Books in Canada First Novel Award (original) (raw)

The Books in Canada First Novel Award has a tumultuous history. It was founded by the literary magazine Books in Canada but when money ran short the award was managed by Smithboooks and became the Smithbooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award. When Smithbooks was acquired by Chapters Books Inc, it became the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. In 1999 Chapters decided to end its affiliation with the award and it is now officially the Amazon.com/Books in Canada First Novel Award

Winners:

• 2002 - Mary Lawson, Crow Lake
• 2001 - Michael Redhill, Martin Sloane
• 2000 - Eva Stachniak, Necessary Lies
• 1999 - Andre Alexis, Childhood
• 1998 - Margaret Gibson, Opium Dreams
• 1997 - Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
• 1996 - Keath Fraser, Popular Anatomy
• 1995 - Shyam Selvadurai, Funny Boy: A Novel in Six Stories
• 1994 - Deborah Joy Corey, Losing Eddie: A Novel
• 1993 - John Steffler, The Afterlife of George Cartwright: A Novel
• 1992 - Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey
• 1991 - Nino Ricci, Lives of the Saints
• 1990 - Sandra Birdsell, The Missing Child
• 1989 - Rick Salutin, A Man of Little Faith
• 1988 - Marion Quednau, The Butterfly Chair
• 1987 - Karen Lawrence, The Life of Helen Alone
• 1986 - Wayne Johnson, The Story of Bobby O'Mally
• 1985 - G. Ursell, Perdue, or How the West Was Lost
• 1984 - Heather Robertson, Willie
• 1983 - W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe
• 1982 - Joy Kogawa, Obasan
• 1981 - W.D. Valgardson, Gentle Sinners
• 1980 - Clark Blaise, Lunar Attractions
• 1977 - Michael Ondaatje, Coming Through Slaughter