Two prizes are awarded annually in the categories of unpublished poetry and short fiction.
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award
Souvankham Thammavongsa was awarded the Trillium Book Award for How to Pronounce Knife. Jody Chan won the $10,000 award for poetry for her collection, Sick.
Anakana Schofield wins €15,000 Irish Novel of the Year
Schofield won the award for Bina: A Novel in Warnings.
Thomas King wins 2021 Leacock Medal
The medal is accompanied by a $15,000 prize.
Desmond Cole, Ronald J. Deibert shortlisted for $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
The prize will be presented at a digital edition of the Politics and the Pen gala to be held September 22.
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award winners announced
Students in Grades 4–6 participated in the program by reading the 40 shortlisted titles (20 French and 20 English) and voting for their favourite in each category.
2020 Governor General’s Literary Award winners announced
The annual awards were delayed from their traditional fall timing because of complications around COVID-19.
GG Winners Circle: The Fan Brothers (Young people’s literature – illustrated book)
“To win an award for our first official collaboration was pretty special.”
GG Winners Circle: Michelle Good (English-language fiction)
“More hearts and minds will have the opportunity to consider what I’m trying to say in this book.”
GG Winners Circle: Madhur Anand (Nonfiction)
“My heart wasn’t quite ready to hear it. It still isn’t.”
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