Gay’s book was selected from 122 submissions and was awarded a cheque for $1,000.
Finalists announced for Winterset Award
The finalists have been announced for the BMO Winterset Award, celebrating literary work by a writer from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nurjehan Aziz and Mawenzi House celebrate 40 years of championing diversity
Diversity and inclusivity were the core values that gave rise to the publisher Mawenzi House.
Michael Ignatieff to chair 2021 Cundill History Prize
The $75,000 (U.S.) international prize for English-language history writing is administered by McGill University.
New Nova Scotia poetry prize to be named for Maxine Tynes
The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has announced a new biennial poetry prize will be named for the late poet Maxine Tynes.
Writers’ Trust launches $60,000 prize for public-policy writing
The prize is part of tech entrepreneur Jim Balsillie’s $3 million commitment to the Writers’ Trust.
Finalists for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award are announced
Established in 1985, the award is presented to a Canadian illustrator in recognition of outstanding artistic talent.
I Talk Like a River wins Schneider Family Book Award
The award celebrates an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience.
Writers’ Trust prize to be named in honour of co-founders Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson
The Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize comes with a $10,000 top-up to the prize, which will now be valued at $60,000.
Souvankham Thammavongsa among the nominees for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Souvankham Thammavongsa is among the shortlisted authors for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle awards in the U.S.
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