Awards

Trevor Cole wins Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for writing

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards. The seven recipients are mid-career artists who have been recognized in the seven arts practices funded by the Canada ... Read More »

May 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Richard Wagamese wins First Nation Communities Read competition

By Maria Siassina

First Nation Communities Read has revealed Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse (Douglas & McIntyre) as the winner of the annual community-reading program. Chosen from more than 35 submissions, a jury of librarians from First Nation public ... Read More »

May 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Atlantic Book Award winners announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of the Atlantic Book Awards were announced last night at a celebration hosted by CBC Radio's Louise Renault. The winners are: Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature Live to Tell, Lisa Harrington ... Read More »

May 17, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Forest of Reading winners announced

By Stuart Woods

A monster crowd was on hand for the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading festival at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. The two-day kidlit event featuring signings, readings, and workshops also included ceremonies for its signature prizes. ... Read More »

May 16, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Rabagliati, Collier, and Bunjevac win Doug Wright Awards

By Maria Siassina

The winners of the Doug Wright Awards for Canadian comics were announced at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on May 11. The winners of the awards, which recognize the best in Canadian English-language comics, were chosen ... Read More »

May 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Danuta Gleed Literary Award shortlist revealed

By Maria Siassina

The Writers' Union of Canada has announced the nominees for the 16th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The award recognizes the best first English-language collection of short fiction by a Canadian author. Authors Bill Gaston, Alexander ... Read More »

May 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

CBA announces Libris Awards shortlists

By Maria Siassina

The Canadian Booksellers Association has revealed the nominees for this year's Libris Awards. Voted by independent booksellers, the awards recognize literary achievement and contributions from members of the book industry. The winners will be announced ... Read More »

May 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced

By Maria Siassina

The First Nation Communities Read program has revealed its 10th anniversary shortlist. Among the finalists is Richard Wagamese's novel Indian Horse (Douglas & McIntyre), a Q&Q book of the year for 2012. The other shortlisted titles are: Motorcycles and ... Read More »

May 7, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Gaston, Hayes, de Leeuw win B.C. Book Prizes

By Maria Siassina

The Government House in Victoria hosted the 29th annual B.C. Book Prizes this past Saturday, with a total of $24,000 being awarded. Bill Gaston was the recipient of the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for his novel The World (Hamish ... Read More »

May 6, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Manitoba Book Awards announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of 12 Manitoba Book Awards were announced at a gala in Winnipeg last evening, with poet Méira Cook winning the $5,000 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award for her first novel, The ... Read More »

April 29, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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