Surrey Muse Arts Society is delighted to announce the short and long lists for the Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction 2022. Both lists are in alphabetical order.
Shortlist – Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction
‘In the Ethiopian Context: Two Excerpts from a Memoir’ by Marian Dodds, Vancouver BC
‘A Letter for Lisa’ by Veronika Gorlova, Vancouver BC
‘My Mother’s Ghost’ by Claire Lawrence, Port Moody BC
‘My Rebellious Feet’ by Diary Marif, Vancouver BC
‘From an Old Hen With Plenty of Clucks Left to Give’ by Dorothy Palmer, Burlington ON
‘A Sexy Crip Manifesto’ by Seeley Quest, Halifax NS
The Shortlist of six is derived from 18 or less submissions chosen independently by Judge Myrna Kostash and Jury Members Hebert Poll Gutierrez and Nefertiti-SheLa Morrison. Submissions chosen by more than one juror are highlighted.
Longlist – Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction
‘100 Better Days’ by Jennifer Ashton, Vancouver BC
‘A Solitary Festival’ by N Carol Brown, Prince Rupert BC
‘Tangled’ by Anna Cavouras, Victoria BC
‘In the Ethiopian context: Two Excerpts from a memoir’ by Marian Dodds, Vancouver BC
‘What Do You Do Again?: On Labour of Love and Other Work That Matter’ by Daniela Elza, Vancouver BC
‘Roman Charity’ by Luciana Erregue, Edmonton AB
‘A Letter for Lisa’ by Veronika Gorlova, Vancouver BC
‘My Mother’s Ghost’ by Claire Lawrence, Port Moody BC
‘Pride Weekend’ by Catherine Lewis, Vancouver BC
‘My Rebellious Feet’ by Diary Marif, Vancouver BC
‘From an Old Hen with Plenty of Clucks Left To Give’ by Dorothy Palmer, Burlington ON
‘Curios’ by Df Parizeau, Surrey BC
‘A Sexy Crip Manifesto’ by Seeley Quest, Halifax NS
‘The Path From an Old Newspaper’ by Hui Zhou, Hammonds Plains NS
The judges and jury members viewed the anonymous submissions from August 20 to October 20, and they each presented their six best selections producing the long and then the short lists. The First, Second and Third Place Winners and the three Honorable Mentions will be announced on November 3rd, and the awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 26 in Surrey, British Columbia. Each award promises $1000 for the First Place Winner.
Surrey Muse Arts Society is proud to have received over 300 submissions from 66 different cities in Canada, and it welcomes all poets, writers, artists and musicians who made submissions to the 2022 Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards. For the Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction, we are grateful to Judge Myrna Kostash and Jury Members Hebert Poll Gutierrez and Nefertiti-SheLa Morrison for their valuable contributions to this year’s nonfiction contest. As well, this is the first time they would be seeing the names of writers they chose.
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