The Canadian Children’s Book Centre handed out its awards on Oct. 30 at an online ceremony during the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
Emily Saso’s prize for Toronto novelists over 50: “Love of writing sometimes isn’t enough”
The Cecils, a new prize for Toronto novelists over 50, won’t be just about the money.
Jury of acclaimed Black writers announced for 2021 Journey Prize
The special edition of the annual prize will focus on emerging Black Canadian writers.
Four new voices celebrated at Writers’ Trust Awards: Emerging Writers Edition
The event presented four awards: the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in both the short fiction and poetry categories, the Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize for short fiction, and the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers.
Souvankham Thammavongsa represents Canada on 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize jury
The 2021 Forest of Reading nominations shine a light on the best in Canadian kidlit
Kids and teen books by Kenneth Oppel, Mariko Tamaki, Danny Ramadan, Zalika Reid-Benta and more will be read and voted on by students in Ontario.
Mawenzi House’s Nurjehan Aziz named TIFA’s 2020 Ivy Award recipient
Gil Adamson, Zsuzsi Gartner, and Thomas King listed alongside debut authors on WT Fiction Prize shortlist
Maria Reva’s debut short-story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear and Michelle Good’s debut novel Five Little Indians were both finalists for the $50,000 prize.
Julie S. Lalonde’s Resilience is Futile wins Speaker’s Book Award
The award recognizes non-fiction works by Ontario authors that reflect the province’s culture and history.
Giller shortlist names three novels, two short-fiction collections, no graphic novels
The winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced Nov. 9 on CBC in a presentation hosted by actor Eric McCormack.
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