Join us in congratulating Daniel Coleman for taking home both the Hamilton Arts Council Literary Award for Non-Fiction and the Kerry Schooley Book Award for his book Yardwork: A Biography of an Urban Place. Fellow Wolsak & Wynn author Gary Barwin was also nominated for the Kerry Schooley, as well as the Literary Award for Poetry for his book No TV for Woodpeckers.
Congratulations to all of last night’s winners and nominees!
Master of Ceremonies, introduction and thanks to sponsors
Vice President, Hamilton Arts Council, remarks
General Manager, Theatre Aquarius, remarks
Broker, Judy Marsales Real Estate, introduces the award for Poetry
reads from No TV for Woodpeckers
reads from The Words They Cannot Say
winner of the award for Poetry, reads from Dysphoria
Owner, A Different Drummer Books, introduces the award for Non-Fiction
reads from Yardwork: A Biography of an Urban Place
reads from The Abominable Mr. Seabrook
reads from Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home
accepts the award for Non-Fiction
Owner, Epic Books, introduces the award for Fiction
reads from The Disappearance
reads from Rocks Beat Paper: A Wilson Mystery
reads from Fugue States
reads from Beneath the Wake: A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery
accepts the award for Fiction
Broker, PV&V Insurance Centre, introduces the Kerry Schooley Book Award
reads from No TV for Woodpeckers
reads from The Whisky King: The Remarkable True Story of Canada’s Most Infamous Bootlegger and the Undercover Mountie on His Trail
reads from Yardwork: A Biography of an Urban Place
reads from Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home
accepts the Kerry Schooley Book Award