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2026 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award

2026-11-02

The Editorial Board of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick, is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award is Louis J. Robichaud: A Man for the Moment (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2026), by Dr. Donald J. Savoie, the Clément-Cormier Research Chair in Economic Development at the Université de Moncton.

 

Louis J. Robichaud: A Man for the Moment (also published in French as Le moment était venu pour quelqu’un comme lui: Louis J. Robichaud) is a far-ranging intimate biography of the premier who ushered in the province’s Official Languages Act and the Equal Opportunity Program. This program ensured that all New Brunswickers, regardless of where they lived or to which linguistic community they belonged, had equitable access to needed educational, social and health services, as well as economic opportunities. Controversial at the time and as Savoie reveals, there was a significant personal cost to Robichaud himself but also to his family. Yet Robichaud persevered, and Savoie questions whether any other leader in 1960s New Brunswick could have succeeded given the challenges posed by a fledging economy, power dynamics with K.C. Irving, and conservative public attitudes. Savoie’s answer is “no”: Robichaud was “the man for the moment” and rich insights are gained from the dynamics of Savoie’s decades-long interactions and discussions with Robichaud making the volume a welcome addition. It will be of interest to the general public, especially to those who lived through the period, as well as treasured by academics for its many insights for years to come.

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Le Prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick 2026

2026-11-02

Le comité de rédaction de la Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick/Journal of New Brunswick Studies est heureux d’annoncer que le lauréat du Prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick 2026 est Le moment était venu pour quelqu'un comme lui : Louis J. Robichaud (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2026), par Dr. Donald J. Savoie, titulaire de la chaire de recherche Clément-Cormier en développement économique à l’Université de Moncton.

 

Le moment était venu pour quelqu’un comme lui : Louis J. Robichaud (également publié en anglais sous le titre Louis J. Robichaud: A Man for the Moment) est une biographie intime et exhaustive du premier ministre qui a mis en place la Loi sur les langues officielles de la province et le programme Chances égales pour tous. Ce programme garantissait à toutes les Néo-Brunswickoises et à tous les Néo-Brunswickois, quel que soit leur lieu de résidence ou leur communauté linguistique, un accès équitable aux services éducatifs, sociaux et de santé dont elles et ils avaient besoin, ainsi qu’à des opportunités économiques. Controversé à l’époque, ce programme, comme le révèle Savoie, a eu un coût personnel considérable pour Robichaud lui-même, mais aussi pour sa famille. Pourtant, Robichaud a persévéré, et Savoie se demande si un autre dirigeant du Nouveau-Brunswick des années 1960 aurait pu réussir, compte tenu des défis posés par une économie naissante, des rapports de force avec K.C. Irving et des attitudes conservatrices du public. La réponse de Savoie est « non » : Robichaud était « l’homme de la situation » et les interactions et discussions que Savoie a eues avec Robichaud pendant des décennies apportent un éclairage précieux, faisant de cet ouvrage un bel ajout. Il intéressera le grand public, en particulier celles et ceux qui ont vécu cette période, et sera également très apprécié par les universitaires pour ses nombreuses perspectives pendant de nombreuses années encore.

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Winner of the 2025 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award

2025-09-05

The award committee and the Editorial Board of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick, are pleased to announce that The Higgs Years: Leading and Dividing New Brunswick (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025), edited by Dr. Gabriel Arsenault, associate professor of political science at the Université de Moncton and associate researcher at the Donald J. Savoie Institute, is the winner of the 2025 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award. https://www.mqup.ca/higgs-years--the-products-9780228024378.php?page_id=73&

As the award committee notes, "The Higgs Years provides a timely analysis of Blaine Higgs’ tenure as Progressive Conservative premier of New Brunswick from 2018-2024. As such it advances our knowledge and understanding of the politics, culture, and society of the province."

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Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick, 2025

2025-02-09

Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick vise à reconnaître les qualités d’érudition dans les domaines des humanités et des sciences sociales faisant progresser nos connaissances et notre compréhension de la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le prix est administré par le Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick/Journal of New Brunswick Studies (RÉNB/JNBS). Le ou la récipiendaire du prix aura également l’opportunité d’enregistrer un balado au sujet de son livre qui sera mis en ligne sur le site web de la RÉNB/JNBS. Les critères d’éligibilité sont énumérés ci-dessous.

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The New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award, 2025

2025-01-28

The New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award recognizes exceptional scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that advances our knowledge and understanding of the province of New Brunswick. The award is administered by the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick (JNBS/RÉNB). The recipient of the award will also be given the opportunity to record a podcast about their book which will be posted to the JNBS/RÉNB website. Eligibility requirements are listed here.

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Announcing the Winner of the 2024 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award

2024-09-09

The Editorial Board of the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick, is pleased to announce that Dr. Gregory M.W. Kennedy (Brandon University) is the winner of the 2024 New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award for his book Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada's First World War (Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024). 

As the award committee notes, "Gregory Kennedy is to be commended for his contribution to our understanding of Acadian and New Brunswick history."        The complete award citation (in English and French) follows.
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Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick, 2024

2024-02-24

Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick vise à reconnaître les qualités d’érudition dans les domaines des humanités et des sciences sociales faisant progresser nos connaissances et notre compréhension de la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Parrainé par la Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick/Journal of New Brunswick Studies (RÉNB/JNBS), le prix a une valeur de 250 $. Le ou la récipiendaire du prix aura également l’opportunité d’enregistrer un balado au sujet de son livre qui sera publié sur le site web de la RÉNB/JNBS. Les critères d’éligibilité sont énumérés ci-dessous.

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The New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award, 2024

2024-02-05

The New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award recognizes exceptional scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that advances our knowledge and understanding of the province of New Brunswick. Sponsored by the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick (JNBS/RÉNB), the award carries a value of $250. The recipient of the award will also be given the opportunity to record a podcast about their book which will be posted to the JNBS/RÉNB website. Eligibility requirements are listed below.

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New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award Winner

2022-11-07

While the committee was impressed with the quality of books submitted for the New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award, Alan MacEachern’s The Miramichi Fire: A History (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020) was selected as this year’s winner. Not only does MacEachern’s comprehensive archival research delve deeply into provincial history, economics, and lore, but it also brings environmental, climatic, and hydrological understandings to bear on how such conflagrations start and spread; how they change ecosystems, work patterns, and populations; and how they are remembered in the popular imagination. As such, the book makes important contributions to our understanding of New Brunswick’s resource-dependent culture, both past and present. The book is thoroughly researched and written in a style that is scholarly and at times playful in its presentation of the facts and stories that have accompanied this momentous event in provincial history.                                                                                                                                                                                             

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Oigotasig Nasitaneo : Telsotasigeo Marshalleoei , New Brunswick ag Atlantic Canada tapoisgag tje nan giis

2022-04-06

Gegenoatagen Oigatigen New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’’etudes sur le Nouveau-Brunswick
(https://jounal.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JBNS) na etl maoitampg otjit oesgotasig gogei otjit province ag tan tet eimotimg oetjoo ag ositgamog tan teloltigo. Notji ginamoatitjig otjit elnoei teplotagen, nemetjogagen/ nipogt tan telotasig, Crown-Indigenous- Settler telamatoltimg , ag nematjoinoei teplotagen na oigomotjig ola tepgisteg oigatigen tan oesgotasig ag angaptasig 1999 Supreme Court of Canada ( SCC) Marshall telsotasigepag tan telatog New Brunswick ag Atlantic Canada tapoisgag tje nan tesipongeg pemiag.

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Numéro special : Les décisions Marshall, Nouveau-Brunswick et le Canada atlantique 25 ans plus tard

2022-03-14

La Revue d'études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick / Journal of New Brunswick Studies
(https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JNBS) est un forum d'idées et de débats sur la province et sa place dans les contextes canadiens et mondial. Les chercheurs qui s'intéressent aux droits autochtones, à la gestion des pêches et des ressources naturelles, aux relations entre la Couronne, les autochtones et les colons, ainsi qu’aux politiques publiques, sont invités à soumettre des résumés pour un numéro spécial consacré à l'exploration des décisions Marshall de 1999 de la Cour suprême du Canada (CSC) et de leur impact sur le Nouveau-Brunswick et le reste du Canada atlantique 25 ans plus tard.

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Special Issue: The Marshall Decisions, New Brunswick & Atlantic Canada 25 years later

2022-03-09

 

The Journal of New Brunswick Studies/ Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick
(https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JNBS) is a forum for ideas and debate about the province and its place in wider Canadian and global contexts. Scholars of Indigenous rights, fisheries/natural resources management, Crown-Indigenous-settler relations, and public policy are invited to submit abstracts for a special issue dedicated to exploring the 1999 Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) Marshall decisions and its impact on New Brunswick and the rest of Atlantic Canada 25 years later.

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Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick

2021-10-27

Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick vise à reconnaître les qualités d’érudition dans les domaines des humanités et des sciences sociales faisant progresser nos connaissances et notre compréhension de la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Parrainé par la Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick/Journal of New Brunswick Studies (RÉNB/JNBS), le prix a une valeur de 250 $. Le ou la récipiendaire du prix aura également l’opportunité d’enregistrer un balado au sujet de son livre qui sera publié sur le site web de la RÉNB/JNBS.

Le prix du livre académique du Nouveau-Brunswick

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New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award

2021-10-26

The New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award recognizes exceptional scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that advances our knowledge and understanding of the province of New Brunswick. Sponsored by the Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick (JNBS/RÉNB), the award carries a value of $250. The recipient of the award will also be given the opportunity to record a podcast about their book which will be posted to the JNBS/RÉNB website.

 

New Brunswick Scholarly Book Award

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Art in the Park: Artists’ Responses to Fundy National Park

2020-12-14

Growing up in New Brunswick, I have long been mindful of the love and pride that many feel for Fundy National Park, but until recently I had never been aware of how this connection came to be. Stemming from this curiosity, I grew interested in the art historical ties that Fundy holds through its enduring connection to artists and cultural institutions. Interestingly, Fundy National Park and the surrounding community have long been a cultural hub for artists. Beginning with the opening of the park in 1950, there have been courses for various forms of craft, workshops, cultural events, and artist residencies taking place within the park. The park now hosts a wide array of guests, from Mount Allison University students, to beloved bands and musicians.

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New Editorship and Editorial Board additions

2020-07-02

The Journal of New Brunswick Studies/Revue d’études sur le Nouveau-Brunswick is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Boudreau, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, St. Thomas University, is the new Editor of the Journal.  He replaces Dr. Tony Tremblay who, in addition to being the founding Editor of the Journal, has served in this capacity for the past ten years.   

The Journal is also delighted to welcome four new members to the Editorial Board: Dr. Kristi Allain (St. Thomas University); Dr. Leah Grandy (University of New Brunswick Libraries); Dr. Bonnie Huskins (St. Thomas University); and Dr. Jean Sauvageau (St. Thomas University).

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