Publisher Palimpsest Press says Desforges “leads enlightened witnesses through a wild garden where archetypal tales are treated with tongue-in-cheek irreverence. Jaclyn Desforges won for Danger Flower in the poetry category.
Hamilton-based cartoonist Joe Ollmann won in the fiction category for his graphic novel Fictional Father, which chronicles a highly successful cartoonist’s depiction of the loving relationship of a father and son and the stark contrast with the cartoonist’s real-life treatment of his own son. Jacobson died in 1995 while homeless in Hamilton. From Hamilton publisher Wolsak & Wynn Publishers, her book powerfully and emotionally documents the journey of Margaret Jacobson, who struggled with mental illness and homelessness.ĭavy analyzed more than 800 pages of medical records and conducted interviews with Margaret's friends and family, as well as those who worked in psychiatric care, to create a portrait of a woman who was shuffled through a revolving door of psychiatric admissions and discharged to rundown boarding houses. 12.įormer Hamilton Spectator reporter Denise Davy won both the non-fiction category and the Kerry Schooley Book Award for Her Name Was Margaret: Life and Death on the Streets. Three Hamilton authors have new accolades after winning at the 29 th annual Hamilton Literary Awards, handed out Dec.
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