2008 Island Literary Award Winners Announced
May 12, 2008 by islandjournalist
The 21st annual Island Literary Awards were held April 27, 2008 at the Guild. Island humourist Patrick Ledwell hosted a glittering array of guests, including PEI Poet Laureate David Helwig; PEI Lt.-Gov. Barbara Hagerman; Provincial Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs & Labour, Carolyn Bertram; and Charlottetown City Councillor Kim Devine. Author Deirdre Kessler presented selections from the journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery and writer/publisher/weaver Libby Oughton gave memories of artist Hilda Woolnough, to whom this year’s ILAs were dedicated. It was a great afternoon, punctuated with wonderful readings from our first place winners and Patrick’s quick-witted humour with over 100 people in attendance.
The winners were:
STUDENT AWARDS
Dept. of Education Young Writer’s Award
Third Place - Nathan Jordan Rainnie
Second Place - Keegan Marr
First Place - Meagan McCardle
Aliant Creative Writing Awards for Young People
Early Elementary Third Place - Kendall Perry
Early Elementary Second Place - Nicholas Koughan
Early Elementary First Place - Laura Sharpe
Late Elementary Third Place - Nadia McNairn
Late Elementary Second Place - Charlotte R. Sullivan
Late Elementary First Place - Jessica Walsh
Junior High Third Place - Olivia Callbeck
Junior High Second Place - Sidney Cushman
Junior High First Place - Meagan McCardle
Senior High Third Place - Maggie DaFonseca
Senior High Second Place - Parker Baglole
Senior High First Place - Morgan Wagner
SHORT STORY AWARDS
Honourable Mention - Amanda Morrison
Third Place - Shirley Limbert
Second Place - Tom Marshall
First Place - Malcolm Murray
L.M. MONTGOMERY PEI LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AWARDS
Third Place - Joan Sutton
Second Place - Jodi Hawkins
First Place -Orysia Dawydiak
THE MILTON ACORN POETRY AWARDS
Honourable Mention - Steve Mayoff
Third Place - Victoria Coulson
Second Place - Paul Vreeland
First Place - Kirstie MacCallum
CREATIVE NON-FICTION AWARDS
Third Place - Margo Connors
Second Place - Daniel Bay
First Place - David Speare
THE RÉSHARD GOOL AWARD
Kati Ross & Mathew Henderson
AWARD - FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERARY ARTS OF PEI
Dianne Morrow
