Author H. Nigel Thomas has the acclamations and the scars to show
This past May, H. Nigel Thomas added to his impressive list of achievements when he was awarded the 2022 Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize. He is one of two Canadians to receive the prize of $50,000, awarded to him in recognition of his outstanding contributions and achievements in the arts. It comes on the heels of the Judy Mappin Community Award that was given to him in 2021 by the Quebec Writers’ Federation, also recognizing a body of work that comprises 13 books: six novels, three books of short stories and two collections of poems. Along the way, …