2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Shortlist
Rakuten Kobo, in search for the best new books written by debut Canadian authors, today announced the shortlist for its third annual Emerging Writer Prize. The award was created with the goal of kick-starting the careers of debut authors, with a $10,000 CAD cash prize awarded to a book in each of three categories: Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Genre Fiction (Speculative Fiction this year). In addition, each winning author will receive promotional, marketing, and communications support through 2017.
Closer
Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality
In-Between Days
A Memoir About Living with Cancer
100 Million Years of Food
What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today
Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)
A Memoir
The Translation of Love
Kay's Lucky Coin Variety
Middenrammers
The Clay Girl
A Novel
Girl Mans Up
The Darkhouse
