The winners were selected by a jury of Indigenous librarians from across Ontario. Each recipient will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize.
Souvankham Thammavongsa, Emma Donoghue among authors shortlisted for 2025 Giller Prize
Five books have been shortlisted for the annual $100,000 prize for fiction, with the winner to be named on Nov. 17.
Winners of Canadian Jewish Literary Awards announced
Halifax poet Luke Hathaway among 2026 Griffin Prize judges
The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced the trio of poets who will be the judges for the 2026 prize.
Four books shortlisted for 2025 Balsillie Prize
The winner of the $70,000 prize for public policy nonfiction will be named at an event in Toronto on Nov. 25.
Six titles shortlisted for 2025 Lane Anderson Awards
The winners will be announced in January 2026.
Marlene L. Daut, Lyndal Roper, and Sophia Rosenfeld named finalists for 2025 Cundill Prize
The winner of the $75,000 (U.S.) prize will be named at a ceremony in Montreal on Oct. 30.
Connie Gault wins 2025 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award
The $10,000 annual prize, administered by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, honours a Saskatchewan writer with a substantial body of literary work who has had a significant impact on writing in the province.
Raymond B. Blake wins 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
In honour of the award’s 25th anniversary, the purse for the award has been increased, with the winner receiving $40,000 (up from $25,000 in previous years) and finalists receiving $5,000 (up from $2,500).
Shashi Bhat, Julie Morstad among 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prize winners
The winners were announced at a gala in Vancouver on Sept. 21.
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