Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature
| Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Excellence in First Nations, Métis and Inuit literature for youth[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Presented by |
Canadian Organization for Development through Education Canada Council |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Official website |
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The Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature is a Canadian literary award, presented annually to works judged to be the best works of young adult literature published by Aboriginal writers in Canada.[2] The award is sponsored by the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE), a Canadian charitable organization devoted to literacy and education, and philanthropist William Burt, and administered by the Canada Council.[3] Several other organizations, including the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the National Association of Friendship Centres and the Association of Canadian Publishers, are also involved in the award's administration.[3]
Announced in 2012,[3] the award was presented for the first time in 2013.[4]
The award presents a first prize of $12,000, a second prize of $8,000 and a third prize of $5,000 annually.[3] In addition to the prize money, CODE purchases 2,500 copies of each of the prize-winning titles, for free distribution to aboriginal community libraries, schools and community centres across Canada as part of the foundation's literacy program.[3]
Winners
- 2013
- First Prize: Richard Wagamese, Indian Horse
- Second Prize: Tara Lee Morin, As I Remember It
- Third Prize: James Bartleman, As Long As the Rivers Flow
- 2014
- First Prize: Monique Gray Smith, Tilly, a Story of Hope and Resilience
- Second Prize: Thomas King, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
- Third Prize: Bev Sellars, They Called Me Number One
- 2015[5]
- First Prize: Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Skraelings
- Second Prize: Frank Christopher Busch, Grey Eyes
- Third Prize: Aaron Paquette, Lightfinder
- 2016[6]
- First Prize: Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Kelly Mellings, The Outside Circle
- Second Prize: Joseph Auguste Merasty and David Carpenter, The Education of Augie Merasty
References
- ↑ "About the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". codecan.org.
- ↑ "Thomas King, Bev Sellars among finalists for 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire, September 3, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Burt Award Launched" Archived April 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. West Coast Native News, September 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature". Quill & Quire, October 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award". Quill & Quire, October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Graphic novel The Outside Circle wins $12K Burt Award". CBC Books, October 13, 2016.