Awards

2014 Lane Anderson Award finalists revealed

The finalists for the Lane Anderson Award for best Canadian science book published in 2014 have been announced. Titles are judged by relevance to science in the modern world and the author's ability to make ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Jillian Tamaki, D&Q editors among Canadians nominated for 2015 Ignatz Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland, has announced the nominees for its annual Ignatz Awards, which recognize excellence in independent comics – and 12 Canadians have made the list. The nominees in nine categories were ... Read More »

August 18, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Eight Saskatchewan writers shortlisted for High Plains Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

Eight Canadian authors have been named finalists for the 2015 High Plains Book Awards, based in Montana. The awards were established in 2006 by the Billings Public Library Board to recognize titles published the year ... Read More »

August 18, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust announces 2015 Hilary Weston Prize for Non-fiction jury

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has named the jury members for this year's $60,000 Hilary Weston Prize for Non-fiction. The jury comprises Stevie Cameron, a Toronto investigative journalist, literary non-fiction author, and member of the ... Read More »

August 10, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Laurie MacFayden wins second Goldie Award

By Becky Robertson

The Texas-based Golden Crown Literary Society has named Edmonton author and artist Laurie MacFayden winner of a 2015 Goldie Award for her book of poetry, kissing keeps us afloat (Frontenac House). MacFayden previously won the ... Read More »

August 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction shortlist announced

By Becky Robertson

Wilfred Laurier University has revealed the finalists for its annual $10,000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction, which honours fantastic works of the genre that include a particularly Canadian significance or setting and were published ... Read More »

July 30, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Naomi Klein wins 2015 American Book Award

By Becky Robertson

The California-based Before Columbus Foundation has named Naomi Klein winner of an American Book Award for her revered 2014 title This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate (Knopf Canada). The annual prize, now in its ... Read More »

July 21, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Battershill, Wiebe, Doolittle win inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes

By Conan Tobias

Kobo, the digital book retailer and reading-device manufacturer, announced the winners of its inaugural Emerging Writer Prizes at a ceremony in Toronto on July 8. The Literary Fiction prize was awarded to Claire Battershill for ... Read More »

July 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Jamie Kennedy, Julian Armstrong, Jennifer McLagan, and Laura Calder among Taste Canada finalists

By Sue Carter

High-profile culinary personalities and Big Five publishers dominate this year's Taste Canada food-writing award shortlists. Chefs Jamie Kennedy, Michael Smith, and Jennifer McLagan are among the English-language finalists, with publisher HarperCollins Canada receiving six nominations. ... Read More »

July 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Lawrence Hill among writers honoured with Order of Canada

By Becky Robertson

Author Lawrence Hill has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his writing representing black history in Canada and for his charitable efforts to help girls and women in Africa through the Aminata Fund, ... Read More »

July 2, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

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