The ReLit Awards are

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literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories."Three indie writers honoured by ReLit Awards". '' The Globe and Mail'', July 19, 2007. Founded in 2000 by

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filmmaker and author

Kenneth J. Harvey Kenneth Joseph Thomas Harvey (born 22 January 1962) is a Canadian writer. His debut novel was ''The Town That Forgot How to Breathe''. Personal life Harvey lives in St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's is the capital and largest city of ...

. Subtitled'' Ideas, Not Money'' the main title of the awards is short for Regarding Literature, Reinventing Literature, and Relighting Literature."ReLit award winners named". ''

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'', July 27, 2008. The awards were conceived by Harvey as an alternative to larger mainstream prizes such as the

Giller Prize The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition ...

and the

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. There is no money awarded for the prize; in the first two years, the winners received a nominal prize of one Canadian dollar, but since 2003 the recipients have been presented with a silver ring designed by Newfoundland artisan Christopher Kearney, featuring four inlaid movable dials engraved with all of the letters of the alphabet. The award went on hiatus in the late 2010s, with no shortlists or winners announced for 2018, 2019 or 2020. It was announced in January 2021 that management of the award has been taken over by Harvey's daughter and author, Katherine Alexandra Harvey, with the project expanding to incorporate an online literary journal and a mentorship program for young writers. In April 2021, the shortlists and winners for all of the hiatus years were announced throughout the month.Ryan Porter
"ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration"
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'', April 23, 2021.

Nominees and winners

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ReLit Awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in Canada Canadian fiction awards Short story awards Canadian poetry awards