The awards will be presented at an online ceremony on May 9.
IBBY will announce winners of Hans Christian Andersen Awards at a digital press conference
Canada’s Isabelle Arsenault is nominated for the prestigious biennial illustration award.
Doyali Islam, Kaie Kellough, and Sharon Olds among the nominees for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize
Doyali Islam, Kaie Kellough, and Chantal Gibson are the Canadian nominees for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Samra Habib, Téa Mutonji among Publishing Triangle finalists
Three of the four finalists in the trans and gender-variant literature category are Canadian.
Laisha Rosnau wins Kobzar Book Award for Ukranian-Canadian writing
The $25,000 Kobzar Book Award was presented to poetry collection Our Familiar Hunger.
American “political psychology” book The Light That Failed wins $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize
The prize is presented for international writing on foreign affairs.
Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes
The value of the seven juried prizes has increased this year from $2,000 to $3,000 per award.
Illustrator Rachel Wada wins Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award
The first-time picture-book illustrator Rachel Wada won for her work on The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden.
Mark Bourrie wins final Taylor Prize for Bush Runner
Ottawa journalist and historian Mark Bourrie takes home the $30,000 purse for his latest book, Bush Runner, published by Biblioasis.
Ivan Coyote’s body of work recognized with Freedom to Read Award
Coyote was selected for the honour, which celebrates a writer whose work celebrates the freedom to read, because of their gifted storytelling and social-justice work.
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