans: Tesseracts Fourteen, edited by John Robert Colombo and Brett Alexander Savory, includes "Heat Death, or Answering the Ouroboros Question" by Brandon's Patrick Johanneson and "Chrysalis" by Winnipeg's Ronald Hore appears in Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead, edited by Nancy Kilpatrick. There are also two new categories this year: Poetry or Song Lyric and Graphic Novel.

A complete list of 2011 nominees

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We Have a MYRCA Winner! by Alexandra Kroeger - Monday, May 09, 2011 at 3:00pm

It's the day we've all been waiting for! At last we can announce the 2011 MYRCA winners and 2012 MYRCA Nominees!

Drumroll please...

Congratulations to Norah McClintock, whose Taken has won the 2011 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award!

We would also like to extend our congratulations to the authors of the 2011 MYRCA Honor Books, James Heneghan and Norma Charles for Bank Job and Vicki Grant for Not Suitable For Family Viewing.

Don't forget to check out our list of the MYRCA 2012 nominees! Just click here, or look to the bright green MYRCA button to the right.

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And the Winners Are... by Nicole Berard - Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 at 5:10pm

McNally Robinson Booksellers - Saskatoon has picked the winners of their Mysterious Happenings Mystery Writing Contest and the Winners are:

First: "Frostbite and the Mystery of the Missing Painting" by Hailey Weber of St. Matthew School

Second: "Emma Undercover" by Jessica Lemke of Holliston School.

Third: "The Mysterious Note" by Sarah Kiesman of St. Matthew School

Honorable Mentions Go To:

"The Handkerchief Hacker" by Hope Charney of St. Luke School and

"Family Matters by Paris Houlden of Holliston School.

All of the winners will be awarded their prizes at McNally Robinson on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 pm in the Art Alcove. Some of the winners will also be reading their entries!

Categories: Awards, Saskatoon

Printz, Caldecott and Newbery Awards Announced by Alexandra Kroeger - Saturday, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:29am

Some big-name children's book awards have recently been announced.

The winner of the Michael L. Printz Award is Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. In Ship Breaker, near a drowned New Orleans ravaged by hurricanes and global warming, Nailer and his young crew eke out a meager existence by scavenging materials on the ship-littered coast. "This taut, suspenseful novel is a relentless adventure story featuring nuanced characters in thought-provoking conflicts. Bacigalupi artfully intertwines themes of loyalty, family, friendship, trust and love," said Printz Award Committee Chair Erin Downey Howerton. Printz Honor books include Stolen by Lucy Christopher and Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King. The Michael L. Printz Award is awarded to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

The Caldecott Medal goes to A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin Stead. "In this tender tale of reciprocity and friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee gets the sniffles and receives a surprise visit from his caring animal friends. Erin Stead's delicate woodblock prints and fine pencil work complement Philip Stead's understated, spare and humorous text to create a well-paced, gentle and satisfying book, perfect for sharing with friends." The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. See the ALSC Website for more information and for the Caldecott Honor books.

Last, but certainly not least, is Claire Vanderpool's Moon Over Manifest, the recipient of the 2011 Newbery Medal. Says Newbery Medal Committee Chair Cynthia K. Richey, "Vanderpool illustrates the importance of stories as a way for children to understand the past, inform the present and provide hope for the future." The John Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. See the ALA website for a full list of the 2011 Newbery Honor books.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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