Awards

Canadian-born Eleanor Catton wins Booker

Canadian-born author Eleanor Catton has won the Man Booker Prize for her sprawling second novel, The Luminaries (McClelland & Stewart), an historical epic set during the 1860s New Zealand gold rush. At 28, Catton, who ... Read More »

October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part two

By Sue Carter

In the second post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands soon. CBC Television ... Read More »

October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Kobzar shortlist announced

By Stuart Woods

The nominees for the 2014 Kobzar Literary Award, handed out every other year in recognition of Canadian books that present "a Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary merit," include poetry, a play, a "folk history," and ... Read More »

October 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature [UPDATED]

By Stuart Woods

Alice Munro has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first Canadian (and only the 13th woman) to win one of the world's top literary accolades in the prize's 113-year history. In ... Read More »

October 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Kamal Al-Solaylee wins Toronto Book Award

By Becky Robertson

Kamal Al-Solaylee was announced winner of the annual Toronto Book Award this evening for his memoir, Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes. Now in its 39th year, the award recognizes books "of artistic or literary merit" ... Read More »

October 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Quebec Writers’ Federation reveals literary shortlists

By Julie Baldassi

The Quebec Writers Federation has announced the shortlists for its 15th annual literary awards. The winners will be revealed at a gala in Montreal on Nov. 19. This year's finalists are: A.M. Klein Prize for ... Read More »

October 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part one

By Sue Carter

In the first post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands soon. In 1994, ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller shortlist offers excitement (and lots of new faces)

By Stuart Woods

The 20th anniversary shortlist of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, announced this morning in Toronto, contains some surprises, some new faces, and some past nominees. Among the biggest surprises is who was left off the list. ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller Prize jurors offer insight into their selection process

By Sue Carter

Less than 24 hours before the Scotiabank Giller Prize reveals this year's five shortlisted authors, the three judges “ Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem, and Esi Edugyan “ discussed the jurying process in front of a ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

CSSFA announces 2013 Aurora Award winners

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Aurora Awards, presented by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, were announced at Ottawa's Can-Con yesterday. The $1,000 prize for Best Novel went to Tanya Huff for Silvered (DAW ... Read More »

October 7, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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