Kobzar Literary Award Explained

KOBZAR Book Award is a biennial literary award that "recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by authors who develop a Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary merit".^[1] The prize is .^[1] It is awarded in one of several genres: literary non-fiction, fiction, poetry, young readers' literature, plays, screenplays and musicals.^[1] The award was established in 2003 by the Shevchenko Foundation and the inaugural ceremony was held in 2006.^[1]

In 2020, the Shevchenko Foundation also launched a Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition, setting the groundwork for new writers to explore the short prose form with unpublished entries, and to one day aspire to submit an entry to the main KOBZAR Book Award.^[2]

Winners

KOBZAR Book Award

• 2006: Danny Schur, Strike: The Musical (co-winner)^[3]
• 2006: Laura Langston, Lesia's Dream (co-winner)^[3]
• 2008: Janice Kulyk Keefer, The Ladies' Lending Library
• 2010: Randall Maggs, Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems^[4]
• 2012: Shandi Mitchell, Under This Unbroken Sky^{[5] [6]}
• 2014: Diane Flacks, playwright, in collaboration with Andrey Tarasiuk and Luba Goy for the play Luba, Simply Luba^[7]
• 2016: Maurice Mierau, Detachment: An Adoption Memoir. ^[8]
• 2018: Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski (Editors), Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home.^[9]
• 2020: Laisha Rosnau, Our Familiar Hunger^[10]

Shevchenko Foundation Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition

• 2020: Tanya Berezuk, "Grafting"
• 2021: Adrian Lysenko, "Carpathian Spruce"

See also

• List of literary awards
• List of poetry awards
• Shevchenko National Prize
• Vasyl Stus Prize
• Warrior of Light

External links

• KOBZAR Book Award, official website
• Shevchenko Foundation, official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Award. Kobzar Book Award website. May 28, 2014.
2. Web site: Shevchenko Foundation Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition. Kobzar Book Award website. June 28, 2021.
3. Web site: Kobzar Literary Award 2006 finalists are announced . The Ukrainian Weekly . February 19, 2006 . 8. LXXIV. October 27, 2012.
4. Web site: Terry Sawchuk verses earn win for N.L. poet . . March 8, 2010 . October 27, 2012.
5. Web site: Shandi Mitchell wins Kobzar Literary Award . March 1, 2012 . September 12, 2012 . National Post . Mark Medley . https://archive.today/20130129180524/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/01/shandi-mitchell-wins-kobzar-literary-award/ . January 29, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: Shandi Mitchell wins $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award . . March 2, 2012 . October 27, 2012.
7. Web site: Luba Goy wins Kobzar Literary Award . The Star . Leslie Ferenc . March 6, 2014 . May 28, 2014.
8. Web site: Maurice Mierau wins 2016 Kobzar Literary Award. 2016-03-03. Quill and Quire. 2021-01-25.
9. Web site: Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home anthology wins 2018 Kobzar Literary Award. 2018-03-05. Quill and Quire. 2020-03-14.
10. Web site: Laisha Rosnau's poetry collection Our Familiar Hunger wins $25K Kobzar Book Award. 2020-03-13. CBC.