After three months of intensive selection, the winners of the Half the World Global Literati Award 2016 have been announced. Laurie Petrou, a professor at Ryerson University, took home the top spot with her psychological thriller, Sister of Mine.
“[I’m] overjoyed. I am beyond thrilled. Trembling,” Petrou told CBC Books. “I love the idea of this award… I think consciously or unconsciously a lot of people still prize male stories over female stories. Sometimes it takes something like this to remind us that women and girls have stories worth reading about.”
See the full list of winner below:
Grand Prize Winner
Sister of Mine, by Laurie Petrou
Category Winners
Best Novel: Squeaky Wheels, by Suzanne Kamata
Best Screenplay: Dancing on the Elephant, by Lisa Hagen
Best Short Story: Looking for Lostgirl, by Danna Petersen-Deeprose
People’s Choice: Plan B, by Jude Roth
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