Hay, Itani, Fowler and Oliver up for Ottawa Book Awards

By Westwood Creative ArtistsSeptember 26, 2012News

WCA is happy to announce that four WCA clients have been nominated for Ottawa Book Awards. The Ottawa book awards recognize the top English and French books published in the previous year. Congratulations Elizabeth Hay, Frances Itani, Robert Fowler and Craig Oliver!

Elizabeth Hay: Alone in the Classroom

Frances Itani: Requiem

Robert R. Fowler: A Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda

Craig Oliver: Oliver’s Twist: The Life and Times of an Unapologetic Newshound

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Hay, Itani, Fowler and Oliver up for Ottawa Book Awards

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