Awards

Vancouver writers nominated for Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Vancouver writers Idrissa Simmonds and Jack Wang have made the shortlist for the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The award honours unpublished fiction by writers from the 53 Commonwealth countries. Simmonds and Wang are among ... Read More »

April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award winner and 2015 shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

Making Bombs for Hitler (Scholastic Canada) by Ukrainian-Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has been announced as the winner of the 2014 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, an annual prize that considers all Canadian novels written in ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Saskatchewan Book Awards announces winners

By Sue Carter

University of Regina assistant professor James Daschuk was the big winner at this year's Saskatchewan Book Awards, which were handed out at a ceremony in Regina on April 26. His book Clearing the Plains: Disease, ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Nominees announced for First Nation Communities Read

By Stuart Woods

First Nation Communities Read has announced the finalists for its 2014–15 selection. The winner will be promoted at First Nation public libraries across Canada as part of the FNCR initiative. For the first time this ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Howard Engel wins inaugural Master Award from Crime Writers of Canada; Arthur Ellis finalists revealed

By Courtney Harper

Howard Engel is the winner of the inaugural Crime Writers of Canada Master Award, which is “intended to recognize writers who have a substantial body of work that has garnered national and international recognition.” Engel, ... Read More »

April 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Bill Conall wins 2014 Leacock Medal

By Dory Cerny

Nova Scotia–based writer Bill Conall has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for The Promised Land: A Novel of Cape Breton. This is the second time in recent years that a self-published novel has ... Read More »

April 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Kit Pearson honoured with B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

By Julie Baldassi

Children’s author Kit Pearson is the recipient of the 11th annual B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in honour of the author’s rich body of work, including 1996 Governor General’s Award winner Awake and Dreaming and the Guests ... Read More »

April 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust launches $25,000 poetry prize

By Stuart Woods

Canadian poets are being feted with a new prize that will recognize a writer for his or her exceptional body of work. The $25,000 Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Latner Family Foundation, ... Read More »

April 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards shortlists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The finalists have been announced for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards, a pair of annual $6,000 prizes that recognize excellence in writing and illustration in Canadian English-language books. This year's winners will ... Read More »

April 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Libris shortlists announced

By Courtney Harper

The Retail Council of Canada has announced the finalists for the 2014 Libris Awards. Nominated and selected by members of the Canadian book industry, the awards recognize excellence among authors, publishers, editors, sales representatives, and ... Read More »

April 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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