Awards

City of Vancouver Book Award shortlist announced

The finalists for the 25th annual City of Vancouver Book Award, which honours books that celebrate the city's history and culture, were announced yesterday. Two non-fiction works, a memoir, and poetry collections comprise the shortlist. ... Read More »

October 3, 2013 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Richard Wagamese wins Burt Award for First Nations, MÃ©tis, and Inuit Literature

By Becky Robertson

The winners of CODE's inaugural Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature were announced last night at a gala in Ottawa. Hosts Shelagh Rogers and Waubgeshig Rice presented the first prize of $12,000 ... Read More »

October 3, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Penguin Random House Canada fiction dominates GG awards

By Sue Carter

The Governor General's Literary Awards announced its 2013 finalists this morning, Mega-publisher Penguin Random House Canada has swept the fiction-category nominations, including a nod for first-time novelist Kenneth Bonert, whose book, The Lion Seeker, was ... Read More »

October 2, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust announces 2013 Fiction Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the 17th* annual Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize was announced this morning at Ben McNally Books in Toronto. Three of the five shortlisted authors, including Giller nominees Lynn Coady and Lisa Moore, ... Read More »

September 30, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Neil Turok and Helaine Becker win $10,000 Lane Anderson Award

By Julie Baldassi

Neil Turok and Helaine Becker have been awarded the 2012 Lane Anderson Award for excellence in Canadian science writing, winning $10,000 each. Turok, the director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physic, won for his ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Munro honoured with $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Julie Baldassi

The International Festival of Authors announced today that this year's recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize, worth $10,000, is Alice Munro. The perennial Nobel Prize contender will be honoured with the prize for her contributions ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

$75,000 Cundill Prize for Historical Literature shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

McGill University's Faculty of Arts has announced the six shortlisted books for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, the world's richest prize for historical non-fiction writing. The shortlist was elected from 116 international books in ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Louise Dennys wins 2013 Ivy Award

By Julie Baldassi

Random House of Canada's Louise Dennys has been named the recipient of the second annual Ivy Award, presented by the International Visitors (IV) Programme in association with IFOA. The award will be presented by Salman ... Read More »

September 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Kobzar Award announces jury

By Stuart Woods

The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko has announced the jury for the 2014 Kobzar Literary Award, a $25,000 prize presented every other year in recognition of "a Canadian writer ... Read More »

September 23, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Robert J. Sawyer to receive CSSFA Lifetime Achievement award

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced Robert J. Sawyer as the recipient of its fourth lifetime achievement award. This is the first time that an author has received the award in 30 ... Read More »

September 20, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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