ReLit Awards

The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories.^[1] Founded in 2000 by Newfoundland filmmaker and author Kenneth J. Harvey.^[2]

Subtitled Ideas, Not Money the main title of the awards is short for Regarding Literature, Reinventing Literature, and Relighting Literature.^[3] The awards were conceived by Harvey as an alternative to larger mainstream prizes such as the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Awards.^[4] There is no money awarded for the prize; in the first two years, the winners received a nominal prize of one Canadian dollar,^[5] but since 2003 the recipients have been presented with a silver ring designed by Newfoundland artisan Christopher Kearney, featuring four inlaid movable dials engraved with all of the letters of the alphabet.^[6]

The award went on hiatus in the late 2010s, with no shortlists or winners announced for 2018, 2019 or 2020.

It was announced in January 2021 that management of the award has been taken over by Katherine Alexandra Harvey, with the project expanding to incorporate an online literary journal and a mentorship program for young writers.^[7] In April 2021, the shortlists and winners for all of the hiatus years were announced throughout the month.^[8]

In September 2023, Harvey announced that the awards will go on hiatus after that year's announcements, due to funding difficulties.^[9]

Nominees and winners

Novel

Poetry

Short fiction

References

^ "Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2007.
^ "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards" Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today. National Post, August 31, 2010.
^ "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2008.
^ "Canada's newest literary prize is for independent presses". National Post, November 8, 2000.
^ "It's in the mail; wear the prize". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 2003.
^ "Manitoba publishers nab four Relit nods". Winnipeg Free Press, February 11, 2017.
^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit Awards launches literary journal, teen mentorship under new executive director" Archived 2021-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, January 7, 2021.
^ Ryan Porter, "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration" Archived 2021-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, April 23, 2021.
^ "ReLit Awards cancelled after current year". Quill & Quire, September 14, 2023.
^ a b c d e "Diary of an accidental judge". Vancouver Sun. 2001-05-12.
^ a b "New literary prize recognizes smaller success stories". Calgary Herald. 2001-06-18.
^ a b c Cochrane, Mark (2022-06-22). "Bonfire of the vanities: At the second annual ReLit Awards, the small world of Canadian poetry felt suffocatingly close". Vancouver Sun.
^ a b c "Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". The Globe and Mail. 2007-07-19.
^ a b c "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen. 2008-07-27.
^ a b c "Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail. 2010-10-22.
^ a b c "ReLit Award winners named in Ottawa". CBC Books. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ a b c Darbyshire, Peter (2013-12-20). "And the winners of the 2013 ReLit Awards are..." Archived from the original on 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ van Koeverden, Jane (2017-08-30). "Andrew Kaufman wins ReLit Award for The Tiny Wife". CBC Books. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ a b c van Koeverden, Jane (2018-07-16). "Kris Bertin wins ReLit Award for short story collection Bad Things Happen". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b c "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-09. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b c "43 books shortlisted for 2018 Relit Awards, as prize returns after 4-year hiatus". CBC Books. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b c "Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "40 books shortlisted for 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ a b c Qiao, Vicky (2021-05-05). "Cassandra Blanchard, Tracey Waddleton & Michael Blouin win 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b c Porter, Ryan (2021-04-30). "ReLit concludes month-long awards celebration by announcing 2020 winners". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ a b c "38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.
^ "Edmonton author Conor Kerr wins 2022 ReLit Award for debut novel Avenue of Champions". CBC Books. 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ "Novels by Randy Boyagoda and Aimee Wall among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-16. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ a b c "2023 ReLit Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2023.
^ a b c "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
^ a b van Koeverden, Jane (2017-08-29). "ReLit Awards announce 2015 "long shortlist"". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "Toronto poet Charlie Petch wins 2022 ReLit Award for poetry for debut collection Why I Was Late". CBC Books. 2022-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "15 poetry books shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-02. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^ "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ "Toronto author Sydney Hegele wins 2022 ReLit Award for short fiction collection The Pump". CBC Books. 2022-05-13. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ "Short fiction from Norma Dunning, David Huebert, Alix Ohlin among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

External links

Official website

[indie-1] "Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 19, 2007.

[2] "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards" Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today. National Post, August 31, 2010.

[adamson-3] "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2008.

[4] "Canada's newest literary prize is for independent presses". National Post, November 8, 2000.

[5] "It's in the mail; wear the prize". Vancouver Sun, June 14, 2003.

[6] "Manitoba publishers nab four Relit nods". Winnipeg Free Press, February 11, 2017.

[7] Ryan Porter, "ReLit Awards launches literary journal, teen mentorship under new executive director" Archived 2021-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, January 7, 2021.

[8] Ryan Porter, "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration" Archived 2021-04-28 at the Wayback Machine. Quill & Quire, April 23, 2021.

[9] "ReLit Awards cancelled after current year". Quill & Quire, September 14, 2023.

[:0-10] "Diary of an accidental judge". Vancouver Sun. 2001-05-12.

[:5-11] "New literary prize recognizes smaller success stories". Calgary Herald. 2001-06-18.

[:6-12] Cochrane, Mark (2022-06-22). "Bonfire of the vanities: At the second annual ReLit Awards, the small world of Canadian poetry felt suffocatingly close". Vancouver Sun.

[:7-13] "Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". The Globe and Mail. 2007-07-19.

[:8-14] "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen. 2008-07-27.

[:9-15] "Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail. 2010-10-22.

[:10-16] "ReLit Award winners named in Ottawa". CBC Books. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[:17-17] Darbyshire, Peter (2013-12-20). "And the winners of the 2013 ReLit Awards are..." Archived from the original on 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[18] van Koeverden, Jane (2017-08-30). "Andrew Kaufman wins ReLit Award for The Tiny Wife". CBC Books. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[:11-19] van Koeverden, Jane (2018-07-16). "Kris Bertin wins ReLit Award for short story collection Bad Things Happen". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:12-20] "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-09. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:2-21] "43 books shortlisted for 2018 Relit Awards, as prize returns after 4-year hiatus". CBC Books. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:13-22] "Andrew Battershill, Robin Richardson & Barry Callaghan win 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:20-23] "40 books shortlisted for 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[:14-24] Qiao, Vicky (2021-05-05). "Cassandra Blanchard, Tracey Waddleton & Michael Blouin win 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:15-25] Porter, Ryan (2021-04-30). "ReLit concludes month-long awards celebration by announcing 2020 winners". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:3-26] "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:18-27] "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[2021noms-28] "38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 19, 2021.

[29] "Edmonton author Conor Kerr wins 2022 ReLit Award for debut novel Avenue of Champions". CBC Books. 2022-05-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[:19-30] "Novels by Randy Boyagoda and Aimee Wall among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-16. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[2023winners-31] "2023 ReLit Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2023.

[2023noms-32] "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.

[:1-33] van Koeverden, Jane (2017-08-29). "ReLit Awards announce 2015 "long shortlist"". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[34] "Toronto poet Charlie Petch wins 2022 ReLit Award for poetry for debut collection Why I Was Late". CBC Books. 2022-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[:4-35] "15 poetry books shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-02. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-06.

[36] "Susan Sanford Blades, Kristyn Dunnion & Simina Banu win 2021 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[37] "Toronto author Sydney Hegele wins 2022 ReLit Award for short fiction collection The Pump". CBC Books. 2022-05-13. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[:16-38] "Short fiction from Norma Dunning, David Huebert, Alix Ohlin among works shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 2022-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-07-07.