The Evelyn Richardson Memorial Non-Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival, to the best work of adult non-fiction published in the previous year by a writer from Atlantic Canada. It is the oldest literary award in the region and is considered the most prestigious for a work of non-fiction. The award was named to honour Evelyn M. Richardson.
Winners 1978 – Harry Bruce, Lifeline: the Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats 1979 – Alden Nowlan, Double Exposure 1980 – Joan Payzant and L.J. Payzant, Like a Weaver's Shuttle: a history of the Halifax-Dartmouth ferries 1981 – Kay Hill, Joe Howe: the Man who was Nova Scotia 1982 – Bruce Armstrong, Sable Island 1983 – J. Murray Beck, Joseph Howe: Volume 1, Conservative Reformer, 1804-1848 1984 – Brian C. Cuthbertson, The Loyalist Governor: Biography of Sir John Wentworth 1985 – Lilias M. Toward, Mabel Bell: Alexander's Silent Partner 1986 – P. B. Waite, The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister 1987 – Tony Foster, Meeting of Generals 1988 – Harold Horwood, Dancing on the Shore: a Celebration of Life at Annapolis Basin 1989 – Dean Jobb, Shades of Justice: Seven Nova Scotia Murder Cases 1990 – Judith Fingard, Dark Side of Life in Victorian Halifax 1991 – Harry Thurston, Tidal Life: a natural history of the Bay of Fundy 1992 – Robert Pope, Illness and Healing: Images of Cancer 1993 – Sally Ross and J. Alphonse Deveau, The Acadians of Nova Scotia: Past and Present 1994 – Peter Brock, Variations on a Planet 1995 – Elizabeth Pacey, Landmarks: Historic Buildings of Nova Scotia 1996 – Simone Poirier-Bures, That Shining Place 1997 – Harry Thurston, The Nature of Shorebirds: Nomads of the Wetlands 1998 – Harry Bruce, An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia 1999 – Silver Donald Cameron, The Living Beach 2000 – Robin Metcalfe, Studio Rally 2001 – Joan Baxter, A Serious Pair of Shoes: An African Journal 2002 – Kent Thompson, Getting Out of Town by Book and Bike 2003 – Stephen Kimber, Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War 2004 – Harry Thurston, Island of the Blessed: the Secrets of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis 2005 – Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle, A Dune Adrift 2006 – Linda Johns, Birds of a Feather: Tales of a Wild Bird Haven 2007 – Linden MacIntyre, Causeway: A Passage from Innocence 2008 – Marq de Villiers, The Witch in the Wind: The True Story of the Legendary Bluenose 2009 – William D. Naftel, Halifax at War: Searchlights, Squadrons, and Submarines 1939-1945 2010 – John DeMont, Coal Black Heart: The Story of Coal and the Lives it Ruled 2011 – Laura Penny, More Money Than Brains: Why Schools Suck, College is Crap, and Idiots Think They're Right 2012 – Harry Thurston, The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History 2013 – Steven Laffoley, Shadowboxing: The Rise and Fall of George Dixon 2014 – Stephen Kimber, What Lies Across the Water"Kowalski, Kimber, Domanski take home East Coast Literary Awards". Quill & Quire, September 21, 2014. 2015 – Kaleigh Trace, Hot, Wet, & Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex 2016 – Gary Saunders, My Life With Trees 2017 – Erin Wunker, Notes from A Feminist Killjoy 2018 – John DeMont, The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova ScotiaTara Thorne, "Your 2018 Atlantic Book Award winners". The Coast, May 11, 2018. 2019 – Kate Inglis, Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to GriefRyan Porter, "Lisa Moore wins $25,000 fiction award at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019. 2020 – Ami McKay, Daughter of Family G: A Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and FateSue Carter, "Ami McKay, Gemma Hickey double winners at Atlantic Book Awards". Quill & Quire, July 2, 2020. 2021 – Tyler LeBlanc, Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion 2022 – Stephen Kimber, Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian PoliticsCassandra Drudi, "2022 Atlantic Book Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 9, 2022. 2023 – El Jones, Abolitionist IntimaciesAttila Berki, "Nova Scotia Book Awards 2023 winners announced". Quill & Quire, June 8, 2023. 2024 – Karen Pinchin, Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our SeasCassandra Drudi, "Amanda Peters, Karen Pinchin among 2024 Nova Scotia Book Awards winners". Quill & Quire, June 5, 2024. 2025 – Andrea Currie, Finding Otipemisiwak: The People Who Own Themselves
References
External links Evelyn Richardson Memorial Award