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The winners of the 2011 Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie Literary Award are revealed

Shippagan, NBThe Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie Literary Award has announced the names of the winners of the 2011Annual Award and theRichelieu Youth Award during its thirteenth award ceremony, in the presence of Ms. Antonine Maillet, who lends her name to this prestigious literary event.

The Annual Award was won by Emma Haché for her theatre play Trafiquée, published by Éditions Lansman. The award recipient has received a certificate, a bronze medal engraved with her name, as well as a $4000 grant. The Richelieu Youth Award was awarded to Jenny Losier for her storyPromenade sur le sable. The award recipient has received a certificate and a $1000 grant.

The award recipients in both categories were announced during the official award ceremony which was held, for the second consecutive year, during the Salon du livre dela Péninsuleacadienne, on Friday, October 7, 2011, at the Centre Rhéal-Cormier in Shippagan.  

 

 

2012 Literary Contest

Starting on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, the promotion for the 2012 literary contest will begin.  From now until December 31, 2011, authors are invited to submit their literary work for the two awards of the contest, covering the period from January 1 to December 31, 2011. Contest details are available on the website of the Literary Award, at: http://prixlitteraire.acadie.com

 

About the Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie Literary Award

Established in 1998 as part of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Acadia Life, the Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie Literary Award aims to recognize Acadians who, by the quality of their literary work, contribute to highlight and promote the Acadian community throughout the world.

Since 1999, the Literary Award has awarded $74,000 in grants to 27 Acadian authors, recognized for the excellence of their work, to help them pursue their passion for creative writing. 

 

About the Mouvement 

The Mouvement des caisses populaires acadiennes was founded in 1946. It is the largest Acadian financial institution inNew   Brunswick. With global assets at $3 billion, this network of 22 caisses is represented by 82 business locations inNew Brunswick. More than 1200 and **350** elected representatives are the strength of our organization. For more details, visit our website at http://www.acadie.com .

 

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gisele.robichaud@acadie.com  
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Mario Griffin
Communications and Public Relations Consultant
mario.griffin@acadie.com
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Fax:             506 726-8220

 

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