Southwest Margaree Couple Both Win Atlantic Book Awards

by Bobby NockMay 11, 2018

A Southwest Margaree couple who were competing against each other for an Atlantic Book Award each took home awards at last night’s ceremony in Halifax.

Oisin Curran won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award for his book Blood Fable.

His wife Sarah Faber was also nominated for the award that comes with a prize of 25-thousand dollars.

However, Faber won the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for her novel, All is Beauty Now.

A total of 13 awards were handed out, last night.

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Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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