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Awards: Doug Wright Awards winners announced

The winners of the 2016 Doug Wright Awards were presented on May 14 in Toronto, during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. The Doug Wright Award for best book was presented to Michael DeForge for Dressing (Koyama ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards shortlist announced

By Conan Tobias

The Ontario Arts Council has announced the shortlist for this year's Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards. The awards, which are chosen by student jurors, are celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. This year's ... Read More »

May 12, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: RBC Bronwen Wallace shortlist announced

By Conan Tobias

The Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the finalists for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers on May 11. The award recognizes writers under the age of 35 who have not been published in ... Read More »

May 12, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Writers’ Union of Canada announces Danuta Gleed shortlist

By Sarah Kester

The Writers' Union of Canada has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the first collection of short fiction by an English-language Canadian author. The winner will receive a cash prize ... Read More »

May 10, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Newcomer Sarah Mian joins Terry Fallis, Susan Juby on Leacock shortlist

By Sue Carter

Two-time Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour winner Terry Fallis will have a little less competition this year. For the first time, the literary award is featuring three nominees, instead of its usual five selected from ... Read More »

May 6, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced

By Sue Carter

Five titles are in the running to become the First Nation Communities Read selection for 2016–2017. The winner, who will be announced in Toronto on June 23 as part of the National Aboriginal Day Celebrations, ... Read More »

May 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Olive Senior wins OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

By Sue Carter

Jamaican-Canadian author Olive Senior has won the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for her story collection The Pain Tree (Cormorant Books). The $10,000 (U.S.) prize was presented at the Trinidad and Tobago NGC ... Read More »

May 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Dean Jobb, Sue Goyette, Elisabeth de Mariaffi among East Coast Literary Award nominees

By Sue Carter

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has announced its shortlist for the 2016 East Coast Literary Awards, which celebrate non-fiction, poetry, and fiction by Atlantic Canadian writers. The winners will be announced at a ceremony ... Read More »

May 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: B.C. Book Prizes winners announced

By Conan Tobias

The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the winners of the 32nd Annual B.C. Book Prizes on April 30, presenting awards in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and writing for children, among others. Alix ... Read More »

May 2, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Saskatchewan Books Awards winners announced

By Conan Tobias

Winners of the 23rd annual Saskatchewan Books Awards were announced during an evening ceremony on April 30, in Regina. Several winners took home multiple awards, including Connie Gault, who won both the University of Regina ... Read More »

May 2, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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