The Percy Janes First Novel 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is a Canadian literary award, presented through the provincial government's annual Arts and Letters Competition to an unpublished manuscript by a first-time novelist from Newfoundland and Labrador. The award is named for the late Newfoundland writer Percy Janes."Literary Awards in Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Competition" . Memorial University of Newfoundland. The award comes with a cash prize, originally $1,500"Arts and Letters award winners announced". The Telegram, April 17, 2010. and raised to $2,500 in 2014."‘Sending off a little piece of yourself’". The Telegram, May 5, 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, Down to the Dirt 2004 – Sara Tilley, Skin Room"St. John's author/actress wins Percy Janes First Novel Award". The Western Star, June 11, 2004. 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, The Boat People"Author Sharon Bala launches first novel “The Boat People” in St. John's Thursday night". The Telegram, January 16, 2018. 2016 – Devin Lee, Waking Ambrose"Winners announced for the 2016 NL Arts & Letters Awards". The Overcast, May 8, 2016. 2017 – Terry Doyle, Union"Local writers among Arts and Letters Award winners". Gander Beacon, September 29, 2017. 2018 – Willow Kean, Our Impossible Forever"Province's Arts and Letters winners announced". The Telegram, May 7, 2018. 2019 – Susan Flanagan, Supermarket Baby 2020 – Alex Saunders, Safe in a Dangerous Place: kamatsiagit ulugianattumi 2021 – Josh Goudie, The Last PortraitMinister Davis Congratulates 2021 Arts and Letters Award Winners. Retrieved August 18, 2024. 2022 – Dane Gill, Anson in AntarcticaMinister Crocker Congratulates 2022 Arts and Letters Award Winners. Retrieved August 18. 2024. 2023 – Malcolm Kempt, NightfallWinners in the 2023 Arts and Letters Awards Program. Retrieved August 18, 2024. 2024 – Sabrina Pinksen, Those Who StayedMinister Crocker Congratulates 2024 Arts and Letters Awards Winners. Retrieved August 18, 2024. 2025 – Nina Pye, Labrador Patella
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External links Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards