For the first time in the 71-year history of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, all three shortlisted authors are female.
Tanya Talaga named winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Tanya Talaga added another laurel to those already bestowed upon her debut work of non-fiction.
Dawn Dumont and Camilla Grudova included on the shortlist for the 2018 Danuta Gleed Literary Award
The shortlist for the 21st annual Danuta Gleed Award, given for the best debut collection of short fiction in English, was announced today.
Town Is by the Sea honoured by inaugural New York Rights Fair for visual excellence
The inaugural New York Rights Fair is honouring 15 books for excellence in visual design, including the Canadian picture book Town Is by the Sea, written by Joanne Schwartz and illustrated by Sydney Smith (Groundwood Books).
David Chariandy and Arthur Manuel among winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes
David Chariandy has been named the winner of the 2018 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for his novel, Brother (McClelland & Stewart).
University of Regina Press, Tenille Campbell, Beth Goobie win Saskatchewan Book Awards
Indigenous poet Tenille Campbell and the University of Regina Press were the big winners at this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards, which took place April 28.
Kobo announces finalists for $10,000 Emerging Writer Prize
Rakuten Kobo announced finalists for its fourth annual Emerging Writer Prize on May 1.
Tanya Talaga chooses Alicia Elliott as the winner of the 2018 RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award
Tuscarora writer Alicia Elliott has been named the recipient of the $10,000 RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award.
Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman, and Jennifer Craig top Stephen Leacock shortlist
The top three finalists for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour have been announced.
Samantha Cutrara receives IBBY research grant to focus on how comics depict Canadian history
Samantha Cutrara, an historian, educator, and curriculum specialist at York University, has been awarded the 2018 Frances E. Russell Grant.
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