McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award

McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award

The McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually since 2005 to a First Nations, Inuit or Métis writer for a work published in English in any literary genre. The author receives a cash award of $5,000, donated by the Canadian bookstore chain McNally Robinson.

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