Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry

Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada.

One of Brave New Words: The Manitoba Writing and Publishing Awards, the award was originally known as the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. Late in 2007, it was renamed after the new sponsor Aqua Books, and also to reflect the bilingual nature of the award. The Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Reading Series, hosted in conjunction with The Writers' Collective, is based on this award.

Aqua Books closed in early 2012,[1] although they continued to sponsor the award through 2013. In 2014, the award will be presented by the Manitoba Writers Guild.

Winners and nominees
2007
  • Laurie Block, Time out of Mind (winner)
  • Lise Gaboury-Diallo, Poste restante: cartes poétiques du Sénégal
  • Sarah Klassen, A Curious Beatitude
2008
  • Alison Calder, Wolf Tree (winner)
  • Charles Leblanc, heures d'ouverture
  • Christian Violy, Exaucée
2009
2010
  • Jan Horner, Mama Dada (winner)
  • Bertrand Nayet, La lune en mille gouttes
  • John Toone, From Out of Nowhere
2011
  • Ariel Gordon, Hump (winner)[2]
2012
  • J. R. Léveillé, Poèm Pierre Prière' (winner)[3]
2013[4]

References
  1. "Aqua Books closing its doors". CBC News. August 11, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. Morley Walker (April 18, 2011). "Mennonite writers dominate book gala". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. Alison mayes (April 29, 2012). "Book Award Winners". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. "Two Daves among six nominees for McNally Book of the Year". Winnipeg Free Press. March 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. Morley Walker (April 29, 2013). "Little-known novel named Manitoba book of year". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved December 15, 2013.

See also
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