The Books in Canada First Novel Award has a tumultuous history. It was founded by the literary magazine Books in Canada but when money ran short the award was managed by Smithboooks and became the Smithbooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award. When Smithbooks was acquired by Chapters Books Inc. , it became the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award. In 1999 Chapters decided to end its affiliation with the award and it is now officially the Amazon.com/Books in Canada First Novel Award .
Winners and Nominees
The 1976 award was a tie.
Ian McLachlan, The Seventh Hexagram Michael Ondaatje , Coming Through Slaughter Alice Boissoneau, Eileen McCullough David Kellum, The Falling World of Tristram Pocket Susan Kerslake, Middlewatch Sharon Riis, The True Story of Ida Johnson Carol Shields , Small Ceremonies Mary Soderstrom, The Descent of Andrew McPherson
Oonah McFee, Sandbars Shane Dennison, Sidehill Gouger Pauline Gedge , Child of the Morning Jack Hodgins , The Invention of the World M.T. Kelly, I Do Remember the Fall Helen Levi, A Small Informal Dance Morley Torgov, The Abramsky Variations
Joan Barfoot, Abra Michael Dorland, The Double-Cross Circuit Clive Doucet , Disneyland, Please Margaret Drury Gane, Parade on an Empty Street Kevin Major , Hold Fast Frank Paci, The Italians
Clark Blaise , Lunar Attractions Victoria Branden, Mrs. Job Stan Dragland, Peckertracks Florence Evans, A Man Without Passion Shirley Faessler, Everything in the Window Katherine Govier , Random Descent Betty Lambert, Crossings
W.D. Valgardson, Gentle Sinners Martyn Burke, Laughing War Susan Musgrave , The Charcoal Burners Graham Petrie, Seahorse Leon Rooke , Fat Woman
Joy Kogawa , Obasan Jim Christy, Streethearts George Jonas, Final Decree Edward Phillips , Sunday's Child Gary Ross, Always Tip the Dealer
W.P. Kinsella , Shoeless Joe Lorris Elliott, Coming for to Carry Nessa Rapoport, Preparing for Sabbath Geraldine Rahmani, Blue Ann Rosenberg, The Bee Book
Heather Robertson, Willie: A Romance Robert G. Collins, Tolerable Levels of Violence Susan Swan , The Biggest Modern Woman in the World George Szanto, Not Working Wayne Tefs, Figures on a Wharf
Geoffrey Ursell, Perdue, or How the West Was Lost Sharon Butala , Country of the Heart Douglas Glover, Precious John Gray, Dazzled Sara Stambaugh, I Hear the Reaper's Song Armin Wiebe, The Salvation of Yasch Siemens
Wayne Johnston , The Story of Bobby O'Malley Susan Charlotte Haley, A Nest of Singing Birds Ann Ireland, A Certain Mr. Takahashi Frank Jones, Master and Maid Robert Walshe, Wales' Work
Karen Lawrence, The Life of Helen Alone Jo Anne Williams Bennett, Downfall People Marc Diamond, Momentum David Gilmour, Back on Tuesday Paulette Jiles , The Late Great Human Road Show
Marion Quednau, The Butterfly Chair D.F. Bailey, Fire Eyes W.D. Barcus, Squatters' Island Pauline Holdstock , The Blackbird's Song Seán Virgo, Selakhi
Rick Salutin , A Man of Little Faith Neil Bissoondath , A Casual Brutality Joan Clark, The Victory of Geraldine Gull David Homel, Electrical Storms Janice Kulyk Keefer, Constellations Helen Fogwill Porter, January, February, June or July
Sandra Birdsell , The Missing Child Marilyn Bowering , To All Appearances a Lady Barry Callaghan , The Way the Angel Spread Her Wings Jacqueline Dumas, Madeleine and the Angel Kristjana Gunnars, The Prowler Kenneth Radu, Distant Relations
Nino Ricci , Lives of the Saints Gail Bowen, Deadly Appearances Rita Donovan, The Dark Jewels Glen Huser, Grace Lake Margot Livesey, Homework Carsten Stroud, Sniper's Moon
John Steffler, The Afterlife of George Cartwright Douglas Cooper, Amnesia Carole Corbeil, Voice-Over Kenneth J. Harvey, Brud Greg Hollingshead , Spin Dry
Deborah Joy Corey , Losing Eddie Catherine Bush, Minus Time Don Dickinson, The Crew Douglas How, Blow Up the Trumpet in the New Moon Carol Malyon, If I Knew I'd Tell You
Shyam Selvadurai , Funny Boy Charles Foran, Kitchen Music Diane Schoemperlen, In the Language of Love Russell Smith , How Insensitive Cordelia Strube, Alex & Zee
Keath Fraser, Popular Anatomy Diana Atkinson, Highways and Dancehalls Wayson Choy , The Jade Peony Larissa Lai, When Fox Is a Thousand Yan Li, Daughters of the Red Land
Anne Michaels , Fugitive Pieces Gail Anderson-Dargatz, The Cure for Death by Lightning Ann-Marie MacDonald, Fall on Your Knees Yann Martel , Self Shani Mootoo , Cereus Blooms at Night
Margaret Gibson , Opium Dreams Kim Echlin, Elephant Winter Allan Levine, The Blood Libel Rabindranath Maharaj, Homer in Flight Tim Wynveen , Angel Falls
The 1999 award was a tie.
David Macfarlane, Summer Gone Alan R. Wilson, Before the Flood Alistair MacLeod , No Great Mischief Donna Morrissey , Kit's Law Jim Munroe , Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask Catherine Simmons-Niven, A Fine Daughter
Eva Stachniak, Necessary Lies Steven Galloway, Finnie Walsh Scott Gardiner, The Dominion of Wyley McFadden Susan Juby, Alice, I Think Lydia Kwa, This Place Called Absence
Michael Redhill , Martin Sloane Dennis Bock, The Ash Garden Michael Crummey, River Thieves Marina Endicott, Open Arms Linda Little, Strong Hollow Elizabeth Ruth, Ten Good Seconds of Silence
Mary Lawson, Crow Lake Christy Ann Conlin, Heave Aislinn Hunter, Stay Clint Hutzulak, The Beautiful Dead End Michael V. Smith, Cumberland Marnie Woodrow , Spelling Mississippi
Michel Basiličres, Black Bird Clayton Bailey, The Expedition John Bemrose, The Island Walkers Lisa Grekul, Kalyna's Song Bettina von Kampen, Blue Becomes You Edeet Ravel, Ten Thousand Lovers
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