Be a part of the Manitoba Reads live recording Saturday September 24 at THIN AIR

by D - Thursday, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:59am

The Winnipeg International Writers Festival, McNally Robinson Booksellers and CBC Manitoba Scene are proud to announce the four finalists of the first-ever Manitoba Reads contest. Based on the popular Canada Reads model, voters narrowed a field of 16 books written by Manitoba authors down to eight. Four public figures have agreed to serve as panelists, each choosing one of the final eight as their top pick.

The Manitoba Reads panellists and their selections are:

Alison Gillmor, freelance arts and entertainment columnist,
Reading by Lightning by Joan Thomas

Vincent Ho, Composer-in-Residence at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
The Life of Helen Betty Osborne by David Alexander Robertson

Paul Jordan, Chief Operating Officer at The Forks
Bandit by Wayne Tefs

Niigonwedom James Sinclair, Writer/Professor at the University of Manitoba
Where Nests the Water Hen by Gabrielle Roy

Be a part of the live recording this Saturday, September 24 at THIN AIR (taking place at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People). The debate will be hosted by CBC's Keran Sanders and broadcast the Sunday morning, September 25, on the Weekend Morning Show.

The final book is chosen through three rounds of debate, and three rounds of voting. If there is a tie at any point during the evening, the results of the Manitoba Reads Audience Choice poll will serve as the tie-breaker.

Your vote counts AND you will be eligible to win a sweet prize package. Click here to vote.

Categories: Awards, Winnipeg