The shortlists for the 10th annual ReLit Awards have been announced, and Q&Q‘s very own Zoe Whittall is among the nominees for best novel. The awards will be handed out in Ottawa on Oct. 20.

Best Novel:

• Away From Everywhere, Chad Pelley (Breakwater Books)
• Wrong Bar, Nathaniel G. Moore (Tightrope Books)
• Overqualified, Joey Comeau (ECW Press)
• The Beautiful Children, Michael Kenyon (Thistledown Press)
• Holding Still For As Long As Possible, Zoe Whittall (House of Anansi Press)
• The Plight House, Jason Hrivnak (Pedlar Press)
• After the Red Night, Christiane Frenette (Cormorant Books)

Best Poetry Collection:

• Lisa Robertson’s Magenta Soul Whip, Lisa Robertson (Coach House Books)
• A Nice Place to Visit, Sky Gilbert (ECW Press)
• The Others Raisd in Me, Gregory Betts (Pedlar Press)
• Always Die Before Your Mother, Patrick Woodcock (ECW Press)
• Paper Radio, Damian Rogers (ECW Press)
• Red Nest, Gillian Jerome (Nightwood Editions)
• The Last House, Michael Kenyon (Brick Books)

Best Short Story Collection:

• Men of Salt, Men of Earth, Matt Lennox (Oberon Press)
• Buying Cigarettes for the Dog, Stuart Ross (Freehand Press)
• The Moon of Letting Go, Richard Van Camp (Enfield & Wizenty)
• What Boys Like, Amy Jones (Biblioasis)
• Fatted Calf Blues, Steven Mayoff (Turnstone Press)
• What We’re Made Of, Ryan Turner (Oberon Press)
• Sentimental Exorcisms, David Derry (Coach House Books)