The Percy Janes

First Novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

Award is a Canadian literary award, presented through the provincial government's annual Arts and Letters Competition to an unpublished manuscript by a first-time novelist from

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. The award is named for the late Newfoundland writer

Percy Janes Percy Janes (March 12, 1922 – February 19, 1999) was a Canadian writer and novelist, known primarily for his novel '' House of Hate''. His work often deals with life in Newfoundland, mainly from his own first hand experience. Biography Earl ...

. The award comes with a cash prize, originally $1,500 and raised to $2,500 in 2014.

Winners

*2000 – Tom Moore, ''Ghost World'' *2001 – Gerard Collins, ''Finton Moon'' *2002 – Oral Mews, ''I Have a Solution for the Woman with Slugs'' *2003 –

Joel Thomas Hynes Joel Thomas Hynes (born September 29, 1976) is a Canadian writer, actor and director known for his irreverent, oftentimes dark and uproarious characters and a raw, unflinching vision of modern underground Canada. Career His 2017 novel ''We'll A ...

, ''Down to the Dirt'' *2004 –

Sara Tilley Sara Tilley is a Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador, most noted for winning the Winterset Award in 2016 for her novel ''Duke''. The novel was also named to the initial longlist for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award, but was ...

, ''Skin Room'' *2005 – Jeff Rose, ''Game Misconduct'' *2006 – David B. Hickey, ''A Cappella'' *2007 – Degan Davis, ''The Forgetting Room'' *2008 – Craig Francis Power, ''Blood Relatives'' *2009 – Patrick Warner, ''Precious'' *2010 – Melanie Oates, ''Hanging from the Ceiling'' *2011 – Lee Burton, ''Raw Flesh in the Rising'' *2012 – Scott Bartlett, ''Taking Stock'' *2013 – Mary Pike, ''Never-Ever-Land'' *2014 – Susan Sinnott, ''Just Like Always'' *2015 –

Sharon Bala Sharon Bala (born April 3, 1979) is a Canadian writer residing in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her debut novel, ''The Boat People'', won the 2015 Percy Janes First Novel Award for unpublished manuscripts. It was later published by McC ...

, ''The Boat People'' *2016 - Devin Lee, ''Waking Ambrose'' *2017 - Terry Doyle, ''Union'' *2018 - Willow Kean, ''Our Impossible Forever''"Province's Arts and Letters winners announced"
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The Telegram ''The Telegram'' is a daily newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays (as ''The Weekend Telegram'') in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. History ''The Evening Telegram'' was first published on April 3, 1879 by William James Herde ...

'', May 7, 2018. *2019 - Susan Flanagan, ''Supermarket Baby'' *2020 - Alex Saunders, ''Safe in a Dangerous Place: kamatsiagit ulugianattumi''

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Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards
Canadian fiction awards Newfoundland and Labrador awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador Literary awards honoring unpublished books or writers First book awards