The three prizes are each valued at $2,000.
Eva Crocker wins $12,500 Winterset Award for Newfoundland and Labrador authors
Crocker was named a finalist alongside Bridget Canning for Some People’s Children and Andrea Procter for A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland.
Canada Reads winner Joshua Whitehead: Representing Two-Spirit and Indigenous excellence “the highest honour”
Jonny Appleseed is the first book by an Indigenous author to win Canada Reads.
The Three Brothers wins 2020 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
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.
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