We are thrilled that Impact: Women Writing After Concussion has won the BPAA’s Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year! It was a highly competitive category with four other exceptional books shortlisted. Any one of us could have won and it’s truly an honour to be in such good company. Here is a look at the shortlist.

Thank you to the BPAA and to the jury. We also thank all of our contributors who bared their souls in Impact. I am grateful, as always, to my friend and colleague and co-editor, Elaine Morin. Our thanks also go to the University of Alberta Press who believed in this book from the moment the proposal first crossed their path.

Finally I thank our many readers who have taken the time to contact us and tell us what Impact means to them. There is nothing better than getting these notes. As more people face neurological problems as a result of Covid, I fear that Impact will become even more relevant. I can’t say all brain fog is the same, but there are similarities and I think we can help each other.

What I have learned through this experience is no matter what is going on for you, you are not alone. There is always a community that can help you. I really believe that.