Kobo Emerging Writer Prize 2015 Shortlist
Kobo has just unveiled the shortlist for a new literary initiative that celebrates digital works by Canadian authors. The Emerging Writer Prize was created for debut authors in three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Mystery and Non-Fiction. Each winning author will be awarded a $10,000 CAD cash prize as well as promotional, marketing, and communications support. More than 140 entries were received from 40 different traditional publishers, as well as from more than 45 self-published authors. The shortlist, selected by Kobo’s team of booksellers and taking into consideration book completion rates, customer ratings and reviews, comprises five books in each genre. The shortlist will now move on to the final selection process, led by top Canadian authors: Charlotte Gray for Non-Fiction, Miriam Toews for Literary Fiction, and Ian Hamilton for Genre Fiction (Mystery), with winners announced in June.
Circus
A Quiet Kill
They Left Us Everything
A Memoir
A Siege of Bitterns
A Birder Murder Mystery
Know the Night
A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours
Fire In The Unnameable Country
Cipher
A Mystery
Laughing All The Way To The Mosque
Based on a True Story
Last of the Independents
Vancouver Noir
Irresponsible Government
The Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada