Winners of the nine awards will be announced at two different events in June during the week-long Atlantic Book Festival.
Patrick James Errington wins John Pollard International Poetry Prize
Errington, a poet, translator, literary critic, and academic from Alberta, won the prize for his debut collection, the swailing.
Shortlist announced for 2023 Donner Prize
The winner of the $60,000 public policy book prize will be announced on May 8.
2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists announced
Winners in the prize’s eight categories will be announced on September 28.
Longlists announced for 2024 LCP Book Awards
Shortlists for the three $2,000 prizes will be announced on April 17, with the winners to be named on May 1.
Greystone Kids wins 2024 Bologna Prize
Vancouver’s Greystone Kids was named the North America winner for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Sydney Smith wins prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award
Smith is the first Canadian to win the annual prize awarded by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY).
Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize
The three Canadian authors are among the five writers shortlisted for this year’s $150,000 (U.S.) prize.
m. nourbeSe philip, Christina Sharpe, and Jen Hadfield win 2024 Windham-Campbell Prizes
The annual Windham-Campbell Prizes, administered by Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, recognize eight writers for literary achievement, two each in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.