SILENCES: A NOVEL OF THE 1918 FINNISH CIVIL WAR, by Roy Blomstrom, was shortlisted for the Northern Lit Awards, sponsored by the Ontario Library Service--North, in conjunction with Northern Ontario Public Libraries.
In its twelfth year, the award was developed to "recognize the outstanding contribution Northern Ontario authors make to Northern culture."
The winner in the English Fiction category, for which SILENCES was shortlisted, went to THE LIGHTKEEPER'S DAUGHTERS, by Jean E. Pendziwol. A story of family secrets, identity, sisters, and lighthouses, set on Lake Superior in both the past and present, the novel is an excellent choice to celebrate this part of Ontario.
Other winners: A HISTORY OF CANADA IN TEN MAPS, by Adam Shoalts (English nonfiction), and for French fiction, On n’sait jamais à quoi s’attendre by Hélène Koscielniak (Éditions Interligne).
Many congratulations to the winners, and heartfelt gratitude to Ontario Library Services North for recognizing the literature of this region.
