Awards

bpNichol Chapbook Award doubles purse, announces 2014 shortlist

This year, the bpNichol Chapbook Award will double its purse from $2,000 to $4,000, thanks to the contribution of an anonymous donor, with publishers to receive $500 (donated by Brian Dedora and Jim Smith). The ... Read More »

October 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Governor General’s Literary Award shortlists feature Michael Crummey, Thomas King, and more

By Sue Carter

Award season continues with this year's shortlists for the 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards. In what may come as a surprise to those who follow Canadian literary awards (or who placed bets on the lists), ... Read More »

October 7, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

2014 Giller jury plays it safe with shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

It's turning into a very good year for Miriam Toews. Last week, the Toronto-based author was tapped as one of the five shortlisted names on the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and this morning she ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Heather O’Neill, Miriam Toews among six Giller Prize finalists

By Sue Carter

Big publishers dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist, announced this morning at Toronto's Soho House. The six finalists, as selected by jurors Shauna Singh Baldwin, Justin Cartwright, and Francine Prose, are split evenly between ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Margaret MacMillan to receive $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Sue Carter

Historian and author Margaret MacMillan has been selected as this year's Harbourfront Festival Prize recipient. The award is presented annually to an individual based their body of published work and "contributions to fostering the next ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

On Oct. 6, the Scotiabank Giller Prize will announce its shortlist. While we ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize finalists revealed

By Sue Carter

The finalists for the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize were announced this morning at an event at Ben McNally Books in Toronto. Jurors Craig Davidson, Saleema Nawaz, and Q&Q review editor Steven W. Beattie ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Knopf Canada, indie publishers split Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Writers’ Trust of Canada revealed the finalists for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize this morning at Toronto's Ben McNally Books. The jury, comprising writers Neil Bissoondath, Helen Humphreys, and George Murray, narrowed down ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

HarperCollins Canada/UBC’s Best New Fiction shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

HarperCollins Canada has announced the shortlist for the second annual HarperCollins Canada/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, a prize for unpublished manuscripts by students and graduates of the University of British Columbia's creative-writing program. Winners ... Read More »

September 30, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Monique Gray Smith wins Burt Award for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Literature

By Sue Carter

Victoria author Monique Gray Smith has won CODE’s Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature for her YA novel Tilly, a Story of Hope and Resilience (Sono Nis Press). The $12,000 award, which ... Read More »

September 29, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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