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.
Lee Lai among authors shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The winner of the $150,000 (U.S.) prize will be announced on June 2 at an event in Toronto.
Longlist announced for 2026 Leacock Medal for Humour
Three finalists for the annual $25,000 prize celebrating excellence in Canadian literary humour will be announced in May, with the winner to be named on June 20.
Jon Klassen wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to honour the memory of Astrid Lindgren, is awarded annually “to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature.”
Tundra Books wins 2026 Bologna Prize
Canadian publishers have now won the North America region prize ten times since the prize was established in 2013.
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