Surrey Muse Arts Society has announced the longlists for the five Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards 2023. Below are the five Longlist, in alphabetical order.
Longlist
Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction 2023
Arrivals by Zilla Jones, Winnipeg MB
Confluence by Martin Borden, Vancouver BC
First Comes Marriage by Mehtab Purewal, Surrey BC
Iris by Simone Garneau, Westmount QC
Olives, Questions, Kisses, Hips by Preeti Dhaliwal, Vancouver BC
Perfect Stranger by Jann Everard, Sidney BC
Prologue to Song of the Northern Spirit by Mala, Yellowknife NT
Remnants by Amber Fenik, Ottawa ON
Red by Ella Yan, Burnaby BC
Rastegan (first part) by Maria Sabaye Moghaddam, Ottawa ON
Through the Fog by Sharon McInnes, Cumberland BC
Time is a Measure of Instants by Barbara Black, Victoria BC
Words Like Frost by Damini Kane, Vancouver BC
View Longlist, Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction 2023
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Faith Nolan Award for Music 2023
All this time by Tze Liew, Vancouver BC
Black Crow by Sandy Scofield, Richmond BC
Bulldozed Blues by Norine Braun, Vancouver BC
Care Bear Forever by Richard Wood, Summerside PE
Find it for yourself by DJ Digger Jones, Brandon MB
Free by Chloe Hataley, Oakville ON
Hope by Ricardo, Vancouver BC
I still prevail by Malcolm Roulette, Whitedog ON
Karma by Andrew Balboa, New Westminster BC
Not Once But Twice by Tissa Rahim, Calgary AB
Resistance by Kaelin Sheridan, Vancouver BC
The Archer by Clara Mcleod, New Westminster BC
This is our fight by Malcom Roulette, Whitedog ON
View the Longlist for the Faith Nolan Award for Music 2023
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Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction 2023
Earle by Toni Rekert, Abbotsford BC
Failures in Online Dating by Janice Vis, Hamilton ON
Girl Crush or Crush Crush by Catherine Lewis, Vancouver BC
My Precious Life by Diary Marif, Vancouver BC
Potluck by Steve Oetting, Winnipeg MB
Rainfall and Watermarks by Maddaline Enns, Surrey BC
Talking to My Dead Son by Jane Harris, Lethbridge AB
The Sudden Loss of Before by Seema Shah, Vancouver BC
The Train by Murgatroyd Monaghan, — ON
Weaving Memoryways by Christine Anonuevo, South Hazelton BC
What’s With All the Gay by Gina Sexsmith, Deseronto ON
View the Longlist for the Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction 2023
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Vera Manuel Award for Poetry 2023
Afremov’s Melody of the Night by Leah Levy, Thornhill ON
Cement by Ivan Drury, Vancouver BC
con-versions by Daniela Elza, Vancouver BC
curios iv cascade – curios v: medicine by df parizeau, Vancouver BC
end bits by Dora Prieto, Vancouver BC
Fenestrate – NonSensical by Kyle McKillop, Langley BC
Glosa for the one who gathers grief – Water restrictions by Veronika Gorlova, Vancouver BC
HEAT WAVE – HEAT WAVE by Grace Kwan, White Rock BC
Ocean Gate by Nnadi Samuel, Quebec City QC
Ocean to Brave by Kaelin Sheridan, London ON
Outgoing Signals – Adaptation by Dale Tracy, Surrey BC
Skash Rock by Jessica Lee McMillan, New Westminster BC
War is Bad for Children by Sabyasachi Nag, Mississauga ON
what were you wearing when you were hate crimed by Catherine Lewis, Vancouver BC
winnow – ceremonies by Shauna Paull, Vancouver BC
View the Longlist for Vera Manuel Award for Poetry 2023
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Longlist
Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts 2023
Agony by Veronika Mckerrell, Rockland ON
Amanita Moss by Louise Renee, Winnipeg MB
Canadian immigration by Aquil Virani, Toronto ON
Citrus Sky by Alini Elizia Garia, Vancouver BC
Contemporary Medusa by Yuliia Khovbosha, Halifax NS
First Painting by Jamal Harem, Burnaby BC
Fur trade beaver by Michel Dumont, Thunderbay ON
Irene’s Souvenir Shop by Emilie Fantuz, Vancouver BC
Origin story by Keerat Kaur, Vancouver BC
Silence by Karissa Narukami, Richmond BC
The sawfish by Jean Huang, Richmond BC
View the Longlist for Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts 2023
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We are grateful to Canada Council for the Arts for funding Surrey Muse Arts & Literature Awards 2022. This year, we didnot receive all the funding required to run this project, prompting us to begin a Crowdfunding campaign to raise the prize money. Your support is urgently requested- a little from you will become a lot for this project. Click the link below to pitch in.
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