Awards

Tamara Faith Berger wins Believer Book Award

The Believer magazine has named Tamara Faith Berger's Maidenhead (Coach House Books), one of Q&Q's books of the year, as the "strongest and most underappreciated" book of 2012. Nominees for the annual award are submitted ... Read More »

April 29, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian kids’ books win at international South Asia Book Awards

By Sue Carter

Two Canadian titles have won this year's South Asia Book Awards for Children's and Young Adult Literature. The Rumor (Tundra Books), written by Anushka Ravishankar and illustrated by Kanyika Kini, is the winner for books ... Read More »

April 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Cassie Stocks wins Leacock medal

By Sue Carter

Cassie Stocks has won the 2013 Leacock Memorial Medal for humour for her debut novel Dance, Gladys, Dance (NeWest Press). The other shortlisted titles were: Terry Fallis, Up and Down (McClelland & Stewart) Jonathan Goldstein, ... Read More »

April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Anakana Schofield wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award

By Julie Baldassi

Vancouver-based Anakana Schofield was announced as the winner of the 2012 Amazon.ca First Novel Award yesterday evening. The Irish-Canadian author of Malarky (Biblioasis) was presented with a $7,500 cheque at a ceremony hosted by Jian Ghomeshi ... Read More »

April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Science Writers’ Association awards best science books of 2012

By Julie Baldassi

The Canadian Science Writers' Association has announced the winners of its annual book awards. Fatal Flaws (HarperCollins Canada) by Jay Ingram, former host of Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, won the general audience award. Helaine Becker's ... Read More »

April 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Business Book Award announces nominees

By Stuart Woods

A memoir about the Canadian music industry, an exposé about the rise of the 1 per cent, and a corporate biography about the evolution of a ubiquitous franchise are among the finalists for the $20,000 ... Read More »

April 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Arthur Ellis finalists announced

By Sue Carter

Nominees for the Arthur Ellis Awards, which celebrate excellence in Canadian crime writing, have been announced. Organized by the Crime Writers of Canada, the awards are presented in seven categories. For the first time since ... Read More »

April 19, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Koyama, Drawn & Quarterly score Eisner Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Comic-Con International has announced the shortlists for the 2013 Eisner Awards, with Toronto's Koyama Press and Montreal's Drawn & Quarterly each receiving multiple nominations. The fourth instalment of Koyama artist Michael DeForge's comic series Lose is ... Read More »

April 17, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

CLA announces 2013 Book Awards winners

By Julie Baldassi

The Canadian Library Association has announced the winners of three annual book awards. Susin Nielsen's The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (Tundra Books) took the 2013 Book of the Year for Children. The jury ... Read More »

April 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Oppel and Beha make the Hans Christian Anderson Award longlist

By Julie Baldassi

YA author Kenneth Oppel and illustrator Philippe Béha are up for the 2014 Hans Christian Anderson Award. The biannual prize, which recognizes authors and illustrators who have made important, lasting contributions to children's literature, is ... Read More »

April 12, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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