Rosanna Deerchild, Wayne K. Spear and Georges Erasmus named 2025 IVA recipients
Deerchild received the $5,000 award for published poetry in English and Spear and Erasmus received the $5,000 award for published prose in English.
IBBY Canada launching writing contest for Indigenous youth
The contest, made possible with the support of the IBBY Yamada Fund, invites Indigenous youth aged 8–12 to submit works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Natalie Sue wins 2025 Leacock Medal
The Calgary author won the $25,000 prize for her debut novel, I Hope This Finds You Well.
Rights deals: Rosa Lonergan, M.G. Vassanji + two more
SWCC Book Awards shortlists recognize contributions to science writing
Winners of the general and youth book awards receive $1,000 and the Paradigm Prize winner receives $500.
Agency change: Roots & Bridge Publishing
Maurice Vellekoop, Jake Byrne win 2025 Trillium Book Awards
Aristote Kavungu and Mireille Messier won the two Prix Trillium for their French-language books.
Scott Alexander Howard, Anh Duong, Leanne Toshiko Simpson win 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer prizes
Each award carries a cash prize of $10,000 and promotional support for the author Rakuten Kobo.
Ten books longlisted for 2025 Sunburst Award
The shortlist for this year’s $3,000 prize for literature of the fantastic will be announced in July.
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