Awards

Crozier, Ellis co-winners of B.C. Lt. Governor’s Award

Poet Lorna Crozier and kidlit author and advocate Sarah Ellis are co-winners of the 10th annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Crozier, a past winner of the Pat Lowther Award and Governor General's Literary Award, ... Read More »

April 11, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Duguid, de Kergommeaux win international cookbook awards

By Sue Carter

Two Canadian titles received awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals last night at a ceremony in San Francisco. Naomi Duguid's cookbook Burma: Rivers of Flavor (Random House Canada) took first place in the ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Finalists announced for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

By Natalie Sequeira

The finalists for the 2013 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were revealed today. Celebrating "artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children's literature," the annual awards for best picture book and ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Two Canadian novels among Commonwealth Book Prize finalists

By Natalie Sequeira

On a shortlist dominated by Australian and Indian writers, two Canadians have been named finalists for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize for best first novel. Naomi Benaron's Running the Rift (HarperCollins Canada) and Vincent Lam's ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Griffin shortlist features newcomers Pollock, Williams

By Stuart Woods

In a year that boasted collections from A.F. Moritz, Don McKay, and Roo Borson, the jury for this year's Griffin Poetry Prize (which covers books published in 2012) has opted to put the spotlight on ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Frank O’Connor longlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

The 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story longlist has been announced, with eight Canadian women (plus two men) contending for the â‚¬25,000 prize. Among the 75 longlisted authors are Junot DiÃ¡z, Joyce Carol Oates, 2010 ... Read More »

April 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

League of Canadian Poets announces 2013 shortlists

By Julie Baldassi

The League of Canadian Poets announced the shortlists for its three annual awards earlier this week. In addition to the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Shortlist for the best first book and the Pat Lowther Memorial ... Read More »

April 5, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Rae Spoon, Andrew Hood nominated for Expozine Awards

By Sue Carter

The Expozine Alternative Press Awards has announced its shortlists for best English- and French-language books, zines, and comics of 2012. A panel of six judges selected the nominees, submitted by exhibitors at last November's Expozine ... Read More »

April 3, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Terry Fallis nominated for Leacock Memorial Medal

By Sue Carter

Political satirist Terry Fallis is once again nominated for the 2013 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Fallis won the award in 2008 for his first novel, The Best Laid Plans. This year, 60 titles ... Read More »

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Alcuin Society announces best Canadian book designs for 2013

By Natalie Sequeira

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of this year's Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. Ties abound in the list of 41 winning titles, chosen from 236 entries submitted by ... Read More »

March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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