Thomas Head Raddall Award

The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award administered by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival for the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces.[http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/147592-adams-richards-wins-20000-thomas-head-raddall-prize "Adams Richards wins $20,000 Thomas Head Raddall prize"]. The Chronicle Herald, October 13, 2012. The prize honours Thomas Head Raddall and is supported by an endowment he willed to it. The award is currently worth $30,000, with additional finalists receiving $500 each.[https://writers.ns.ca/programs/book-awards/thomas-raddall-award "Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award"]. Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Retrieved May 6, 2024.

Winners and nominees

=1990s=

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1991 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Wayne Johnston \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Divine Ryans* \| Val Ross, "Johnston's Divinely novel scores fiction prize 'People were belly-laughing and it was loud'". The Globe and Mail, June 15, 1991.
1992 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Herb Curtis \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Last Tasmanian* \| "Wright, Orca honoured". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1992.
1993 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| John Steffler \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Afterlife of George Cartwright* \| "Raddall, Richardson awards presented". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 5, 1993.
1994 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| David Adams Richards \| style=background:lightyellow\| *For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down* \| "Raddall prize story rooted in everyday life". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, October 28, 1994.
1995 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Bernice Morgan \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Waiting for Time* \| "Morgan earns book prize". Halifax Daily News, September 22, 1995.
1996 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| M. T. Dohaney \| style=background:lightyellow\| *A Marriage of Masks* \| "Masks reveals gift for details: NB's Dohaney winner of Raddall fiction award". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 27, 1996.
1997 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Alfred Silver \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Acadia* \| Marilyn Smulders, "Silver wins fiction prize for novel of Acadia's past". Halifax Daily News, September 30, 1997.
rowspan="2" \| 1998 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Shree Ghatage \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Awake When All the World Is Asleep* \| "Trio of literary awards". Halifax Daily News, May 15, 1998.
Edward Riche \| Rare Birds \| "Local authors short-listed for awards". The Telegram, April 24, 1998.
rowspan="4" \| 1999 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Wayne Johnston \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Colony of Unrequited Dreams* \| Marilyn Smulders, "The Rock dominates local literary awards: Cameron the only mainlander to walk away with Atlantic Canadian Literary Award". Halifax Daily News, May 29, 1999.
Lynn Coady \| Strange Heaven \| rowspan=3\| "Atlantic Writing Award nominees announced". Halifax Daily News, April 24, 1999.
Don Hannah \| The Wise and Foolish Virgins
David Adams Richards \| The Bay of Love and Sorrows

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1991

| style="background:lightyellow" | Wayne Johnston

| style=background:lightyellow| The Divine Ryans

| Val Ross, "Johnston's Divinely novel scores fiction prize 'People were belly-laughing and it was loud'". The Globe and Mail, June 15, 1991.

1992

| style="background:lightyellow" | Herb Curtis

| style=background:lightyellow| The Last Tasmanian

| "Wright, Orca honoured". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1992.

1993

| style="background:lightyellow" | John Steffler

| style=background:lightyellow| The Afterlife of George Cartwright

| "Raddall, Richardson awards presented". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 5, 1993.

1994

| style="background:lightyellow" | David Adams Richards

| style=background:lightyellow| For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down

| "Raddall prize story rooted in everyday life". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, October 28, 1994.

1995

| style="background:lightyellow" | Bernice Morgan

| style=background:lightyellow| Waiting for Time

| "Morgan earns book prize". Halifax Daily News, September 22, 1995.

1996

| style="background:lightyellow" | M. T. Dohaney

| style=background:lightyellow| A Marriage of Masks

| "Masks reveals gift for details: NB's Dohaney winner of Raddall fiction award". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 27, 1996.

1997

| style="background:lightyellow" | Alfred Silver

| style=background:lightyellow| Acadia

| Marilyn Smulders, "Silver wins fiction prize for novel of Acadia's past". Halifax Daily News, September 30, 1997.

rowspan="2" | 1998

| style="background:lightyellow" | Shree Ghatage

| style=background:lightyellow| Awake When All the World Is Asleep

| "Trio of literary awards". Halifax Daily News, May 15, 1998.

Edward Riche

| Rare Birds

| "Local authors short-listed for awards". The Telegram, April 24, 1998.

rowspan="4" | 1999

| style="background:lightyellow" | Wayne Johnston

| style=background:lightyellow| The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

| Marilyn Smulders, "The Rock dominates local literary awards: Cameron the only mainlander to walk away with Atlantic Canadian Literary Award". Halifax Daily News, May 29, 1999.

Lynn Coady

| Strange Heaven

| rowspan=3| "Atlantic Writing Award nominees announced". Halifax Daily News, April 24, 1999.

Don Hannah

| The Wise and Foolish Virgins

David Adams Richards

| The Bay of Love and Sorrows

=2000s=

class="wikitable" width=100% !width=5%\| Year !width=45%\| Writer !width=45%\| Title !width=5%\| Ref.
rowspan="3" \| 2000 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Alistair MacLeod \| style=background:lightyellow\| *No Great Mischief* \| "UNB professor wins regional literary award". The Daily Gleaner, June 1, 2000.
Carmelita McGrath \| Stranger Things Have Happened \| rowspan=2\| "Time for books: Local awards consolidated in special week". Halifax Daily News, April 28, 2000.
Donna Morrissey \| Kit's Law
rowspan="3" \| 2001 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Carol Bruneau \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Purple for Sky* \| "Eight awards go to Atlantic writers". New Glasgow Evening News, May 30, 2001.
Robert Finley \| The Accidental Indies \| rowspan=2\| "David Adams Richards up for Atlantic prize". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2001.
David Adams Richards \| Mercy Among the Children
rowspan="3" \| 2002 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Michael Crummey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *River Thieves* \| "Crummey novel wins double set of awards". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2002.
Linda Little \| Strong Hollow \| rowspan=2\| "Four Goose Lane books nominated for this year's Atlantic Book Awards". The Daily Gleaner, April 27, 2002.
Anne Simpson \| Canterbury Beach
rowspan="3" \| 2003 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Donna Morrissey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Downhill Chance* \| Paul Chafe, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/donna-morrissey "Donna Morrissey"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 10, 2007.
Christy Ann Conlin \| Heave \| rowspan=2\| "Atlantic Book Award nominees announced". Journal Pioneer, April 28, 2003.
Susan Goyette \| Lures
rowspan="3" \| 2004 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Kenneth J. Harvey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Town That Forgot How to Breathe* \| "Kenneth J. Harvey wins Atlantic fiction prize". The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2004.
Leo McKay Jr. \| Twenty-Six \| rowspan=2\| "Nominees are...: Atlantic Writing Awards 2004 nods go to ...". New Glasgow Evening News, April 28, 2004.
David Adams Richards \| River of the Brokenhearted
rowspan="3" \| 2005 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Edward Riche \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Nine Planets* \| Paul Chafe, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-riche "Edward Riche"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 3, 2007.
Kelly Cooper \| Eyehill \| rowspan=2\| "Atlantic book award nominees first chapter of boosted festival". Halifax Daily News, April 14, 2005.
Michael Winter \| The Big Why
rowspan="3" \| 2006 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Donna Morrissey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Sylvanus Now* \|
George Elliott Clarke \| George & Rue \| rowspan=2\| "2006 Atlantic Book Awards nominees announced". Telegraph-Journal, April 11, 2006.
Lisa Moore \| Alligator
rowspan="3" \| 2007 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Linda Little \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Scotch River* \| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/scotch-river-by-linda-little-wins-atlantic-book-of-the-year-1.690066 "Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year"]. CBC Arts, May 12, 2007.
Wayne Johnston \| The Custodian of Paradise \| rowspan=2\| Stephen Clare, "Celebrating our own; Atlantic Book Festival launches week-long celebration; Bernard Riordon and David Adams Richards up for big prizes". Telegraph-Journal, May 5, 2007.
Ami McKay \| The Birth House
rowspan="3" \| 2008 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Don Hannah \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Ragged Islands* \| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beaverbrook-story-takes-2-atlantic-book-awards-1.771856 "Beaverbrook story takes 2 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Arts, May 13, 2008.
Bernice Morgan \| Cloud of Bone \| rowspan=2\| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-journalists-among-nominees-for-atlantic-book-awards-1.706983 "CBC journalists among nominees for Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Arts, April 16, 2008.
David Adams Richards \| The Lost Highway
rowspan="3" \| 2009 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Douglas Arthur Brown \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Quintet* \| Rodger J. Moran, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/douglas-arthur-brown "Douglas Arthur Brown"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 3, 2011.
Ian Colford \| Evidence \| rowspan=2\|
Sara Tilley \| Skin Room

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!width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

rowspan="3" | 2000

| style="background:lightyellow" | Alistair MacLeod

| style=background:lightyellow| No Great Mischief

| "UNB professor wins regional literary award". The Daily Gleaner, June 1, 2000.

Carmelita McGrath

| Stranger Things Have Happened

| rowspan=2| "Time for books: Local awards consolidated in special week". Halifax Daily News, April 28, 2000.

Donna Morrissey

| Kit's Law

rowspan="3" | 2001

| style="background:lightyellow" | Carol Bruneau

| style=background:lightyellow| Purple for Sky

| "Eight awards go to Atlantic writers". New Glasgow Evening News, May 30, 2001.

Robert Finley

| The Accidental Indies

| rowspan=2| "David Adams Richards up for Atlantic prize". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2001.

David Adams Richards

| Mercy Among the Children

rowspan="3" | 2002

| style="background:lightyellow" | Michael Crummey

| style=background:lightyellow| River Thieves

| "Crummey novel wins double set of awards". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2002.

Linda Little

| Strong Hollow

| rowspan=2| "Four Goose Lane books nominated for this year's Atlantic Book Awards". The Daily Gleaner, April 27, 2002.

Anne Simpson

| Canterbury Beach

rowspan="3" | 2003

| style="background:lightyellow" | Donna Morrissey

| style=background:lightyellow| Downhill Chance

| Paul Chafe, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/donna-morrissey "Donna Morrissey"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 10, 2007.

Christy Ann Conlin

| Heave

| rowspan=2| "Atlantic Book Award nominees announced". Journal Pioneer, April 28, 2003.

Susan Goyette

| Lures

rowspan="3" | 2004

| style="background:lightyellow" | Kenneth J. Harvey

| style=background:lightyellow| The Town That Forgot How to Breathe

| "Kenneth J. Harvey wins Atlantic fiction prize". The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2004.

Leo McKay Jr.

| Twenty-Six

| rowspan=2| "Nominees are...: Atlantic Writing Awards 2004 nods go to ...". New Glasgow Evening News, April 28, 2004.

David Adams Richards

| River of the Brokenhearted

rowspan="3" | 2005

| style="background:lightyellow" | Edward Riche

| style=background:lightyellow| The Nine Planets

| Paul Chafe, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-riche "Edward Riche"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 3, 2007.

Kelly Cooper

| Eyehill

| rowspan=2| "Atlantic book award nominees first chapter of boosted festival". Halifax Daily News, April 14, 2005.

Michael Winter

| The Big Why

rowspan="3" | 2006

| style="background:lightyellow" | Donna Morrissey

| style=background:lightyellow| Sylvanus Now

George Elliott Clarke

| George & Rue

| rowspan=2| "2006 Atlantic Book Awards nominees announced". Telegraph-Journal, April 11, 2006.

Lisa Moore

| Alligator

rowspan="3" | 2007

| style="background:lightyellow" | Linda Little

| style=background:lightyellow| Scotch River

| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/scotch-river-by-linda-little-wins-atlantic-book-of-the-year-1.690066 "Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year"]. CBC Arts, May 12, 2007.

Wayne Johnston

| The Custodian of Paradise

| rowspan=2| Stephen Clare, "Celebrating our own; Atlantic Book Festival launches week-long celebration; Bernard Riordon and David Adams Richards up for big prizes". Telegraph-Journal, May 5, 2007.

Ami McKay

| The Birth House

rowspan="3" | 2008

| style="background:lightyellow" | Don Hannah

| style=background:lightyellow| Ragged Islands

| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beaverbrook-story-takes-2-atlantic-book-awards-1.771856 "Beaverbrook story takes 2 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Arts, May 13, 2008.

Bernice Morgan

| Cloud of Bone

| rowspan=2| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-journalists-among-nominees-for-atlantic-book-awards-1.706983 "CBC journalists among nominees for Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Arts, April 16, 2008.

David Adams Richards

| The Lost Highway

rowspan="3" | 2009

| style="background:lightyellow" | Douglas Arthur Brown

| style=background:lightyellow| Quintet

| Rodger J. Moran, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/douglas-arthur-brown "Douglas Arthur Brown"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 3, 2011.

Ian Colford

| Evidence

| rowspan=2|

Sara Tilley

| Skin Room

=2010s=

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rowspan="3" \| 2010 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Shandi Mitchell \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Under This Unbroken Sky* \| rowspan=3\| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-novelist-wins-atlantic-book-prize-1.910516 "N.S. novelist wins Atlantic book prize"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, April 15, 2010.
Michael Crummey \| Galore
Linden MacIntyre \| The Bishop's Man
rowspan="3" \| 2011 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Kathleen Winter \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Annabel* \| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/winter-wins-atlantic-book-award-1.1035944 "Winter wins Atlantic Book Award"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 20, 2011.
Alexander MacLeod \| Light Lifting \| rowspan=2\| Jeanne Whitehead, "Powning nominated for Atlantic Fiction Award". Kings County Record, April 5, 2011.
Beth Powning \| The Sea Captain's Wife
rowspan="3" \| 2012 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| David Adams Richards \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul* \|
Valerie Compton \| The Road \| rowspan=2\| "Atlantic Fiction Prize shortlist announced". Telegraph-Journal, June 16, 2012.
Heather Jessup \| The Lightning Field
rowspan="3" \| 2013 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Russell Wangersky \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Whirl Away* \| [http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-09-23/article-3402027/Wangersky-wins-fiction-award-for-%26lsquo%3BWhirl-Away%26rsquo%3B/1 "Wangersky wins fiction award for ‘Whirl Away’"]. The Telegram, September 23, 2013.
Keir Lowther \| Dirty Bird \| rowspan=2\| Maria Siassina, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/06/10/wfns-literary-awards-shortlists-revealed/ "WFNS Literary Awards shortlists revealed"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2013.
Donna Morrissey \| The Deception of Livvy Higgs
rowspan="3" \| 2014 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| William Kowalski \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Hundred Hearts* \| [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"]. Quill & Quire, September 21, 2014.
Shashi Bhat \| The Family Took Shape \| rowspan=2\| "Nova Scotia writers sweep East Coast Literary Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 23, 2014.
Ed Kavanagh \| Strays
rowspan="3" \| 2015 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Darren Greer \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Just Beneath My Skin* \| [http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/east-coast-literary-awards-celebrate-authors/ "East Coast Literary Awards celebrate authors"]. Atlantic Books Today, June 8, 2015.
Michael Crummey \| Sweetland \| rowspan=2\| "Richards earns nomination for East Coast Literary Award". Miramichi Leader, May 6, 2015.
David Adams Richards \| Crimes Against My Brother
rowspan="3" \| 2016 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| R. W. Gray \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Entropic* \| Becky Robertson, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2016/06/08/awards-sue-goyette-r-w-gray-gary-l-saunders-win-2016-east-coast-literary-awards/ "Awards: R.W. Gray, Sue Goyette, Gary L. Saunders win 2016 East Coast Literary Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 8, 2016.
Elisabeth de Mariaffi \| The Devil You Know \| rowspan=2\| Sue Carter, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2016/05/04/dean-jobb-sue-goyette-elisabeth-de-mariaffi-among-east-coast-literary-award-nominees/ "Dean Jobb, Sue Goyette, Elisabeth de Mariaffi among East Coast Literary Award nominees"]. Quill & Quire, May 4, 2016.
Mark Anthony Jarman \| Knife Party at the Hotel Europa
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Donna Morrissey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Fortunate Brother* \| [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/06/01/donna-morrissey-jennifer-houle-and-erin-wunker-win-2017-east-coast-literary-awards/ "Donna Morrissey, Jennifer Houle, and Erin Wunker win 2017 East Coast Literary Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 1, 2017.
Darren Greer \| Advocate \| rowspan=2\| Becky Robertson, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/04/20/darren-greer-ami-mckay-erin-wunker-among-east-coast-literary-awards-nominees/ "Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees"]. Quill & Quire, April 20, 2017.
Ami McKay \| The Witches of New York
rowspan="3" \| 2018 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Oisín Curran \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Blood Fable* \| Tara Thorne, [https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/your-2018-atlantic-book-award-winners-14684379 "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners"]. The Coast, May 11, 2018.
Carol Bruneau \| A Bird on Every Tree \| rowspan=2\| Norma Jean MacPhee, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-book-awards-authors-margaree-cape-breton-1.4597247 "Cape Breton couple to duke it out for same Atlantic Book Award"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, March 29, 2018.
Sarah Faber \| All Is Beauty Now
rowspan="3" \| 2019 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Lisa Moore \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Something for Everyone* \| Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/lisa-moore-wins-25000-fiction-award-at-atlantic-book-awards/ "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.
Sharon Bala \| The Boat People \| rowspan=2\| Jane van Koeverden, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/lisa-moore-elisabeth-de-mariaffi-sharon-bala-shortlisted-for-25k-prize-for-atlantic-canadian-fiction-1.5120173 "Lisa Moore, Elisabeth de Mariaffi & Sharon Bala shortlisted for $25K prize for Atlantic Canadian fiction"]. CBC Arts, May 2, 2019.
Elisabeth de Mariaffi \| Hysteria

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!width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

!width=45%| Title

!width=5%| Ref.

rowspan="3" | 2010

| style="background:lightyellow" | Shandi Mitchell

| style=background:lightyellow| Under This Unbroken Sky

| rowspan=3| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-novelist-wins-atlantic-book-prize-1.910516 "N.S. novelist wins Atlantic book prize"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, April 15, 2010.

Michael Crummey

| Galore

Linden MacIntyre

| The Bishop's Man

rowspan="3" | 2011

| style="background:lightyellow" | Kathleen Winter

| style=background:lightyellow| Annabel

| [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/winter-wins-atlantic-book-award-1.1035944 "Winter wins Atlantic Book Award"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 20, 2011.

Alexander MacLeod

| Light Lifting

| rowspan=2| Jeanne Whitehead, "Powning nominated for Atlantic Fiction Award". Kings County Record, April 5, 2011.

Beth Powning

| The Sea Captain's Wife

rowspan="3" | 2012

| style="background:lightyellow" | David Adams Richards

| style=background:lightyellow| Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul

Valerie Compton

| The Road

| rowspan=2| "Atlantic Fiction Prize shortlist announced". Telegraph-Journal, June 16, 2012.

Heather Jessup

| The Lightning Field

rowspan="3" | 2013

| style="background:lightyellow" | Russell Wangersky

| style=background:lightyellow| Whirl Away

| [http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-09-23/article-3402027/Wangersky-wins-fiction-award-for-%26lsquo%3BWhirl-Away%26rsquo%3B/1 "Wangersky wins fiction award for ‘Whirl Away’"]. The Telegram, September 23, 2013.

Keir Lowther

| Dirty Bird

| rowspan=2| Maria Siassina, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/06/10/wfns-literary-awards-shortlists-revealed/ "WFNS Literary Awards shortlists revealed"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2013.

Donna Morrissey

| The Deception of Livvy Higgs

rowspan="3" | 2014

| style="background:lightyellow" | William Kowalski

| style=background:lightyellow| The Hundred Hearts

| [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"]. Quill & Quire, September 21, 2014.

Shashi Bhat

| The Family Took Shape

| rowspan=2| "Nova Scotia writers sweep East Coast Literary Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 23, 2014.

Ed Kavanagh

| Strays

rowspan="3" | 2015

| style="background:lightyellow" | Darren Greer

| style=background:lightyellow| Just Beneath My Skin

| [http://atlanticbookstoday.ca/east-coast-literary-awards-celebrate-authors/ "East Coast Literary Awards celebrate authors"]. Atlantic Books Today, June 8, 2015.

Michael Crummey

| Sweetland

| rowspan=2| "Richards earns nomination for East Coast Literary Award". Miramichi Leader, May 6, 2015.

David Adams Richards

| Crimes Against My Brother

rowspan="3" | 2016

| style="background:lightyellow" | R. W. Gray

| style=background:lightyellow| Entropic

| Becky Robertson, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2016/06/08/awards-sue-goyette-r-w-gray-gary-l-saunders-win-2016-east-coast-literary-awards/ "Awards: R.W. Gray, Sue Goyette, Gary L. Saunders win 2016 East Coast Literary Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 8, 2016.

Elisabeth de Mariaffi

| The Devil You Know

| rowspan=2| Sue Carter, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2016/05/04/dean-jobb-sue-goyette-elisabeth-de-mariaffi-among-east-coast-literary-award-nominees/ "Dean Jobb, Sue Goyette, Elisabeth de Mariaffi among East Coast Literary Award nominees"]. Quill & Quire, May 4, 2016.

Mark Anthony Jarman

| Knife Party at the Hotel Europa

rowspan="3" | 2017

| style="background:lightyellow" | Donna Morrissey

| style=background:lightyellow| The Fortunate Brother

| [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/06/01/donna-morrissey-jennifer-houle-and-erin-wunker-win-2017-east-coast-literary-awards/ "Donna Morrissey, Jennifer Houle, and Erin Wunker win 2017 East Coast Literary Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 1, 2017.

Darren Greer

| Advocate

| rowspan=2| Becky Robertson, [https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/04/20/darren-greer-ami-mckay-erin-wunker-among-east-coast-literary-awards-nominees/ "Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees"]. Quill & Quire, April 20, 2017.

Ami McKay

| The Witches of New York

rowspan="3" | 2018

| style="background:lightyellow" | Oisín Curran

| style=background:lightyellow| Blood Fable

| Tara Thorne, [https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/your-2018-atlantic-book-award-winners-14684379 "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners"]. The Coast, May 11, 2018.

Carol Bruneau

| A Bird on Every Tree

| rowspan=2| Norma Jean MacPhee, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-book-awards-authors-margaree-cape-breton-1.4597247 "Cape Breton couple to duke it out for same Atlantic Book Award"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, March 29, 2018.

Sarah Faber

| All Is Beauty Now

rowspan="3" | 2019

| style="background:lightyellow" | Lisa Moore

| style=background:lightyellow| Something for Everyone

| Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/lisa-moore-wins-25000-fiction-award-at-atlantic-book-awards/ "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards"]. Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.

Sharon Bala

| The Boat People

| rowspan=2| Jane van Koeverden, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/lisa-moore-elisabeth-de-mariaffi-sharon-bala-shortlisted-for-25k-prize-for-atlantic-canadian-fiction-1.5120173 "Lisa Moore, Elisabeth de Mariaffi & Sharon Bala shortlisted for $25K prize for Atlantic Canadian fiction"]. CBC Arts, May 2, 2019.

Elisabeth de Mariaffi

| Hysteria

=2020s=

class="wikitable" width=100% !width=5%\| Year !width=45%\| Writer !width=45%\| Title !width=5%\| Ref.
rowspan="3" \| 2020 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Michael Crummey \| style=background:lightyellow\| *The Innocents* \| Sue Carter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/ami-mckay-gemma-hickey-double-winners-at-atlantic-book-awards/ "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards"]. Quill & Quire, July 2, 2020.
Jaime Burnet \| Crocuses Hatch from Snow \| rowspan=2\| Samraweet Yohannes, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/sheree-fitch-among-finalists-for-2020-atlantic-book-awards-1.5593901 "Sheree Fitch among finalists for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, June 2, 2020.
Shandi Mitchell \| The Waiting Hours
rowspan="3" \| 2021 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Anne Simpson \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Speechless* \| Alex Cook, [https://www.theeastmag.com/2021/05/14/atlantic-book-awards-announce-2021-winners/ "Atlantic Book Awards Announce 2021 Winners"]. The East Magazine, May 14, 2021.
Bridget Canning \| Some People's Children \| rowspan=2\| Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/tyler-leblancs-family-history-acadian-driftwood-the-top-nominee-for-2021-atlantic-book-awards-100576967/ "Family history of Acadian Expulsion top nominee for 2021 Atlantic Book Awards"]. SaltWire Network, April 16, 2021.
Morgan Murray \| Dirty Birds
rowspan="3" \| 2022 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Michelle Butler Hallett \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Constant Nobody* \| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/2022-atlantic-book-awards-winners-announced/ "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced"]. Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022.
David Huebert \| Chemical Valley \| rowspan=2\| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/halifax-poet-and-author-david-huebert-among-finalists-for-2022-atlantic-book-awards-1.6430791 "Halifax poet and author David Huebert among finalists for 2022 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 26, 2022.
Sharon Robart-Johnson \| Jude and Diana
rowspan="3" \| 2023 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| K.R. Byggdin \| style=background:lightyellow\| *Wonder World* \| {{cite web\|title=The speech that stole the show at this year's Atlantic Book Awards\|website=The Coast\|author=Morgan Mullin \|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/the-speech-that-stole-the-show-at-this-years-atlantic-book-awards-30937663\|date=June 8, 2023}}
Bobbi French \| The Good Women of Safe Harbour \| rowspan=2\| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/bridget-canning-lisa-moore-and-annick-macaskill-among-finalists-for-2023-atlantic-book-awards-1.6820332 "Bridget Canning, Lisa Moore and Annick MacAskill among finalists for 2023 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 25, 2023.
Lisa Moore \| This Is How We Love
rowspan="5" \| 2024 \| style="background:lightyellow" \| Michelle Porter \| style=background:lightyellow\| *A Grandmother Begins the Story* \| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/michelle-porter-jack-wong-among-atlantic-book-award-winners/ "Michelle Porter, Jack Wong among Atlantic Book Award winners"]. Quill & Quire, June 6, 2024.
Violet Browne \| This Is the House That Luke Built \| rowspan=4\| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-berry-pickers-by-amanda-peters-makes-the-shortlist-for-3-nova-scotia-and-atlantic-book-awards-1.7176149 "The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters makes the shortlist for 3 Nova Scotia and Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 18, 2024.
Charlene Carr \| Hold My Girl
Amanda Peters \| The Berry Pickers
William Ping \| Hollow Bamboo
rowspan="5" \| 2025 \| Mark Blagrave \| Felt \| rowspan=5\| https://writers.ns.ca/programs/book-awards/thomas-raddall-award/
Carol Bruneau \| Threshold: Stories
Charlene Carr \| We Rip the World Apart
David Huebert \| Oil People
Susie Taylor \| Vigil

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!width=5%| Year

!width=45%| Writer

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rowspan="3" | 2020

| style="background:lightyellow" | Michael Crummey

| style=background:lightyellow| The Innocents

| Sue Carter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/ami-mckay-gemma-hickey-double-winners-at-atlantic-book-awards/ "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards"]. Quill & Quire, July 2, 2020.

Jaime Burnet

| Crocuses Hatch from Snow

| rowspan=2| Samraweet Yohannes, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/sheree-fitch-among-finalists-for-2020-atlantic-book-awards-1.5593901 "Sheree Fitch among finalists for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, June 2, 2020.

Shandi Mitchell

| The Waiting Hours

rowspan="3" | 2021

| style="background:lightyellow" | Anne Simpson

| style=background:lightyellow| Speechless

| Alex Cook, [https://www.theeastmag.com/2021/05/14/atlantic-book-awards-announce-2021-winners/ "Atlantic Book Awards Announce 2021 Winners"]. The East Magazine, May 14, 2021.

Bridget Canning

| Some People's Children

| rowspan=2| Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/tyler-leblancs-family-history-acadian-driftwood-the-top-nominee-for-2021-atlantic-book-awards-100576967/ "Family history of Acadian Expulsion top nominee for 2021 Atlantic Book Awards"]. SaltWire Network, April 16, 2021.

Morgan Murray

| Dirty Birds

rowspan="3" | 2022

| style="background:lightyellow" | Michelle Butler Hallett

| style=background:lightyellow| Constant Nobody

| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/2022-atlantic-book-awards-winners-announced/ "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced"]. Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022.

David Huebert

| Chemical Valley

| rowspan=2| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/halifax-poet-and-author-david-huebert-among-finalists-for-2022-atlantic-book-awards-1.6430791 "Halifax poet and author David Huebert among finalists for 2022 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 26, 2022.

Sharon Robart-Johnson

| Jude and Diana

rowspan="3" | 2023

| style="background:lightyellow" | K.R. Byggdin

| style=background:lightyellow| Wonder World

| {{cite web|title=The speech that stole the show at this year's Atlantic Book Awards|website=The Coast|author=Morgan Mullin |url=https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/the-speech-that-stole-the-show-at-this-years-atlantic-book-awards-30937663|date=June 8, 2023}}

Bobbi French

| The Good Women of Safe Harbour

| rowspan=2| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/bridget-canning-lisa-moore-and-annick-macaskill-among-finalists-for-2023-atlantic-book-awards-1.6820332 "Bridget Canning, Lisa Moore and Annick MacAskill among finalists for 2023 Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 25, 2023.

Lisa Moore

| This Is How We Love

rowspan="5" | 2024

| style="background:lightyellow" | Michelle Porter

| style=background:lightyellow| A Grandmother Begins the Story

| Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/michelle-porter-jack-wong-among-atlantic-book-award-winners/ "Michelle Porter, Jack Wong among Atlantic Book Award winners"]. Quill & Quire, June 6, 2024.

Violet Browne

| This Is the House That Luke Built

| rowspan=4| [https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-berry-pickers-by-amanda-peters-makes-the-shortlist-for-3-nova-scotia-and-atlantic-book-awards-1.7176149 "The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters makes the shortlist for 3 Nova Scotia and Atlantic Book Awards"]. CBC Books, April 18, 2024.

Charlene Carr

| Hold My Girl

Amanda Peters

| The Berry Pickers

William Ping

| Hollow Bamboo

rowspan="5" | 2025

| Mark Blagrave

| Felt

| rowspan=5| https://writers.ns.ca/programs/book-awards/thomas-raddall-award/

Carol Bruneau

| Threshold: Stories