University of Toronto professor Eric T. Jennings and Canadian journalist Jonathan Cheng are among the 15 authors on the longlist.
Mariko Tamaki double winner at 2026 Eisner Awards
This Place Kills Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux, was only one of two titles to win multiple awards.
13 books longlisted for 2026 Toronto Book Awards
A five-book shortlist for the $20,000 award will be announced in September, with the winner to be named at a ceremony on Nov. 10.
Clémence Dumas-Côté wins Joseph S. Stauffer Prize for literature
Shortlist announced for 2026 Sunburst Award
Three writers inducted into Canadian sci-fi hall of fame
Kelley Armstrong, James Alan Gardner, and Mike Glicksohn have been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame.
Lyse Doucet, Marc Bendavid, Marcus Kliewer win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes
The annual prize recognizes the best debut books by Canadian writers in three categories: nonfiction, literary fiction, and this year, speculative fiction.
Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced
Marina Endicott receives 2026 Prairie Grindstone Prize
The $50,000 annual prize, funded by an anonymous donor committee, alternates between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and rewards a writer for their body of work and contributions to the Western Canadian literary experience.
Meredith Hambrock wins 2026 Leacock Medal
Hambrock won the $25,000 prize for her novel She’s a Lamb.
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