Winners of the annual awards celebrating published works in both official languages will be announced on Nov. 12.
Bonny Reichert, Irene Matys, Michael Smith among Taste Canada culinary book award winners
The national bilingual awards program for culinary writing bestows gold and silver prizes in French and English in five categories.
Winners of the 2026 CCBC Book Awards revealed
Returning winners include Shari Green, Kim Spencer, Laurel Croza and Matt James.
Beth Lew-Williams wins 2026 Cundill Prize
The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book published in English that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, and broad appeal. Two finalists each receive $10,000.
Trina Moyles among 2026 Banff Mountain Book Competition award winners
Trina Moyles’s memoir Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival is the winner of the environmental literature award. Jack Plant’s Spirit of the Great Bear received a special jury mention.
Shortlists for 2026 Lane Anderson Award for Canadian science writing announced
The award winners in adult and young reader categories will be announced in January 2027.
Bookseller Ben McNally named 2026 Ivy Award recipient
McNally will be presented with the award on Oct. 28 at an event during the upcoming Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA).
Anita Chong named PACLA Person of the Year
The award, now in its fourth year, recognizes “exemplary individuals in editing, publicity and marketing, or sales, who have gone above and beyond in the support of our author clients.”
2027 Forest of Reading nominees revealed
This year’s 60 nominated titles will be read by students across the country.
Finalists named for inaugural Nancy Flight editing prize
Three editors have been named finalists for the $25,000 Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing.
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