Winners set to be named in Gaelic Book Council awards

The Gaelic Books Council has announced the shortlists for the Gaelic Literature Awards 2020. Prizes are to be awarded in six categories, for titles published between May 1, 2019 and April 30, 2020, and for unpublished manuscripts.

Best Fiction Book (Highland Society of London Prize)

Air an Oir, John D. Urquhart (Acair)

An Tiortach Sgeulachdan Eile, MacNeil (Acair)

Cuibhle an Fhortain, Morag Law (Luath Press)

Dà Shamhradh ann an Raineach, Graham Cooper (Luath Press) Best Poetry Book (Derick Thomson Prize)

Ceum air Cheum / Step by Step, Christopher Whyte (Acair)

Cluaintean Uaine, George L. Murray and Donald Gillies (Acair)

Dàin nan Dùil, Deborah Moffatt (CLÀR)

Nàdar De / Some Kind Of, Peter Mackay (Acair)

Best Non-fiction

Meek Prize)

Às na Freumhan, Timothy Currie Armstrong (Clò Ostaig)

Eadar Dà Shaoghal / Between Two Worlds, Donald MacLeod (Acair)

Seòl mo Bheatha,

Beag Morag

Book agus Ann (Donald

Donald E. Meek (CLÀR) The Highest Apple / An Ubhal As Àirde, ed. Wilson McLeod & Michael Newton (Francis Boutle) Best Book for Children/Young People

Calum agus àirne Mhoire, Flora MacDonald (Flora MacDonald)

Mo Ghranaidh agus an Losgann Mòr, Marie C. Macaulay, (Acair)

Tintin: Ciste Chastafiore, Hergé, trans. Raghnaid Sandilands (Dalen Ltd)

Tintin: Slat-rìoghail Rìgh Ottokar, Hergé, trans. Raghnaid Sandilands (Dalen Ltd)

Best Unpublished Manuscript for Children/Young People

Ailig agus an Dalek Shelagh Campbell

Cèic airson Màiri, Murray

Donaidh Dathach, Gwen Bowie ’S toigh leam slug salach, Ceitidh Hutton

Best Unpublished Manuscript for Adults

Àm nan Aisling Àraid, Robbie A. MacLeod

Anns a’ Chiaradh, Rody Gorman cruthan, Nathaniel Harrington Linne Dhomhainn, Alistair Paul The prizes will be awarded today, Thursday September 17 in an online event to be broadcast on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Gàidhlig,

William