2012 Hamilton Literary Awards: True Blue wins

On the evening of November 12, 2012, the Hamilton Arts Council announced the winners of its 19th annual Hamilton Literary Awards, at Theatre Aquarius' Norman and Louise Haac Studio.  The following seven awards were presented:

• The Bookworm Award for FICTION BOOK
  
• Judy Marsales Real Estate Brokerage Award for NON-FICTION BOOK
  
• Bryan Prince Bookseller Award for POETRY BOOK
  
• Reliable Life Insurance Award for CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT BOOK
  
• Line Art Consulting Award for SHORT ARTICLE
  
• Epic Books Award for SHORT STORY
  
• Seraphim Editions Award for INDIVIDUAL POEM
  

The nominees for the Reliable Life Insurance Award for Children and Young Adult Book included the following authors and titles: 

Jean Rae Baxter for
Broken Trail
(Ronsdale Press, 2011)

Deborah Ellis for  

True Blue  

(Pajama Press, 2011)

 
Estelle Salata for  
Tori's Happy Journal
(Starburst Digital Rights International, 2011)
 







Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch for  
Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War
(Pajama Press, 2011)






The winner of the Reliable Life Insurance Award for Children and Young Adult Book is

Deborah Ellis

for

True Blue

Pajama Press

978-0-9869495-0-0

229 pp.

Ages 11-14

2011

 

Reviewed here at CanLitforLittleCanadians on October 31, 2011

Congratulations 

to all worthy nominees and winner 

of the Children and Young Adult Hamilton Literary Award