Awards

Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal wins Canada Reads; Bruce Poon Tip donates 10,000 copies of Tracey Lindberg’s Birdie

Author Lawrence Hill has been named winner of CBC's Canada Reads 2016 for his political thriller, The Illegal (HarperCollins Canada), which Olympian Clara Hughes defended in the book debates. Anita Rau Badami's The Hero's Walk ... Read More »

March 24, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Alan Twigg receives Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

By Becky Robertson

The West Coast Book Prize Society has named author and B.C. BookWorld founder Alan Twigg the recipient of the 13th annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Twigg has been the principle writer and publisher for the book-focused ... Read More »

March 23, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Alberta Readers’ Choice Award longlists revealed

By Becky Robertson

The Edmonton Public Library has released the longlist for the Alberta Readers' Choice Award. The five finalists will be named via social media starting April 25. Readers can vote for their top pick starting June ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Alcuin Society announces winners of book design awards

By Becky Robertson

The Alcuin Society has announced this year's winners of its Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The first prize recipients in each of eight categories are as follows, with a full list of ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

VERSeFest inducts Andrée Lacelle and rob mclennan into Hall of Honour

By Becky Robertson

Ottawa's VERSeFest International Poetry Festival has named Ottawa-Gatineau poets Andrée Lacelle and rob mclennan as the 2016 inductees into the fest's Hall of Honour for their outstanding service to the local poetry community. Lacelle, author ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Humber Literary Review announces its inaugural Emerging Writers Contest winners

By Becky Robertson

Humber College's The Humber Literary Review has named the winners of its first Emerging Writers Fiction Contest. Author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer judged the winning entries from an 11-story longlist selected by the publication's editorial collective. First ... Read More »

March 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Sydney Smith, Jon Klassen shortlisted for U.K.’s Greenaway Medal

By Dory Cerny

It appears there is no stopping the juggernaut of popularity and praise that continues to amass for illustrators Sydney Smith and Jon Klassen. The two artists have already earned numerous awards for their work, and ... Read More »

March 15, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Carellin Brooks named finalists for 2015 Publishing Triangle literary awards

By Becky Robertson

Two Canadian authors have made shortlists for the 2015 Publishing Triangle and Ferro-Grumley Literary Awards. Administered by the New York–based advocacy association, the awards note excellent LGBT books released the previous year. Native Vancouverite Carellin ... Read More »

March 14, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Margaret Atwood wins Kitschies Red Tentacle Award

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood 2015's dystopian novel, The Heart Goes Last, is the winner of this year's Red Tentacle Award at the U.K. Kitschies. Atwood accepted the £1,000 prize (while wearing a tentacle fascinator) at a ceremony ... Read More »

March 10, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Alix Hawley, Anakana Schofield among B.C. Book Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for its annual B.C. Book Prizes, spotlighting the province's authors and publishers in seven categories. Scotiabank Giller Prize nominees Alix Hawley and Anakana Schofield were ... Read More »

March 9, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal wins Canada Reads; Bruce Poon Tip donates 10,000 copies of Tracey Lindberg’s Birdie

Alan Twigg receives Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

Alberta Readers’ Choice Award longlists revealed

Alcuin Society announces winners of book design awards

VERSeFest inducts Andrée Lacelle and rob mclennan into Hall of Honour

Humber Literary Review announces its inaugural Emerging Writers Contest winners

Awards: Sydney Smith, Jon Klassen shortlisted for U.K.’s Greenaway Medal

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha and Carellin Brooks named finalists for 2015 Publishing Triangle literary awards

Margaret Atwood wins Kitschies Red Tentacle Award

Alix Hawley, Anakana Schofield among B.C. Book Prize finalists

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