MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release November 15, 2009
TORONTO: Canadian Aid Charity is pleased to announce results of the 2009 Annual Canadian Aid Literary Award contest.
WINNER:
- THE DRUMS CRIED by John Maar, Toronto, ON. The author will receive a Trade Book Publishing Contract for his winning manuscript.
SHORT LIST:
· AERDRIE by Eileen Schuh, St. Paul, AB
· WHAT IS GIVEN, LIKE BAGGAGE by Richard Toth, Bathurst, NB
· TWO GOOD CHILDREN by Shannon Kernaghan, Red Deer, AB
LONG LIST:
· THE CHRONICLES OF MOTTLE COVE by Catherine Dook, Cowichan Bay, BC
· TWO VOICES by Maggie Ziegler, Salt Spring Island, BC
· THE SERENITY STONE MURDER by Marianne Jones, Thunder Bay, ON
· QUEEN OF THE CITY OF BROKEN DREAMS by Alison Gair, Victoria, BC
· SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT SKY by Ian Barrett, Acton, ON
BEST FOREIGN ENTRY:
· JIMMY by Elizabeth Fehr, New Zealand
Canadian
Aid Charity would like to thank all the authors who entered the contest
this year. Your participation in this charitable project helped us to
provide ongoing support for Canadian Aid’s charitable activities in
Canada and around the world. All
funds raised during the 2009 Canadian Aid Literary Award contest will
go to HELP-A-CHILD-TO-SEE project to supply reading equipment for
visually impaired children from disadvantaged families.
CANADIAN
AID CHARITY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE CONTEST
JUDGES AND SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS TIME, VIGOROUS EFFORTS, AND
GREAT SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.