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Posted in: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy
The Sunburst Awards, a juried prize for Canadian literature of the fantastic, have announced their shortlist in both adult and young adult categories. The 2008 prize will be for books published in 2007, and includes some of Canadian genre publishing's top names.
In the Adult category:
- Double-Blind by
- Darkness of the God by
- The New Moon's Arms by
- Wonderfull by
- Axis by
Young Adult:
- Choices by
- Retribution by
- Darkwing by
- Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet by
- The Night Wanderer by
The jury also selected a number of honourable mentions for both categories. For Adult Novel: The Book of Stanley by ; Ysabel by ; Spook Country by ; Rollback by ; and Ha'Penny by .
Honourable mentions in the Young Adult Category are: The Warrior's Daughter by ; The Twilight Box by ; Baboon by ; Frost by ; and Cry Wolf by .
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