The University of Oxford professor was named the winner for Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War.
Winners of the 2025 CCBC Book Awards revealed
Presented for the first time by the CCBC, the Sharon Fitzhenry Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction went to Meet Jim Egan by Elizabeth MacLeod and Mike Deas, ill.
Booker Prize Foundation announces Children’s Booker Prize
The prize will be open to authors worldwide, for books written in English and for translations into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland.
Karen Solie named joint winner of Forward poetry prize
Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran were named joint winners of the Forward prize for best collection on Oct. 26.
Governor General’s Literary Awards shortlists announced
Winners will be announced on Nov. 6.
Maggie Helwig wins 2025 Toronto Book Award
Helwig was one of six writers shortlisted for the $20,000 award, which honours works of literary merit that are inspired by Toronto and its residents.
Jennifer Lambert named PACLA Person of the Year
The award, now in its third year, recognizes “exemplary individuals in editing, publicity and marketing, or sales, who have gone above and beyond in the support of our author clients.”
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm named 2025 Ivy Award recipient
Akiwenzie-Damm will be presented with the award on Oct. 29 at an event during the upcoming Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA).
QWF Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
2026 Forest of Reading nominees revealed
This year’s 100 nominated titles were written and illustrated by more than 147 nominees and will be read by 270,000 participants.
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