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LitFest 2025 May 16-17

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PictureMichael Sobota and Marianne Jones, photo by Alan Dickson Photography
Another LitFest in the books! It was a great time, with a packed house for the Reading and Q&A at Definitely Superior Art Gallery, a bustling Book Fair and Literary Market at Goods & Co., and a delightful Gala Dinner and Literary Awards Party on Saturday night. NOWW would like to congratulate Michael Sobota on winning the Margaret Phillips Award, and Marianne Jones for winning the Kouhi Award! Both are deserving recipients and we are proud to have them as part of our literary community!



27th annual NOWW Literary Awards winners
Poetry
Judge: Yvonne Blomer

 
First Place
Invocation/Invitation by Laura Montgomery

Second Place
3 Excerpts from ‘out of pity,’ a poetry novel by Elisabeth Blair

Third Place
The Original Sin: A Collection of Three Poems by Evien Berry


The Bill MacDonald Prize (Fiction)
Judge: Rebekah Skochinski

First Place
The Stealing Wind by Sue Blott

Second Place
The One by Makenzi Fisk

Third Place
The Lunker Jack by Mitchell Toews


Critical Review
Judge: Adrian Lysenko


First Place
Piranesi by Debbie Metzler


Second Place
 Small Things Like These by John Pringle



Creative Nonfiction
Judge: Murgatroyd Monaghan


First Place
Alligator Traveller by Mihriban Pekguleryuz

Second Place
Spirited by Kim Fahner

Third Place
 A Silent Bullet by Chro Zand


Congratulations to all the winners and entrants!





​For more information on LitFest 2025, click HERE!
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Who We Are
    • The Kouhi and Phillips Awards
    • 20 Years on Snowshoes - Anthology
  • EVENTS
    • LitFest >
      • LitFest 2025
      • Book Fair/Literary Market
      • LitFest 2025 Photos
      • LitFest 2024 Photos
    • Workshops >
      • Archives
    • Wednesday Words
  • CONTESTS
    • 27th ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST >
      • 27th Annual Contest rules
      • Contest Judges
      • Past NOWW Writing Contest Winners
  • CALENDAR
  • JOIN
  • CONTACT