Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book Winners

The Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book is presented annually to a Manitoba writer whose first professionally-published English- language book is deemed the best written.

Updated April 30, 2024
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Surviving the city
Spillett, Tasha
Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape--they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay...
The secret of the jade bangle
Trinh, Linda
"Engaging and empowering." --STARRED review, Nonstop Reader A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in.  Organized and...

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