Shortlist announced for 2026 Sunburst Award
Three writers inducted into Canadian sci-fi hall of fame
Kelley Armstrong, James Alan Gardner, and Mike Glicksohn have been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame.
Lyse Doucet, Marc Bendavid, Marcus Kliewer win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes
The annual prize recognizes the best debut books by Canadian writers in three categories: nonfiction, literary fiction, and this year, speculative fiction.
Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced
Marina Endicott receives 2026 Prairie Grindstone Prize
The $50,000 annual prize, funded by an anonymous donor committee, alternates between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and rewards a writer for their body of work and contributions to the Western Canadian literary experience.
Meredith Hambrock wins 2026 Leacock Medal
Hambrock won the $25,000 prize for her novel She’s a Lamb.
Melissa Powless Day and reuben quinn named 2026 IVA recipients
The prizes, now in their ninth year, honour the sovereignty of Indigenous creative voices and support the work of Indigenous writers. The recipients were announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Winners of the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced
Each of the winners receives $6,000 for “artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature.”
British Columbia Historical Federation names book award winners
George M. Abbott won the book award for Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now. Greg Nesteroff won the community history prize for The King of Sandon: Murder, Myth, & the Man Behind B.C.s Greatest Ghost Town.
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