June 2, 2025 - The tenth annual New Brunswick Book Awards were presented at a ceremony Saturday, May 31 in Fredericton, celebrating writing excellence in poetry, fiction, nonfiction and books for young readers.
The winners are as follows:
Mrs. Dunster’s Award for Fiction, sponsored by Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery: Nelson Keane Nachzehrer, Galleon, Saint-Philippe
The Books for Young Readers Award, sponsored by JD Irving Ltd. – Valerie Sherrard, An Unbalanced Force (DCB Cormorant), Miramichi
The Fiddlehead Poetry Book Prize, sponsored by The Fiddlehead – Michael Pacey, Van Gogh’s Grasshopper (Pottersfield Press); Fredericton
WFNB Nonfiction Award, sponsored by the Brennan Family – C. Ted Behne, James W. Wheaton, Keith Helmuth, Daryl Hunter, Nicholas N. Smith, Tappan Adney: From Birchbark Canoes to Indigenous Rights, (Goose Lane Publishing and Chapel Street Editions), Woodstock
The competition for the 11th annual New Brunswick Book Awards is now open. Traditionally published and self-published authors who have lived in the province for three of the last five years, including the award year (2025) are welcome to enter. The deadline for entries is December 1, 2025.
The awards program is a production of the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB), which for nearly 40 years has passionately supported the development of home-grown writers at all stages of development.
The book awards ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel as part of WFNB’s annual writing festival, WordSpring.
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