The judges will certainly have a tough time whittling down this list of stellar titles to a shortlist by October 5th.
Here are the 2010 nominees:
• Douglas Coupland – Player One (on order)
• Michael Helm – Cities of Refuge
• Alexander MacLeod – Light Lifting
• Avner Mandelman – The Debba (on order)
• Tom Rachman – The Imperfectionists
• Sarah Selecky – This Cake Is For The Party
• Johanna Skibsrud – The Sentimentalists (on order)
• Joan Thomas – Curiosity : a love story
• Jane Urquhart – Sanctuary Line
• Dianne Warren – Cool Water
• Kathleen Winter – Annabel