Rakuten Kobo announced the winners of its tenth Emerging Writer Prize, in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, and mystery. The genre fiction category alternates between mystery, romance, and speculative fiction.

The award carries a cash prize of $10,000 and promotional support from Kobo for each author.

The winners are:

Nonfiction

Quantum Physics Made Me Do It: A Simple Guide to the Fundamental Nature of Everything by Jeremie Harris (Penguin Canada)

Literary Fiction

Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday by Jamaluddin Aram (Simon & Schuster)

Mystery

The Mythmakers by Keziah Weir (McClelland & Stewart)

The shortlists of six titles in each category were announced in April. The judges for the prizes were Robyn Doolittle for nonfiction, Jeannette Lynes for literary fiction, and Ashley Audrain for mystery.