| Jannie Edwards | The Possibilities of Thirst | Rowan Books |
| David Elias | Places of Grace | Coteau Books |
| Joanna Gerber | In the Misleading Absence of Light | Coteau Books |
| Shree Ghatage | Awake When All the World is Asleep | House of Anansi Press |
| Walfried Jansen | Sharp Edge of North | Boreal Publishing |
| Julie Lawson | Goldstone Trilogy
Emma and the Silk Train |
Fizthenry and Whiteside
Kids Can Press |
| Helen Mourre | Landlocked | Thistledown Press |
| Barbara Mulcahy | The Man with the Dancing Monkey | Wolsak & Wynn |
| Brenda Niskala | Open 24 Hours | Broken Jaw |
| Sheldon Oberman | By the Hanukkah Light
The Always Prayer Shawl |
Boyds Mills Press
Puffin |
| Darlene Barry Quaife | Death Writes | Aresenal Pulp Press |
| Birk Sproxton | The Red-Headed Woman with the Black Black Heart | Turnstone Press |