by Attila Berki

Thirteen Canadian writers shortlisted for 2023 High Plains Book Awards

The High Plains Book Awards have announced the finalists for the 2023 prizes, with winners to be named in October. The book awards recognize regional authors and/or literary works that examine and reflect life on ... Read More »

June 14, 2023

Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) and Danny Ramadan win Lambda Literary Awards

By Attila Berki

Two Canadian authors were winners at the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, announced on June 9 in New York City. Gay Fiction: • The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan (Viking/PRHC) LGBTQ+ Drama: • Iphigenia and the ... Read More »

June 13, 2023

Nova Scotia Book Awards 2023 winners announced

By Attila Berki

For a second year, the Nova Scotia Book Awards were presented at a stand-alone event on June 5. Awards in five categories were given out. George Borden Writing for Change Award Elder Sister Dorothy Moore, ... Read More »

June 8, 2023

The Association of Book Publishers of BC rebrands itself as Books BC

By Attila Berki

British Columbia’s publishers association has announced a rebranding: the ABPBC will now be known as Books BC and has a corresponding new logo. The Association of Book Publishers of BC remains the organizations legal name. ... Read More »

June 7, 2023

The 2023 Taste Canada Awards shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

Taste Canada has announced it’s considerable shortlist of titles for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards, with 41 nominations in five English-language and five French-language categories: culinary narrative, general cookbooks, regional/cultural cookbooks, single-subject cookbooks, and health ... Read More »

June 6, 2023

Brandi Morin, Suzette Mayr, and Matthew James Weigel among winners of the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards

By Attila Berki

The 41st Alberta Literary Awards were presented by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) on June 3 at a ceremony in Calgary. The shortlists were announced in April. R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature ... Read More »

June 6, 2023

New Brunswick Book Awards 2023 winners announced

By Attila Berki

The annual New Brunswick Book Awards were presented on June 3 in Saint John, New Brunswick, as part of the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) writing festival, WordSpring. Awards for excellence in fiction, poetry, ... Read More »

June 6, 2023

Agency and distribution change: The Secret Mountain

By Attila Berki

Effective June 1, 2023, The Secret Mountain is distributed by University of Toronto Press (UTP) and represented ... Read More »

June 2, 2023

Jasmine Sealy wins the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

By Attila Berki

Vancouver-based Barbadian-Canadian writer Jasmine Sealy has been named the winner of the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for The Island of Forgetting (HarperAvenue). The prize, worth $60,000, was announced at a live ceremony ... Read More »

May 31, 2023

Anthony Bidulka, Thomas King, and Sam Shelstad among 2023 Crime Writers of Canada award winners

By Attila Berki

The Crime Writers of Canada announced the winners of their 2023 Awards of Excellence in an online ceremony on May 25. In addition to the 10 book prizes, Jack Batten received the Derrick Murdoch Award, ... Read More »

May 26, 2023

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Thirteen Canadian writers shortlisted for 2023 High Plains Book Awards

Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) and Danny Ramadan win Lambda Literary Awards

Nova Scotia Book Awards 2023 winners announced

The Association of Book Publishers of BC rebrands itself as Books BC

The 2023 Taste Canada Awards shortlists announced

Brandi Morin, Suzette Mayr, and Matthew James Weigel among winners of the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards

New Brunswick Book Awards 2023 winners announced

Agency and distribution change: The Secret Mountain

Jasmine Sealy wins the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

Anthony Bidulka, Thomas King, and Sam Shelstad among 2023 Crime Writers of Canada award winners

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