Submissions are now open for the second annual Moore Prize in Human Rights, and the jurors who will be selecting the winning title include Canadians Randy Boyagoda and George Fetherling.
Carol Off, Tanya Talaga on Shaughnessy Cohen Prize shortlist
The shortlist for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing has been announced.
Atlantic Book Awards and East Coast Literary Awards reunite for 10th anniversary
This year’s Atlantic Book Awards on May 10 will include three prizes presented by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, combining the two regional events into one night.
2018 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize jury announced
Journalist Kady O’Malley, Indigenous governance scholar Taiaiake Alfred, and past prize-winner Joseph Heath have been named by the Writers’ Trust of Canada as the jury for the 2017 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
League of Canadian Poets announces 2018 awards longlists
To mark World Poetry Day, the League of Canadian Poets has announced the longlists for the three awards it administers: the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award.
Carleigh Baker, David Chariandy, Zoey Leigh Peterson up for BC Book Prizes
Catherine Hernandez, Kai Cheng Thom up for Triangle Awards
McGill-Queen’s University Press secures four of five titles on Canada Prize shortlist
Travis Lupick wins George Ryga Award; draws awareness to overdose epidemic
Georgia Straight journalist Travis Lupick has won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature for his book Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction, published by Arsenal Pulp Press.
Annick Press named finalist for Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year
Toronto’s Annick Press has been shortlisted for this year’s Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year.