Atlantic Writers Competition

Since 1977, the Atlantic Writing Competition for unpublished manuscripts has been featuring talent from across the Atlantic Provinces.


The winners of the 30th annual Atlantic Writing Competition are:


Young Adult Novel Prize

1st – Philip Roy (Antigonish, NS)

2nd – Marcia Pierce Harding (Liverpool, NS)

3rd – Lisa Harrington (Halifax, NS)

HM – Daphne Greer (Newport, NS)



The H.R. (Bill) Percy Prize for unpublished novel

1st – Scott Bartlett (Paradise, NL)

2nd – Kathy Chisholm (Halifax, NS)



The Joyce Barkhouse Writing for Children Prize

1st – Carolee Nichols (Dartmouth, NS)

2nd – Rachel Cooper (Delhaven, NS)

3rd – Dennis Praest (Halifax, NS)

HM – Alison Dixon Mullane (Halifax, NS)


Poetry Prize

1st – Nanci Lee (Halifax, NS)

2nd – Janet Barkhouse (Mahone Bay, NS)

3rd – Richard Toth (Bathurst, NB)

HM – Susie Bowers (Rothesay, NB)

HM – Mary Kathryn Arnold (Halifax, NS)



Short Story Prize

1st – Kathy Chisholm (Halifax, NS)

2nd – Nadia Bobak (Halifax, NS)

3rd – Amy Smith (Dartmouth, NS)



The Joyce Barkhouse Writing for Children Prize

1st – Carolee Nichols (Dartmouth, NS)

2nd – Rachel Cooper (Delhaven, NS)

3rd – Dennis Praest (Halifax, NS)

HM – Alison Dixon Mullane (Halifax, NS)



Magazine Article/Essay Prize

1st – Veronica Butler (Lunenburg, NS)