The regional shortlists for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize have been released. tops the list with her novel, The Winter Vault. Here is a video of Anne reading from The Winter Vault.
Canadian authors swept the nominations for best book in the Caribbean and Canadian section, with half of the titles in that category being first novels (Euphoria, Goya's Dog, and The Golden Mean).
reading from The Winter VaultTrinidadian author , who was nominated for best first book for his short story collection The Island Quintet, is the sole Caribbean author on the lists.
Absent on the list for best book are some of the biggest Canadian literary titles of the past year, including The Year of the Flood, Too Much Happiness, and Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning The Bishop's Man. And several titles snubbed by the juries for the Giller and the Governor General's Award - notably, Galore and February - are getting their due. The winners of the Caribbean and Canada region will be announced on March 11, 2010, and will then go on to compete against the other regional winners. The overall winner will be announced on April 12, 2010.
The complete Caribbean and Canada shortlists are as follows:
Caribbean and Canada Best Book:
Caribbean and Canada Best First Book:
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