Awards

Mona Awad, Gary Barwin among 70th annual Leacock Medal longlisters

Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists Gary Barwin and Mona Awad have made the longlist for the 2017 Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. A panel of judges selected 11 titles from 68 submissions: John Armstrong, A Series ... Read More »

April 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Gordon Korman, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon among 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlisters

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Arthur Ellis Awards, administered by the Crime Writers of Canada to recognize the country's best crime writing in one French-language and seven English categories, have been announced. Digital versions of the shortlisted ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daniel J. Levitin wins National Business Book Award

By Becky Robertson

American-Canadian neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin was named winner of this year's $30,000 National Business Book Award on April 24. Levitin's book, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Allen Lane Canada), about discerning truth in ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

By Becky Robertson

Dundurn president and founder Kirk Howard will be honoured with the Association of Canadian Publishers's President's Award at its annual general meeting on June 6. "Howard is a prominent and longtime publisher, much admired by ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Cassi Smith wins RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

By Becky Robertson

Saskatchewan writer Cassi Smith has won this year's RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award, which grants $10,000 and a mentorship opportunity to a Canadian writer working on a forthcoming title. Smith is in the process of ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's East Coast Literary Awards, highlighting the best writing by Atlantic authors in the categories of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, have been announced by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. Nominees are ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Alix Hawley wins 2017 CBC Short Story Prize

By Becky Robertson

Kelowna, B.C.–based author Alix Hawley has been named winner of this year's CBC Short Story Prize, which offers $6,000 and a 10-day Banff Centre writing residency to a Canadian author for an unpublished piece of ... Read More »

April 19, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist revealed

By Sue Carter

Five titles have been shortlisted for this year's Amazon.ca First Novel Award. The finalists were selected by author Tanis MacDonald, who will decide the $40,000 winner along with jurors Casey Plett and Gurjinder Basran. The ... Read More »

April 17, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Nominees announced for 2017 Doug Wright Awards

By Conan Tobias

Nominees for the 13th annual Doug Wright Awards, recognizing the year's best work and most promising talent in the Canadian comics industry, were announced on April 13. Conundrum Press, Drawn & Quarterly, and Koyama Press ... Read More »

April 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette among winners of $10,000 REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards

By Sue Carter

More than 20 authors have been selected as recipients of the one-time REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards. Among the 150 artists selected for the award are Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette, Richard Van Camp, and ... Read More »

April 12, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

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Mona Awad, Gary Barwin among 70th annual Leacock Medal longlisters

Gordon Korman, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon among 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlisters

Daniel J. Levitin wins National Business Book Award

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

Cassi Smith wins RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees

Alix Hawley wins 2017 CBC Short Story Prize

Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist revealed

Nominees announced for 2017 Doug Wright Awards

Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette among winners of $10,000 REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards

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