What everyone is vying for…
Judged Awards:
BEST NOVEL, Young Adult/Juvenile
BEST NOVEL, Adult
Winners of the judged awards receive one Muskoka chair, and a possible fast-track to the start of a publishing career: their manuscripts are shown either to an editor at a publishing house or a literary agent.
Quantitative Awards:
REMINGTON (REMY) AWARD: For the writer who has raised the highest total donations to YMCA Muskoka Literacy Services.
MOST PROLIFIC WRITER AWARD: For the writer who writes the longest manuscript by word count by the end of the marathon.
ROCKSTAR AWARD: For the writer who produces the second-longest manuscript, must be at least 250 pages to qualify.
BALZAC AWARD: For the writer who produces the longest manuscript despite leaving Sunday night (discontinued as of 2013).
Peer-Voted Awards:
SPIRIT AWARD: For the writer who best embodies the spirit of the Muskoka Novel Marathon, as voted by their fellow writers.
B.I.C. (Bum in Chair) AWARD: For the writer who stays glued to their chair the longest, according to the observation of their fellow writers.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD: For the first-time marathoner who best embraces the spirit of the Muskoka Novel Marathon.
TECHIE AWARD: For the writer who does the most to help fellow writers overcome technological issues during the Novel Marathon.
Volunteer Award:
STAR VOLUNTEER AWARD: For a person who has performed outstanding work as a volunteer with the Muskoka Novel Marathon (donated by the YMCA in 2021). Selected by the MNM Organizating Committee.
2022 Winners
Most Prolific: Lenore Butcher
Rookie of the Year: Jane Burt
Spirit: Donna Curtain & KM Wehrstein
Techie: Catherine Neal
BIC: Lenore Butcher
Remy: Donna Curtain
Star Volunteer: Marlene Vettorel
Best Novel
Adult: A Treatise on the theory and Practice of Killing a God by Benjamin Glatt
Honourable mention: Lark’s Leap by Donna Curtain
Young Adult/Juvenile: Rainbow Fire by Sharon Frayne
2021 Winners
Most Prolific: Sharon Frayne
Rookie of the Year: Maryanne Mason
Spirit: Jennifer Turney
Techie: Krystyne Taylor-Smith
BIC: Sharon Frayne
Remy: Krystyne Taylor-Smith
Star Volunteer: KM Wehrstein
Best Novel
Adult: The Life of Joshua by Benjamin Glatt
Honourable Mention: The Salt Road by Lois Ward
Young Adult/Juvenile: Reading Between the Lines by Sarah El Sioufi
2020 Winners
Most Prolific: Sharon Frayne
Rookie of the Year: Adrian Lowell
Spirit: Collum McKnight/Jacqui DeBique
Techie: Krystyne Taylor-Smith
BIC: Kate Arms & Sharon Frayne
Remy: Not awarded this year.
Best Novel
Adult: One Night and the Station by Roy Sarkar
Young Adult/Juvenile: The Sound of a Rainbow by Sharon Frayne
Honourable Mention: Raptured by Jan Morrison
2019 Winners
– moved to 2019 yearbook page
2018 Winners
– Moved to 2018 Yearbook page
2017 Winners
– moved to 2017 Yearbook page
2016 Winners
– moved to 2016 Yearbook page
2015 Winners
– moved to 2015 Yearbook page
2013 Winners
– moved to 2013 YEarbook page.
2012 Winners
- moved to 2012 YEarbook page