Awards

Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced

The jury for the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was revealed today. The three-member panel will include Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood, 2011 Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan, and American author Jonathan Lethem. ... Read More »

February 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Modris Eksteins wins B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

By Sue Carter

University of Toronto emeritus historian Modris Eksteins has won the $40,000 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-fiction for Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age (Knopf Canada). The jury, ... Read More »

February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

OLA announces shortlist for 2013 Evergreen Award

By Natalie Sequeira

The Ontario Library Association has announced the shortlist for its 2013 Evergreen Award. Selected by a committee of Ontario librarians, the award honours the best in adult Canadian fiction and non-fiction. The nominees for this ... Read More »

February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Jon Klassen wins Caldecott medal

By Sue Carter

Canadian-born illustrator Jon Klassen has won the Randolph Caldecott Medal for his picture book This Is Not My Hat (Candlewick Press/Random House). Presented by the American Library Association, the Caldecott is the top honour for ... Read More »

January 28, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Finalists for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing announced

By Natalie Sequeira

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Selected for examining a political subject of interest to Canadians, the five non-fiction books cover topics ranging from ... Read More »

January 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Leanne Shapton, Lydia Millet nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards

By Sue Carter

Two former Torontonians have been nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards. Leanne Shapton received a nomination in the autobiography category for Swimming Studies (Blue Rider Press/Penguin), an illustrated memoir that reflects on her relationship with ... Read More »

January 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Taylor shortlist reflects global outlook

By Stuart Woods

In announcing this morning's finalists for the 2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction, juror and past winner Richard Gwyn praised this year's submissions for having an international scope. Calling the trend "an enormous step ... Read More »

January 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Poets, publishers among Order of Canada recipients

By Natalie Sequeira

Members of the book world were not left out of the 91 new appointments to the Order of Canada, announced by Governor General David Johnston on Dec. 30. Poetry was in the spotlight with House ... Read More »

January 2, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Wang Ping joins Griffin Prize jury

By Stuart Woods

Chinese-born novelist, academic, and poet Wang Ping has been tapped as a judge for the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize, replacing Breyten Breytenbach on the three-person jury. According to a press release, Breytenbach, who was named ... Read More »

December 20, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Nancy Huston beats Tom Wolfe for Bad Sex in Fiction Award

By Sue Carter

Calgary-born novelist Nancy Huston has won the 20th annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award for her novel Infrared (McArthur & Company), about a photographer who takes photos of her lovers' bodies using an infrared camera. ... Read More »

December 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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