Glanbrook-raised author on Trillium shortlist
TORONTO — A Glanbrook-raised author’s debut novel about the disappearance of a young woman in a small Canadian college town is among the six English-language books shortlisted on Thursday for the 2018 Trillium Book Award.
In the book category, Rebecca Rosenblum’s “So Much Love” (McClelland & Stewart) is joined by Cherie Dimaline’s “The Marrow Thieves” (DCB/Cormorant Books); Catherine Hernandez’s “Scarborough” (Arsenal Pulp Press); Kyo Maclear’s “Birds Art Life” (Doubleday Canada); James Maskalyk’s “Life on the Ground Floor” (Doubleday Canada) and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “This Accident of Being Lost” (House of Anansi Press).
Rosenblum, who had published two collections of short stories prior to writing “So Much Love,” now lives in Toronto, but was raised in Mount Hope and attended Ancaster High School.
As well, three English poetry titles are finalists for the awards celebrating Ontario-based writers. English-language poetry finalists are Pino Coluccio for “Class Clown” (Biblioasis), Puneet Dutt for “The Better Monsters” (Mansfield Press) and Phoebe Wang’s “Admission Requirements” (McClelland & Stewart). The poetry award goes to literary achievement for first, second or third published work.
The five shortlisted Frenchlanguage books are:
• Maurice Henrie, “Le poids du temps” (Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa)
• Didier Leclair, “Le bonheur est un parfum sans nom” (Editions David)
• Alain Bernard Marchand, “Sept vies, dix-sept morts” (Les Herbes rouge)
• Blaise Ndala, “Sans capote ni kalachnikov” (Memoire d’encrier)
• Aurelie Resch, “Sous le soleil de midi” (Editions Prise de parole)
The three shortlisted Frenchlanguage poetry titles are:
• Sylvie Berard, “Oubliez” (Editions Prise de parole)
• Chloe LaDuchesse, “Furies” (Mémoire d’encrier)
• Christian Milat, “Si je connaissais …” (Editions David)
This year’s winners will be announced in Toronto on June
21.
Recipients of the Trillium Book Award receive $20,000, and their respective publishers receive $2,500 to promote the winning titles. All finalists receive a $500 honorarium.
Poetry and French-language children’s literature winners each receive $10,000, and their publisher $2,000 for promotion of the titles. Finalists for these awards also receive a $500 honorarium.
Previous winners have included Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro.