Casey Plett has been honoured for her book "Little Fish"
A Windsor-based writer has won a $60,000 award for her debut novel.
Casey Plett took home the Amazon Canada First Novel Award for her book "Little Fish" during a gala event Wednesday night in Toronto.
The book centres on a transgender woman in Winnipeg who sets out to understand her late Mennonite grandfather's gender identity.
Plett beat out five other debut novelists for the prize, which is co-presented by Amazon and the Walrus Foundation.