Four literary prizes were given out at the 2026 Prince Edward Island Book Awards on May 24 in Charlottetown.
Lee Lai among Doug Wright Award winners
Winners of the awards honouring the best in Canadian comics were named at a ceremony in Toronto on June 6.
Maria Reva wins 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award
Reva was named the winner of the $60,000 prize on June 4 for her debut novel Endling.
Kevin Young wins 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize
Young won the $130,000 prize for Night Watch, a collection written over 16 years.
Hajer Mirwali, Karen Solie, Rebecca Salazar win 2026 LCP Book Awards
Each of the three prizes administered by the League of Canadian Poets carries a $2,000 prize.
2026 Sunburst Award longlist announced
Jurors A.G. Pasquella, Daniel Perry, and A.C. Wise selected the longlist from more than 100 submitted books.
Julia Elliott wins 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The American writer won the $150,000 (U.S.) prize for her short story collection Hellions.
Renato Gandia, Julia Cottrelle, and Graham Slaughter 2026 Bronwen Wallace Award winners
The award grants $10,000 annually to a writer of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
New Brunswick Book Awards winners announced
Louise Penny, Ray Critch, Iona Whishaw among 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards winners
The awards, presented in nine categories, recognize the best in mystery, crime, suspense fiction, and crime nonfiction by Canadian authors.
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