Who says prophets are not recognized in their own town. (oh yeah) Anyhew, the Ottawa Citizen reports who gets the biggest encouraging nods:
rob mclennan was named best poet of the year (written), and Oni the Haitian Sensation was best spoken-word poet of the year. The best work of fiction was Late Nights on Air, by Elizabeth Hay, and best non-fiction was rob mclennan’s Subverting the Lyric. Best new theatre work was Disaster, by (also poet) David O’Meara, who was also named best playwright.
Complete list of all the winners of categories.