The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards (NLBA). Among the nominees include those shortlisted for the Bruneau Family Children’s/Young Adult Literature Award.

The NLBA winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 28 at 6:30 pm NST at the A.C. Hunter Public Library in St. John’s. There will be an in-person event, which will include readings. There is also a virtual component via Webex.

The shortlist for the Bruneau Family Children’s/Young Adult Literature Award is:

Footsteps in Bay de Verde: A Mysterious Tale
Written by Charis Cotter
Illustrated by Jenny Dwyer
Running the Goat Books & Broadsides

The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story
Written by Charis Cotter
Tundra Books

Once Upon An Iceberg: Errol’s Twillingate Adventure
Written by Sheila Lukins
Illustrated by Laurel Keating
Breakwater Books

For the list of titles nominated for the NLBA Fiction Award, sponsored by Killick Capital, visit wanl.ca.

For more information, contact Jen Winsor at director@wanl.ca.