Evelyn Richardson Award Explained
The Evelyn Richardson Memorial Non-Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival, to the best work of adult non-fiction published in the previous year by a writer from Atlantic Canada. It is the oldest literary award in the region and is considered the most prestigious for a work of non-fiction. The award was named to honour Evelyn M. Richardson.
Winners
- 1978 - Harry Bruce, Lifeline: the Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats
- 1979 - Alden Nowlan, Double Exposure
- 1980 - Joan Payzant and L.J. Payzant, Like a Weaver's Shuttle: a history of the Halifax-Dartmouth ferries
- 1981 - Kay Hill, Joe Howe: the Man who was Nova Scotia
- 1982 - Bruce Armstrong, Sable Island
- 1983 - J. Murray Beck, Joseph Howe: Volume 1, Conservative Reformer, 1804-1848
- 1984 - Brian C. Cuthbertson, The Loyalist Governor: Biography of Sir John Wentworth
- 1985 - Lilias M. Toward, Mabel Bell: Alexander's Silent Partner
- 1986 - P. B. Waite, The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister
- 1987 - Tony Foster, Meeting of Generals
- 1988 - Harold Horwood, Dancing on the Shore: a Celebration of Life at Annapolis Basin
- 1989 - Dean Jobb, Shades of Justice: Seven Nova Scotia Murder Cases
- 1990 - Judith Fingard, Dark Side of Life in Victorian Halifax
- 1991 - Harry Thurston, Tidal Life: a natural history of the Bay of Fundy
- 1992 - Robert Pope, Illness and Healing: Images of Cancer
- 1993 - Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau, The Acadians of Nova Scotia: Past and Present
- 1994 - Peter Brock, Variations on a Planet
- 1995 - Elizabeth Pacey, Landmarks: Historic Buildings of Nova Scotia
- 1996 - Simone Poirier-Bures, That Shining Place
- 1997 - Harry Thurston, The Nature of Shorebirds: Nomads of the Wetlands
- 1998 - Harry Bruce, An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia
- 1999 - Silver Donald Cameron, The Living Beach
- 2000 - Robin Metcalfe, Studio Rally
- 2001 - Joan Baxter, A Serious Pair of Shoes: An African Journal
- 2002 - Kent Thompson, Getting Out of Town by Book and Bike
- 2003 - Stephen Kimber, Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War
- 2004 - Harry Thurston, Island of the Blessed: the Secrets of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis
- 2005 - Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle, A Dune Adrift
- 2006 - Linda Johns, Birds of a Feather: Tales of a Wild Bird Haven
- 2007 - Linden MacIntyre, Causeway: A Passage from Innocence
- 2008 - Marq de Villiers, The Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose
- 2009 - William B. Naftel, Halifax at War: Searchlights, Squadrons, and Submarines 1939-1945
- 2010 - John DeMont, Coal Black Heart: The Story of Coal and the Lives it Ruled
- 2011 - Laura Penny, More Money Than Brains: Why Schools Suck, College is Crap, and Idiots Think They're Right
- 2012 - Harry Thurston, The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History
- 2013 - Steven Laffoley, Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon
- 2014 - Stephen Kimber, What Lies Across the Water[1]
- 2015 - Kaleigh Trace, Hot, Wet, & Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex
- 2016 - Gary Saunders, My Life With Trees
- 2017 - Erin Wunker, Notes from A Feminist Killjoy
- 2018 - John DeMont, The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova Scotia[2]
- 2019 - Kate Inglis, Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief[3]
- 2020 - Ami McKay, Daughter of Family G: A Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and Fate[4]
- 2021 - Tyler LeBlanc, Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
- 2022 - Stephen Kimber, Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics[5]
- 2023 - El Jones, Abolitionist Intimacies[6]
- 2024 - Karen Pinchin, Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas[7]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/09/21/kowalski-kimber-domanski-take-home-east-coast-literary-awards/ "Kowalski, Kimber, Domanski take home East Coast Literary Awards"
- Tara Thorne, "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners". The Coast, May 11, 2018.
- Ryan Porter, "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.
- Sue Carter, "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, July 2, 2020.
- Cassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022.
- Attila Berki, "Nova Scotia Book Awards 2023 winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 8, 2023.
- Cassandra Drudi, "Amanda Peters, Karen Pinchin among 2024 Nova Scotia Book Awards winners". Quill & Quire, June 5, 2024.
