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Royal City Literary Arts Society names poetry award winners

The Royal City Literary Arts Society has announced the winners of its 2018 Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. Taking first place in the fifth annual award competition is Aislinn Hunter for Linger, Still , published by Gaspereau Press.
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The Royal City Literary Arts Society has announced the winners of its 2018 Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry.

Taking first place in the fifth annual award competition is Aislinn Hunter for Linger, Still, published by Gaspereau Press. Second place went to Catriona Wright for Table Manners (Signal Editions/Véhicule Press) and third to Catherine Graham for The Celery Forest (Buckrider Books/Wolsak & Wynn).

The awards come with cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100, respectively.

Awards will be presented at a special ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 24 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Room 417 at the Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.

The awards ceremony is free and open to all.