The Boardman Tasker Prize For Mountain Literature is “awarded annually to the author or authors of the best literary work, whether fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry, the central theme of which is concerned with the mountain environment.” If you’re looking for a good book to read, the winner of this coveted literary award is always worth reading.
On Friday, November 17, 2017 the winner of the Boardman Tasker Award 2017 for Mountain Literature was announced at the Kendal Mountain Festival. A huge congrats goes out to this year’s winner: Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald.
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…and the winner of the 2017 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature is ‘Art of Freedom’ by Bernadette McDonald! pic.twitter.com/2lr6hlA3kd
— Boardman Tasker (@BoardmanTasker) November 17, 2017
Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald had fierce mountain literature competition this year. The Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2017 had 34 entries overall. Out of those books five outstanding titles made the shortlist, including:
- The Push by Tommy Caldwell
- Days To Remember by Rob Collister
- The Magician’s Glass by Ed Douglas
- Among The Summer Snows by Christopher Nicholson
- Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald
(Click on the book links above to read a book review)
Learn more about Boardman Tasker at BoardmanTasker.com. Discover all of the books that competed for the Boardman Tasker Award 2017 at MountainFest.co.uk. For a complete list of winners of the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature from 1984 to 2017, visit Wikipedia.org.
See Also: 2017 Banff Mountain Book Competition Award Winners
