2018 Book Awards Shortlists
The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2018 Book Awards Shortlists, including the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award.
The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. This announcement will be shared via our newsletter and social media, so be sure to follow @CanadianPoets to keep up to date on all the latest announcements and news.
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2018 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD SHORTLIST
Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized author tours and took a particular interest in the work of new writers. The award recognizes a first book of poetry published by a Canadian writer in the preceding year. The award carries a $2000 prize and is sponsored by the LCP.
Thank you to the jurors of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award: Laura McRae, Sandra Ridley and Clea Roberts!
Otolith by Emily Nilsen (Goose Lane Editions)
Admission Requirements by Phoebe Wang (McClelland & Stewart)
Faunics by Jack Davis (Pedlar Press)
The Rules of the Kingdom by Julie Paul (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt (Frontenac House)
Thin Air of the Knowable by Wendy Donowa (Brick Books)
See the Press package including author photos, bios, and juror comments: 2018 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Shortlist
2018 PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD SHORTLIST
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is given for a book of poetry by a woman in Canada, and is in memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975. The award carries a $2,000 prize. This award is inclusive of trans women and non-binary individuals who feel comfortable being recognized by a women’s prize.
Thank you to the jurors of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award: Bruce Meyer, Cheryl Antao-Xavier and Julie Cameron Gray!
Indianland by Lesley Belleau (ARP Books)
Bicycle Thieves by Mary di Michele (EWC Press)
Museum of Kindness by Susan Elmslie (Brick Books)
Dear Ghost by Catherine Owen (Wolsak & Wynn)
Admission Requirements by Phoebe Wang (McClelland & Stewart)
Breathing at Dusk by Beth Goobie (Coteau Books)
See the Press package including author photos, bios, and juror comments: 2018 Pat Lowther Memorial Award Shortlist
2018 RAYMOND SOUSTER SHORTLIST
The Raymond Souster Award is given for a book of poetry by a League of Canadian Poets member. The award honours Raymond Souster, an early founder of the League of Canadian Poets. The award carries a $2,000 prize.
Thank you to the 2022-23 jurors of the Raymond Souster Award: Hendrik Slegtenhorst, Almeda Miller and Jimmy McInnes!
Cloud Physics by Karen Enns (University of Regina Press)
This Wound is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt (Frontenac House)
The Better Monsters by Puneet Dutt (Mansfield Press)
Slow War by Benjamin Hertwig (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Trailer Park Elegy by Cornelia Hoogland (Harbour Publishing)
Voodoo Hypothesis by Canisia Lubrin (Wolsak & Wynn)
See the Press package including author photos, bios, and juror comments: 2018 Raymond Souster Award Shortlist
2017-2018 Jurors
Thank you to our jurors, for all your hard work and careful reading of the incredible poetry released last year!