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22  AWARD honours


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WINS


2019 Fiction Winner
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Whistler Independent Book Award
Judged by The Canadian Authors Association

https://www.cbc.ca/books/ann-shortell-s-celtic-knot-among-2019-whistler-independent-book-awards-winners-1.5330472
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https://independentbookawards.ca/wiba-2019-winners-announced/

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2020 Winner, Books  
Ink & Cinema's Showcase's The Crime List Award

www.rebelseedstudio.com/blogs/ink-cinema-showcase-winners/2020-crime-list?goal=0_75021d2dc0-8348b9cb65-392773345&mc_cid=8348b9cb65&mc_eid=8ad32e868e

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CATEGORY AWARDS

2019 Hon. Mention
Writer’s Digest 
Self-Published Ebook Awards
Mystery/Thriller

https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/7th-annual-self-published-ebook-awards-winners
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2019 Bronze
IPPY  Awards
Regional Fiction Canada East

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http://www.ippyawards.com/136/medalists/2019-medalists-cat-1-35/2019-regional
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2020 Gold

ELit Book Awards,
Multicultural Fiction

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http://www.elitawards.com/2020_results.php
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​2019 Gold

Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Religious Fiction

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https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners/reviews
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2019 Silver
Moonbeam Book Awards
Young Adult
Religious/Inspirational Fiction

http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2400&urltitle=2019+Moonbeam+Children%27s+Book+Award+Results
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2020 IndieB.R.A.G.
Medallion Honoree
Book Readers Appreciation Group

www.bragmedallion.com/award-winning-books/historical-fiction/celtic-knot/

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2019 Bronze
Illumination Book Awards
Ebooks

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http://www.illuminationawards.com/16/2020-medalists--ebook-and-enduring-light-?fbclid=IwAR1bZ65tEwZ7Vh0sWEHlNT4v5OMYJlJKp1LlV8XnyCH1H0hIf50TUSXlcHw
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​2020 Maxy Awards

1st Runner-Up
Literary/Humour Fiction

​http://www.maxyawards.com/past-winners-2020?fbclid=IwAR1OrX5LMyL6SEP8nLmFGuTKC0Sj4EUh3_WnAd37wjoGPOq1tIkvRxkZHt8
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FINALS




​2018 Sarton Women's

Book Awards
Historical Fiction

http://storycircle.org/SartonLiteraryAward/pressrelease_shortlist_2019.php
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2020 Eric Hoffer
Book Award
Fiction


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​http://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-category-finalists.html?fbclid=IwAR1rmhL_vL3akQkRcZ5AdzeEgmHmC-Zy_7IJb7kfx1cdfc8f5VWRzLl8-tY#.Xta8pZ5KjPB

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2020 National Indie
Excellence Awards

Regional Fiction North East

​www.indieexcellence.com/14th-annual-finalists
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​2019 Shortlist
The Miramichi Reader’s Award
Fiction
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https://miramichireader.ca/2019/07/2019-shortlist-fiction
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2018 Foreword

Book of The Year Awards
Multicultural Fiction
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https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/celtic-knot-9781525520907
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​2017 Shortlist

Arthur Ellis Award for Unpublished Manuscripts
Judged by Crime Writers of Canada

​https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/04/24/gordon-korman-bobbi-jean-mackinnon-among-2017-arthur-ellis-awards-shortlisters/
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Semi-Finals


2020 Royal Palm Literary Award
​Historical Fiction
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2020 Royal Palm Literary Award
Mystery Fiction

floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/royal-palm-literary-award/royal-palm-literary-award-winners/


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​2019 Kindle Book Review Awards
for Mystery Fiction
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https://www.thekindlebookreview.net/2019-kbr-semifinalists
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​2019 ScreenCraft

Cinematic Book Competition

​https://screencraft.org/2020/02/12/2019-screencraft-cinematic-book-competition-semifinalists-announced-2/?fbclid=IwAR1xdQVYxA9M75Ar4SMmHsEmTHO4KtLdRiqqAIjkngMGgXFcRoj05wx4LAA
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Other Honours




​2019 Notable 100

Book of The Year #14
Shelf Unbound Magazine  
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https://shelfmediagroup.com/portfolio/december-january-2020
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2020 Coverfly Red List
Historical Book
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https://writers.coverfly.com/the-red-list?genre=Historical&format=Book%2FManuscript&range=year&h=87521&fbclid=IwAR38olFFV1D-7Z8pUbzAwdb4UgpUWaxfYjyiDkukQ266qL4xN4ASCIxp1wc
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​2020 Catholic Writers’ League

Seal of Approval

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https://catholicwritersguild.org/seal-approval
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2019 Wishing Shelf Awards
Red Ribbon for Fiction

https://www.thewsa.co.uk/finalists2018/
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