Leacock Medal Longlist Announced
Press Release
April 19, 2020
The Board of Directors of Stephen Leacock Associates announces its 2020 long list for the 73rd Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Board President Michael Hill has thanked the Canadian panel of judges from all across Canada and the committee of local readers for their recommendations.
The list includes eleven books instead of the usual ten, because two books tied for the last place.
The long list for the 2020 Leacock Medal is:
(in alphabetical order by author surname)
| Chapin, Sasha | All the Wrong Moves | McClelland & Stewart |
| Crawford, Mark | The New Canadian Curling | J. Gordon Shillingford |
| Club | Publishing | |
| Crewe, Lesley | Are You Kidding Me?! | Nimbus Publishing |
| Curran, Colleen | Out for Stars | Bandstand Island Books |
| Goodwin, Daniel | The Art of Being Lewis | Cormorant Books |
| Jacobs, Heidi L. M. | Molly of the Mall: Literary | NeWest Press |
| Lass and Purveyor of Fine | ||
| Footwear | ||
| Lamb, Jamie | Christmas in Mariposa: | Heritage House |
| Sketches of Canada’s | Publishing | |
| Legendary Little Town | ||
| Reidel, Marion | Cafe Conversations | One Thousand Trees |
| Richardson, Bill | I Saw Three Ships | Talon Books Ltd. |
| Spurway, Amy | CROW | Goose Lane Editions |
| Taylor, Drew Hayden | Cottagers and Indians | Talon Books Ltd. |
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