The screen adaptation of Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel A Handmaid's Tale has won five Emmy Awards, including one for best drama series this year – the first show from a streaming service to receive the accolade. Shot in ... Read More »
Author and environmental activist Naomi Klein is the sole Canadian contender for this year's National Book Awards, which recognize the best fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and YA titles published in the U.S. annually. Up against nine ... Read More »
September 18, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
Debut books featuring polyamorous relationships, eastern European mythical creatures, and rural Acadian culture are all represented in this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, an eclectic – and somewhat surprising – list of books vying for ... Read More »
September 18, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
Three memoirs have been shortlisted for this year's Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction. The $10,000 prize, which is administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, acknowledges writers of a first or second book with a Canadian ... Read More »
September 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
The shortlist for the 2018 Kobzar Literary Award, a biennial $25,000 prize that recognizes the best Ukrainian-Canadian stories, has been announced: Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski, eds., Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home, (University of Toronto ... Read More »
September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
The finalists for this year's Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, which recognizes the country's best magazine-published short fiction by up-and-coming authors, have been announced. A jury comprising authors Kevin Hardcastle, Grace O’Connell, and Ayelet Tsabari ... Read More »
September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
The finalists for this year's Vancouver Book Awards, recognizing the titles that best reflect the city's unique character and residents, have been revealed. A jury comprised of librarians, Vancouver Writers Festival board members, academics, instructors, ... Read More »
September 11, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
Ottawa-based writer Amal El-Mohtar is the only Canadian author to be honoured at this year's Hugo Awards, an international fan-determined accolade for science-fiction and fantasy authors. The awards were a subject of controversy from 2013–2016 when the Sad Puppies, a right-wing group, ... Read More »
The Canadian Children's Book Centre has revealed the finalists for its annual literary awards, recognizing excellence in the country's children's publishing with six English-language and two French-language accolades. The English shortlists are as follows: TD ... Read More »
September 7, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
The finalists for this year's Toronto Book Awards, recognizing one title that best reflects the city's residents and culture, have been announced. Among this year's shortlisters are restaurateur Jen Agg, for her memoir about thriving as a woman ... Read More »
August 28, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
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