The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards was founded by a group of prominent writers, editors and scholars.
Robyn Sarah, winner in the poetry category, was a named a finalist for this year’s Governor General’s Award in the poetry category. The winners were selected from some 60 submissions, which were adjudicated by a panel of distinguished writers, editors and scholars. Yiddish – Ruth Panofsky for The Collected Poems of Miriam Waddington: A Critical Edition (University of Ottawa Press) Short Fiction – Mireille Silcoff for Chez l’Arabe (House of Anansi) Holocaust Literature – Beverley Chalmers for Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule (Grosvenor House) Poetry – Robyn Sarah for My Shoes Are Killing Me (Biblioasis)
Youth Literature – Suri Rosen for Playing with Matches (ECW Press) History – Joseph Hodes for From India to Israel: Identity, Immigration, and the Struggle for Religious Equality (McGill-Queen’s University Press) Diamond for Maimonides and the Shaping of the Jewish Canon (Cambridge University Press)īiography/Memoir – Alison Pick for Between Gods: A Memoir (Doubleday Canada) Novel – Nora Gold for Fields of Exile (Dundurn Press)
This year’s event recognizes written works in nine categories. The awards celebrate the vibrancy of Jewish literature and culture in Canada. The gala awards ceremony will be held at 2pm at the Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Room 120 Accolade East Building. 18, highlighting important contributions to Canadian literature featuring Jewish themes and subjects. York University’s Centre for Jewish Studies will host the 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards on Oct.
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