The Ottawa Book Awards are coordinated through the Office of Cultural Affairs. The awards recognize published books of literary excellence, written by local authors residing in Ottawa. From 1986 to 2003, the awards alternated annually between the categories of fiction and non-fiction. As of 2004, the awards will include submissions in both English and French. A prize of $2,500 will be awarded in each of the following four categories: English fiction, English non-fiction, French fiction and French non-fiction. Children’s books are eligible for submission.
2009 Winners
English Fiction: Andrew Steinmetz, Eva's Threepenny Theatre
English Non-Fiction: Kerry Pither, Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the
Name of Fighting Terror
Prix du Livre d'Ottawa (French Fiction and French Non-Fiction winners)
2008 Finalists- Winners and Shortlists
English Fiction
Awarded for outstanding published works of fiction including novels, short stories, children’s literature and poetry.
Mary Borsky, Cobalt Blue (Thomas Allen Publishers)
Elizabeth Hay, Late Nights on Air (McClelland and Stewart) -Winner
Frances Itani, Remembering the Bones (HarperCollins)
Joanne Proulx, Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet (Penguin Canada)
Rob Winger, Muybridge’s Horse (Nightwood Editions)
English Non Fiction
Awarded for outstanding published works of non fiction including biographies, memoirs, cultural histories, literary journalism and essays
Kathy Cook, Stolen Angels (Penguin Canada)
Tim Cook, At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914-1916 (Penguin Canada) -Winner
David Goldfield, The Ambassador’s Word: Hostage Crisis in Peru 1996-1997 (Penumbra Press)
Chris Jones, Out of Orbit (House of Anansi Press)
Arthur Kroeger, Hard Passage: A Mennonite Family’s Long Journey from Russia to Canada (University of Alberta Press)
Création littéraire en français
Awarded for outstanding published works of French-language fiction including novels, short stories, children’s literature and poetry.
Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo, Les Porteuses d’Afrique! (Les Éditions L’Interligne)
Andrée Christensen, Depuis toujours j’entendais la mer (Les Éditions David)
Jean Mohsen Fahmy, Alexandre et les trafiquants du désert (Les Éditions L’Interligne)
Maurice Henrie, Le Chuchotement des étoiles (Prise de parole)
Gilles Lacombe, La Jouissance des nuages de la pensée (Les Éditions L’Interligne)
| Year |
Ottawa Book Award |
Prix du livre d'Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
2007 |
Janet Lunn, A Rebel’s Daughter |
Daniel Poliquin, La Kermesse |
2007 |
Charlotte Gray, Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell |
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2006 |
John-James Ford, Bonk on the Head |
Gilles Lacombe, Trafiquante de lumière |
2006Non-Fiction |
Heather Menzies, NO TIME: Stress and the Crisis of Modern Life |
Réjean Robidoux, D’éloge et de critique |
2005 |
Valerie Knowles, From Telegrapher to Titan: The Life of William C. Van Horne |
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2005 |
Frances Itani, Poached Egg on Toast |
Maurice Henrie, Les roses et le verglas |
2004 |
Madelaine Drohan, Making A Killing: How And Why Corporations Use Armed Force To Do Business |
Mila Younes, Ma mère, ma fille, ma sœur |
2004 |
Elizabeth Hay, Garbo Laughs |
Maurice Henrie, Mémoire Vive |
2003 |
Brian Doyle, Mary Ann Alice |
Jean Mohsen Fahmy, Ibn Kaldoun : l'Honneur et la Disgrâce |
2002 |
Anna Heilman, Never Far Away |
Françoise Lepage, Histoire de la littérature pour la jeunesse |
2001 |
Alan Cumyn, Burridge Unbound |
Nicole Champeau, Dans les pas de la louve |
2000 |
Roy MacGregor, A Life in the Bush: Lessons From My Father |
Patricia Smart, Les femmes du Refus Global |
1999 |
Alan Cumyn, Man of Bone |
Pierre Raphaël Pelletier, Il faut crier l'injure |
1998 |
Dr. Isaac Vogelfanger, Red Tempest |
René Dionne, Histoire de la Littérature Franco-Ontarienne des origines à nos jours |
1997 |
Patrick Kavanagh, Gaff Topsails |
Maurice Henrie, Le Balcon dans le ciel |
1996 |
Clyde Sanger, Malcolm MacDonald: Bringing an End to Empire |
Dr. Elisabeth J. Lacelle, L'incontournable échange. Conversations oecuméniques et pluridisciplinaires |
1995 |
John Barton, Notes Towards a Family Tree |
Andrée Christensen, Noces d'ailleurs |
1994 |
Penelope Williams, That Other Place: A Personal Account of Breast Cancer |
Gilberte Paquette, Dans le sillage d'Élizabeth Bruyère |
1993 |
Rita Donovan, Daisy Circus |
Maurice Henrie, Le Pont sur le temps |
1992 |
John Sawatsky, Mulroney: The Politics of Ambition |
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1991 |
Rita Donovan, Dark Jewels |
Daniel Poliquin, Visions de Jude |
1990 |
Roy MacGregor, Chief: The Fearless Vision of Billy Diamond |
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1989 |
Maurice Henrie, La chambre à mourir |
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1988 |
Patricia Morley, Kurelek: A Biography |
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1987 |
John Metcalf, Adult Entertainment |
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1986 |
Joan Finnigan, Legacies, Legends and Lies |