For Immediate Release (Halifax, NS)
April 22, 2022
Shortlisted Books for 2022 APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award
The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) is pleased to announce a shortlist of three books for the 2022 Best Atlantic-Published Book Award, sponsored by Friesens Corporation. A cash prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the publisher and a cash prize of $1,000 to the author, to be shared with co-author(s) and/or illustrator(s).
The APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award is sponsored by Friesens Corporation and awarded annually at the Atlantic Book Awards Gala to an Atlantic Canadian publisher whose book best exemplifies excellence and achievement in publishing.
The 2022 APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award shortlist:
· Breakwater Books, My Indian by Saqamaw Mi’sel Joe & Sheila O’Neill
· Goose Lane Editions, Alexa! Changing the Face of Canadian Politics by Stephen Kimber
· Goose Lane Editions with The Rooms Corporation, Future Possible: An Art History of Newfoundland and Labrador by Mireille Eagan
The Award will be presented as part of the Atlantic Books Awards. This year’s Gala event will be held at Paul O’Regan Hall (Halifax Central Library, Nova Scotia) on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The awards ceremony will also be live-streamed.
Please see the Atlantic Book Awards press release for the full list of the 36 books shortlisted for all awards to be presented during the 2022 Atlantic Book Awards and Festival.
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For more information:
Karen Cole (APMA) – karencole@atlanticpublishers.ca
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