The winners of the annual awards recognizing excellence in Ontario writers will be announced on June 10.
Maggie Helwig wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Helwig won the $40,000 prize for her book Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community.
Five poets shortlisted for inaugural Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize
The annual $2,000 prize, named for poet Pamela Paige Porter, recognizes a book-length collection “that demonstrates a masterful execution of the themes of the beauty and meaning found in everyday life.”
Shani Mootoo, Guy Delisle among recipients of Blue Metropolis literary prizes
Crime Writers of Canada announce 2026 awards shortlists and Grand Master Award for Rick Mofina
The winners will be announced on May 29.
Finalists named for 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
Three writers have been shortlisted in each of three categories, with the winners to be named at a ceremony in Toronto on June 1. Category finalists will each receive $2,500.
Five poets shortlisted for 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize
The winner of the $130,000 prize will be named on June 3 at the Griffin Poetry Prize Readings in Toronto.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Guy Gavriel Kay among Aurora Awards finalists
Winners will be announced during an online ceremony on August 9.
Amal El-Mohtar, Rachel Hartman shortlisted for Hugo Awards
Tom Wayman wins 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize
The B.C.-based poet won the $10,000 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize for his collection Out of the Ordinary.
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