Winterset in Summer Literary Festival

The Winterset in Summer Literary Festival takes place annually in Eastport, Newfoundland and Labrador. It celebrates the writers of the province and provides a platform for both new and established authors. The festival has grown to include music, drama, and visual arts, in addition to its primary focus on literature. The festival was established in 2002 after the death of Sandra Fraser Gwyn in 2000. Gwyn was an award-winning author and journalist, and the festival was founded to commemorate her contributions for the province. Winterset in Summer, the organization that hosts the festival, is a registered charity. The festival is organized and run by volunteers. 
== Board of Directors ==
* Kathy Hodder (COB)
* Eleanor Dawson (VC of the Board of Directors)
* Mary Henderson (Treasurer)
* Barbara Case (Secretary)
* Lana Collins (Chair Marketing Committee)
* Carol Bishop-Gwyn
* Cris Carter
* Yvonne Pevie
* Noreen Golfman
* Leslie Vryenhoek
== BMO Winterset Award ==
Although the BMO Winterset Award is considered a separate entity from the festival, the two are largely connected. The award plays a key role in the festival's program each year. It was founded in 2000 by Richard Gwyn to honour his late wife, Sandra Fraser Gwyn. The award was named after Sandra's childhood home in St. John's. It is now known as the BMO Winterset Award due to the recent establishment of a partnership with the Bank of Montreal Financial Group. 
The award aims to celebrate and support Newfoundland and Labrador authors. Eligible individuals must either have been born in the province or be a current resident. All literary works in any genre can be submitted, as long as the work is published. The only criterion for the award is the literary excellence of the work's content. The winner of the award receives a $12,500 prize, while the finalists receive $3,000 each.
=== Winners ===
Year	Winner 	Finalists
2000	This All Happened by Michael Winter 	Walking in Paradise by Michael Winter and The Topography of Love by Bernice Morgan
2001	River Thieves by Michael Crummey 	Days Into Flatspin by Kan Babstock and The Confessions of Nipper Mooney by Ed Kavanagh
2002	The Word for Home by Joan Clark 	Open by Lisa Moore and The Navigator of New York by Wayne Johnston
2003	Tilting by Robert Mellin 	Merrybegot by Mary Dalton and In the Chambers of the Sea by Susan Rendell
2004	The Nine Planets by Edward Riche 	Down to the Dirt by Joel Hynes and So Beautiful by Ramona Dearing
2005	An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark 	Space Between the Trees by Enos Watts and The Woman Who Mapped Labrador by Anne Hart, Roberta Buchanan & Bryan Greene
2006	Inside by Kenneth J. Harvey 	The Hour of Bad Decisions by Russel Wangersky and Airstream Land Yacht by Ken Babstock
2007	boYs by Kathleen Winter 	The Silent Time by Paul Rowe and Cod: An Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries
2008	Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems by Randall Maggs 	Skin Room by Sara Tilley and Where the Pavement Ends: Canada’s Aboriginal Recovery Movement and the Urgent Need for Reconciliation by Marie Wadden
2009	Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant 	Galore by Michael Crummey and February by Lisa Moore
2010	The Glass Harmonica by Russel Wangersky 	This Ramshackle Tabernacle by Samuel Thomas Martin and Blood Relatives by Craig Francis Power
2011	The Shell of the Tortoise by Don McKay 	Easy to Like by Edward Riche and Gift Horse by Mark Callanan
2012	Jack & Mary in the Land of Thieves by Andy Jones 	Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders by Greg Malone and Whirl Away by Russell Wangersky
2013	The Strangers' Gallery by Paul Bowdring 	Caught by Lisa Moore and Escape Velocity by Carmelita McGrath
2014	Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome by Megan Gail Coles 	Sweetland by Michael Crummey and Where I Belong by Alan Doyle
2015	Duke by Sarah Tilley 	Strangers & Others by Stan Dragland and Ledger of the Open Hand by Leslie Vryenhoek
2016	The Last Half of the Year by Paul Rowe 	Two-Man Tent by Robert Chafe and Little Dogs by Michael Crummey
2017	We'll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes 	The Greatest Hits of Wanda Jaynes by Bridget Canning and First Snow, Last Light by Wayne Johnston
2018	Ebb & Flo by Heather Smith 	The Luminous Sea by Melissa Barbeau and Between Breaths by Robert Chafe
2019	Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles	The Innocents by Michael Crummey and Nitinikiau Innusi: I Keep the Land Alive by Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue
== The 2020 Festival ==
The 2020 Winterset in Summer Literary Festival will take place from the 8th to the 9th of August. The festival will occur digitally due to health regulations, and the events can either be watched live or streamed after. The festival will feature several events, including:
* Any Jones: In Conversation
* Megan Gail Coles: 2019 Winterset Award Winner
* Eva Crocker & Shannon Webb Campbell: Conversations
There is no ticket fee, and individuals can register to be a part of the conversations live through the Winterset in Summer's website. The Winterset in Summer Literary Festival is currently set to return to in Eastport in August 2021.
== References ==
== External Links ==
* Official website
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Category:Literary festivals
Category:Literary festivals in Canada
Category:Festivals established in 2000
Category:Festivals in Newfoundland and Labrador