Canadian authors Esi Edugyan and Michael Ondaatje have been longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy to compete for Nobel alternative
Canadian authors Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy have been long-listed for the New Academy Prize in Literature, an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Book*hug takes three of 11 spots on longlist for Toronto Book Award
David Wolfman, Simon Thibault, and Lynn Crawford among Taste Canada Award nominees
Taste Canada has announced the shortlists for its annual food writing awards.
Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient wins Golden Man Booker Prize in public vote
Sri Lankan-Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje has been voted the Golden Man Booker Prize-winner for his 1992 historical novel The English Patient.
Jon Klassen, David Kent among 15 from CanLit to receive the Order of Canada
Fifteen new inductees to the Order of Canada have made notable contributions to Canadian literature.
How mainstream can queer lit get? Canada’s Ogilvie-nominated LGBTQ writers reflect
In the past, queer fiction was so niche that our most beloved authors were largely unknown to straight readers. The tide is changing.
Omar El Akkad among winners of $10,000 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Omar El Akkad, Maria Qamar, and Sheena Kamal were named the winners of the third annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes.
Diane Schoemperlen honoured with $50,000 Canada Council Molson Prize
Kingston, Ontario–based writer Diane Schoemperlen has been awarded the $50,000 Canada Council for the Arts’ Molson Prize.
Sydney Smith wins prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal
Smith was in attendance at the June 18 CILIP event, held at the British Library in London, and he gave a moving speech: “Too often you believe that growing up in a small town is unrelatable… it’s in the quiet moments that we see the stories that we share.”
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