Huge congratulations to all of our authors who received recognition at the 2024 PEI Museum Heritage Awards! As a baby publisher these are our first publishing awards and we couldn’t be more proud of our authors and our team.
Four of our books have been recognized at the 2024 PEI Museum Heritage Awards. Organized by the The PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, the Heritage Awards are presented each year to individuals or groups in recognition of their contribution to heritage on Prince Edward Island. The Foundation’s mission is to preserve PEI’s heritage for present and future generations.
Publication of Year
Fiona by Pownal Street Press and contributors
Heritage Recognition Awards
Unhistoric Acts by Dianne Porter
The Girl from 108 by Lorraine Clements
Sapo Miskîsik,wa Ohci Atim: Through the Eyes of a Dog by Nicole Lodge
Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy Cobb received Publication of the Year (Creative) for the Pownal Street Press anthology, Fiona: Prince Edward Island Accounts of Canada’s Biggest Storm. This collection in poetry, essay and photographs shares Islanders’ experience of the storm, from Fiona’s first shocking moments post to the absolute wonder experienced as the lights came back on, home by home. It is a historical record of a weather event that will never be forgotten, and serves to capture the impact of climate change on Canada’s smallest province.
Dianne Porter, author of Unhistoric Acts: Inside the Women’s Movement on Prince Edward Island, and Lorraine Clements, author of The Girl from 108, both received Heritage Recognition Awards.
Unhistoric Acts is a first hand account by long time advocate for the women’s movement Dianne Porter. Women’s equality in Prince Edward Island took time and tireless effort by numerous unsung heroes. Working together as a force for change, Porter honours the ‘unsung heroes’ of the movement with profiles of front-liners in the fields of early childhood education, politics and social services, which collectively were able to transform the landscape.
The Girl from 108 is an intriguing account of the world that the author, Lorraine Clements, grew up in at 108 King Street in Charlottetown. Her memoir tells the story of the boarding house that her parents operated, which served as a home for builders, plumbers, and countrymen who came to serve the area.
Nicole Lodge also received a Heritage Recognition Award for her children’s book, Sapo Miskîsik,wa Ohci Atim: Through the Eyes of a Dog. The story is told from the perspective of the main character, Atim, which is a Michif word that translates to “dog.” This book is meant to portray the world through the eyes of a dog thus teaching the reader to view everyone equally.
The Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation’s goal is to preserve the heritage of Prince Edward Island for present and future generations. As Prince Edward Island’s provincial museum, the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation is the principal repository and steward of evidence that documents or represents the cultural and natural history of our province and its people. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.peimuseum.ca.
Pownal Street Press is PEI’s newest publishing house. Women-owned and women-led, friendly, warm and professional: Pownal Street Press brings an approachable perspective to publishing books. With decades’ of experience, Pownal Street Press Co-Founders, Genevieve Loughlin and Mo Duffy Cobb have extensive publishing backgrounds across editorial, book design, marketing and sales. With distribution through Raincoast Books, Pownal Street Press’ titles have national reach but local heart. For more information about the Press and its books, please visit: www.pownalstreetpress.com.