Awards

Panellist change for Canada Reads

CBC Books has announced a panellist change for this year's edition of Canada Reads. Actress Tamara Taylor, who was due to champion Madeline Ashby's Company Town (Tor Books), has been forced to bow out due to ... Read More »

March 9, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Brooks, Hardcastle, Goyette win ReLit Awards

By Becky Robertson

The recipients of this year's ReLit Awards, identifying top titles from Canada's independent publishers, were announced on March 9. University of British Columbia writing instructor Carellin Brooks won in the novel category for One Hundred Days ... Read More »

March 9, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Atwood, O’Neill, Thien make 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

Canadians Margaret Atwood, Madeleine Thien, and Heather O'Neill are among 16 international women authors longlisted for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Other nominees, culled from 189 submissions, include debut Nigerian novelist Ayòbámi Adébáyò ... Read More »

March 8, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Arthur J. Ray wins 2017 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize

By Becky Robertson

University of British Columbia professor emeritus Arthur J. Ray is the winner of this year's Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History (McGill-Queen's University Press). The title studies ... Read More »

March 8, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Isabelle Arsenault wins Cleaver Award for illustration

By Dory Cerny

Lauded Montreal illustrator Isabelle Arsenault is the winner of the 2016 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for Louis parmi les spectres, written by Fanny Britt (Éditions de la Pastèque). Founded in 1985 and administered ... Read More »

March 8, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Indigenous issues dominate 2017 Canada Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

Titles focusing on indigenous history and rights dominate the finalists for this year's Canada Prizes, which recognize scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. The shortlist was selected by a jury of professors and ... Read More »

March 7, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

The “Red” Kelly Story wins 2016 Speaker’s Book Award

By Becky Robertson

Leonard "Red" Kelly's hockey memoir The "Red" Kelly Story, written with David M. Dupuis and L. Waxy Gregoire (ECW Press), has won the 2016 Speaker's Award, which aims to spotlight Ontario books that bring the ... Read More »

March 7, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Deborah Campbell, Mohamed Fahmy, Anosh Irani among B.C. Book Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's B.C. Book Prizes, recognizing the best titles published the year prior by the province's authors, have been announced: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Joan Haggerty, The Dancehall Years (Mother Tongue Publishing) ... Read More »

March 7, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Four-time nominee Ross King wins $25,000 Taylor Prize for Mad Enchantment

By Sue Carter

The fourth time was lucky for Ross King, who won the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize on March 6 for Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of Water Lilies (Bond Street Books). Mad Enchantment was previously shortlisted ... Read More »

March 6, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Ed O’Loughlin longlisted for 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

By Becky Robertson

Irish-Canadian novelist Ed O'Loughlin is one of 13 authors longlisted for this year's Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, a £25,000 award recognizing exceptional books of the genre published in the U.K., Ireland, or any ... Read More »

March 2, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

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Panellist change for Canada Reads

Brooks, Hardcastle, Goyette win ReLit Awards

Atwood, O’Neill, Thien make 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize longlist

Arthur J. Ray wins 2017 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize

Isabelle Arsenault wins Cleaver Award for illustration

Indigenous issues dominate 2017 Canada Prize shortlist

The “Red” Kelly Story wins 2016 Speaker’s Book Award

Deborah Campbell, Mohamed Fahmy, Anosh Irani among B.C. Book Prize finalists

Four-time nominee Ross King wins $25,000 Taylor Prize for Mad Enchantment

Ed O’Loughlin longlisted for 2017 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

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