Readers’ Choice Award
The Readers’ Choice Award is chosen by readers through two rounds of online voting. Eligible books are books of any genre (fiction, non-fiction, children’s, YA, poetry) written by an Atlantic Canadian author and published in the previous year.
Congratulations!
After two rounds of voting and more than 1,000 votes, We’re Not Rich by Halifax writer Sue Murtagh published by Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press came out on top.
We’re Not Rich is a stunning collection of linked short stories exploring the promises and disappointments of modern life.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2025 We’re Not Rich (Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press) by Sue Murtagh
2024 Freddie the Flyer by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail & Fred Carmichael, illustrated by Audrea Loreen-Wulf.