write: Readers' Choice

Results of Write Magazine's 2000 Reader Poll

Below are the results of a reader poll conducted by Write Magazine. The poll was conducted in October, and therefore does not reflect later releases or events.

 

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Favourite Canadian Writer - Reader's Choice

Margaret Atwood (see page 33)

Runners Up-
Bonnie Burnard, Anne Carson, Timothy Findley, Sandra Foster, Anne Hébert, Howard Hewer, Michael Holmes, Hugh Hood, Alistair MacLeod, K.D. Miller, Bud Osborn, Andrew Pyper, Anita Rau Badami, Richard Scrimger, Ron F. Smith

Favourite Canadian Book

Afterimage, by Helen Humphries

Runners Up-
Frederick Street: Life and Death on Canada's Love Canal, by Elizabeth May
Give Me Your Answer
, by K.D. Miller
The Lagahoo's Apprentice
, by Rabindranath Maharaj
Literary Trips: Following in the Footsteps of Fame, by Alex Ignatius
Lost Girls, by Andrew Pyper
Men In the Off Hours, by Anne Carson
Mystical Rose, by Richard Scrimger No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod
One-Eyed Jack's, by Brad Smith
You Can't Take it With You: The Common-Sense Guide to Estate Planning for Canadians,
by Sandra E. Foster

Favourite International Book

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling

Runners Up-
Bruce Chatwin, by Nicolas Shakespeare
Pastoralia, by George Saunders
'Tis, by Frank McCourt
White Teeth, by Zadie Smith

Most Overhyped Book

Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling

Runners Up-
Anil's Ghost, by Michael Ondaatje
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers
Pilgrim, by Timothy Findley
Power Retail, by Larry Stevenson
A Recipe for Bees, by Gail Anderson Dargatz
We Want Some Too, by Hal Niedviecki

Favourite Poet

Dennis Cooley

Runners Up-
Anne Carson, Chris Chambers, Stephen Laird, Susan Musgrave, George Murray, Richard Outram, Ted Plantos, Andrea Stone, Darren Wershler-Henry, Elana Wolff

Favourite Writing Book

Passion for Narrative, by Jack Hodgins

Runners Up-
Magazine Writing from the Boonies, by Louise Donnelly
Poetry Markets for Canadians
, by Marie Savage

Favourite Mystery

Lost Girls, by Andrew Pyper

Runners Up-
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank, by Lilian Jackson Braun
A Certain Justice
, by P.D. James
Hard Time: A V. I. Warshawski Novel, by Sara Paretsky
Unsolicited: A Mystery, by Julie Kaewert

Favourite Romance Author

Barbara Cartland

Runners Up-
Mary Jo Putney
Margaret Atwood

Favourite SF Book

Lord of Emporers, by Guy Gavriel Kay

Runners Up-
The Dark Is Rising, by Susan Cooper
Dune, house of Atreides, by Brian Herbert and  Kevin J. Anderson
Flashforward, by Robert J. Sawyer

Favourite Editor

John Metcalf

Runners Up-
Jennifer Glossop, Marty Gervais, Martin Levin, Meg Masters

Favourite Agent

Anne McDermid

Runner up-
Helen Heller

Favourite Literary Magazine

(tie)
Pagitica
Quill & Quire

Runners Up-
Antigonish Review, Grain, Poets & Writers, Lichen, Literary Review of Canada, Tickled by Thunder
(several readers voted for Write magazine, but we disqualified ourselves to prevent bias)

Favourite Web site

www.michaelbryson.com/danforth (Danforth Review)

Runners Up-
www.mirror.org/cpa (Canadian Poetry Association)
inkspot.com (Inkspot)
nlc-bnc.ca (National Library of Canada)
theonion.com (The Onion)
www.arts.ubc.ca/prism (Prism International)
randomhouse.ca (Random House of Canada)
www.freenet.carleton.ca/~ab297/contests.html (Smith's List - CanLit Contests)
wcdr.org (Writers' Circle of Durham Region)

Favourite Writing Contest

3-day Novel Contest - Anvil Press

Runners Up-
CAA Winners' Circle, Milton Acorn Prize for Poetry, Prism's Annual Short Fiction Contest

Favourite New Writer

Annabel Lyon

Runners Up-
Jennifer Duncan, Julia Gaunce, Gale Zoe Garnett, rob mclennan, Brad Smith

Favourite Kid's Book

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling

Runners Up-
Very Persistent Gaffers of Frip, by George Saunders
Wow, Canada!: Exploring the Land from Coast to Coast to Coast, by Vivien Bowers
Yuck, a Love Story, by Don Gillmor

Favourite Reporter

Evan Solomon, CBC Newsworld

Runners Up-
Joan Acocella, The New Yorker
Robert Fulford, National Post
Rosie DiManno, The Toronto Star
John Lorinc, Quill and Quire, Globe and Mail

Favourite Freelance Writer

Elizabeth Renzetti

Runners Up-
Dorothea Helms, Mark Kingwell, David McFarlane

Favourite Literary Festival

The Word on the Street (various cities)

Runners Up-
Ottawa International Writers Festival (Ottawa)
International Festival of Authors (Toronto)
Stephen Leacock Festival (Orillia, ON)
Small Press Book Fair (various cities)