Just over three years after it announced that it was merging its Canadian and international poetry prizes into one annual award, the Griffin Poetry Prize is looking for feedback from the Canadian poetry community.
Five poets shortlisted for 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize
The winner will be named on April 21, on the 26th anniversary of Al Purdy’s death.
André Alexis wins The Story Prize
Alexis is the first Canadian writer to win this U.S. short story prize.
Finalists announced for 2026 Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards
The winners of both sets of awards will be announced at the Atlantic Book Festival later this spring.
Sasha Colby wins the 2026 Kobzar Book Award
The Matryoshka Memoirs: A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, the Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance published by ECW Press, was the winner of the $25,000 biennial prize.
Lyse Doucet shortlisted for 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
The winner of the £30,000 ($55,438 CAD) award will be announced at an event in London on June 11.
The 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize announces longlist
Longlist announced for 2026 Purdy Prize
The shortlist for this year’s $10,000 prize will be announced on April 2, with the winner to be named on April 21.
Canadians among 2026 Lambda Literary Award finalists
Winners of the annual awards celebrating LGBTQ+ voices in literature will be announced on June 12.
Carol E. Mayer wins 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize
The $3,500 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, is awarded annually to the outstanding scholarly book on a British Columbia subject by a Canadian author.
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