Awards

Awards: Bezmozgis‚ Michaels‚ Sher among Vine Awards shortlisters

The Koffler Centre for the Arts has released the lists of finalists for its annual Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature‚ offering a $10,000 prize every three years in each category of fiction‚ non-fiction, history, ... Read More »

September 15, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Writers’ Trust names 2016 Journey Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize were announced on Sept. 15. Charlie Fiset, “If I Ever See the Sun,” published in The Fiddlehead Colette Langlois, “The Emigrants,” published in PRISM ... Read More »

September 15, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Merasty and LaBoucane-Benson shortlisted for Burt Award

By Becky Robertson

CODE‚ the Canadian agency advocating for international literacy‚ has released the finalists for the 2016 Burt Award for First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit Literature. Now in its fourth year‚ the award aims to honour "culturally relevant" ... Read More »

September 14, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Leah Bobet and Gemma Files win 2016 Sunburst Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Sunburst Award Society has announced the winners of its annual awards recognizing the best Canadian fantasy titles. The recipients beat out renowned shortlisters such as Margaret Atwood‚ Kenneth Oppel‚ and Heather O'Neill in three ... Read More »

September 14, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Wab Kinew lands on Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

Canadian politician and broadcaster Wab Kinew has been named the sole Canadian finalist for this year's Dayton Literary Peace Prize‚ a U.S.-based international literary prize celebrating books that take up culturally relevant topics to help ... Read More »

September 14, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Taste Canada announces Food Writing Awards shortlists

By Becky Robertson

Taste Canada has revealed the finalists for its 19th annual food writing awards‚ recognizing cookbook authors in six English-language and six French-language categories. This year sees the addition of a secondary silver award in each ... Read More »

September 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Andrew Nikiforuk‚ Cybèle Young among Lane Anderson Awards shortlisted

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Lane Anderson Awards have been announced. The two prizes of $10,000 each are presented for the best Canadian science writing. The Fitzhenry Foundation‚ which administers the awards‚ is also running a contest ... Read More »

September 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Canadians Szalay and Thien shortlisted for Man Booker

By Becky Robertson

Authors Madeleine Thien and David Szalay have been named among the finalists for this year's Man Booker Prize for a work of English-language fiction published in the U.K. British-Canadian Szalay is shortlisted for his latest All That ... Read More »

September 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Kelley Armstrong‚ Willow Dawson‚ Ken Oppel among CCBC finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced the shortlists for its annual awards for kidlit in eight categories‚ seven English-language and one French. The awards for the English-language titles will be given out at the ... Read More »

September 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Watt-Cloutier‚ Walmsley‚ Shenher named to Edna Staebler Award shortlist

By Becky Robertson

Wilfrid Laurier University has announced the finalists for this year's Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction‚ recognizing authors of a first or second non-fiction book with a Canadian connection or setting: Lori Shenher‚ the Vancouver ... Read More »

September 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Awards: Bezmozgis‚ Michaels‚ Sher among Vine Awards shortlisters

Awards: Writers’ Trust names 2016 Journey Prize finalists

Awards: Merasty and LaBoucane-Benson shortlisted for Burt Award

Awards: Leah Bobet and Gemma Files win 2016 Sunburst Awards

Awards: Wab Kinew lands on Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist

Awards: Taste Canada announces Food Writing Awards shortlists

Awards: Andrew Nikiforuk‚ Cybèle Young among Lane Anderson Awards shortlisted

Awards: Canadians Szalay and Thien shortlisted for Man Booker

Awards: Kelley Armstrong‚ Willow Dawson‚ Ken Oppel among CCBC finalists

Awards: Watt-Cloutier‚ Walmsley‚ Shenher named to Edna Staebler Award shortlist

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