Margaret McWilliams Award
2009 Short Lists

The following are the 2009 short lists for Margaret McWilliams Awards, one of the oldest literary awards in Canada, named in honour of writer Margaret McWilliams. Books nominated for this award have been published in the 2009 calendar year.

Readings from short-listed books will be given on Thursday, 22 April 2010, at 7:00 PM, at McNally-Robinson Booksellers (Winnipeg Location, Grant Park, Atrium). All are invited to attend this free event.

Winners will be presented at 1:00 pm on Saturday, 29 May 2010 at a ceremony at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site.

Categories:
Scholarly History | Local History | Popular History

Scholarly History	Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders by Sandra Rollings-Magnusson University of Alberta Press More information on this book here Just One Vote: From Jim Walding’s Nomination to Constitutional Defeat by Ian Stewart University of Manitoba Press More information on this book here Negotiating the Numbered Treaties: An Intellectual and Political Biography of Alexander Morris by Robert J. Talbot Purich Publishing Ltd. More information on this book here The Indian Commissioners by Brian Titley University of Alberta Press More information on this book here
Local History	Marius Benoist et la culture au Manitoba français by François Gallays Les Éditions de Blé More information on this book here Between Earth and Sky: Steinbach, the First 50 Years by Ralph Friesen The Steinbach Heritage Committee More information on this book here Prairie Metropolis: New Essays on Winnipeg Social History edited by Esyllt W. Jones & Gerald Friesen University of Manitoba Press More information on this book here Armstrong’s Point – A History by Randy R. Rostecki Heritage Winnipeg Corp. More information on this book here
Popular History	Impact: A History of Disasters in Manitoba by Brock Holowachuk Great Plains Publications More information on this book here Retiring the Crow Rate by Arthur Kroeger University of Alberta Press More information on this book here Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People in Manitoba by Allan Levine Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada and Heartland Publications More information on this book here

The Manitoba Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of its
Margaret McWilliams Awards by Friesens Corporation of Altona, Manitoba.

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Posted: 20 March 2010, updated 10 May 2010