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Wattpad teams up with Margaret Atwood to launch Atty Awards for international poetry

Wattpad, a Toronto-based online community for international writers and readers, has put out a call for submissions for its first ever Atty Awards recognizing work by undiscovered poets. Winning entries will be selected by Margaret ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Digital publishing and technology

Taste Canada announces shortlist for 2012 food writing awards

By Natalie Samson

After wading through 73 submissions, Taste Canada has come up with a shortlist for its 2012 Food Writing Awards. This year's list offers titles from some of the country's biggest publishers (Penguin Canada, HarperCollins Canada) ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Authors Association announces winners of 2012 Literary Awards

By Katie Gowrie

The Canadian Authors Association has revealed the winners of its annual literary awards, presented during the Leacock Summer Festival in Orillia, Ontario, on July 28. Founded in 1975, the CAA awards are presented to writers ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Casting for votes: CBC and the Giller Prize

By Laura Godfrey

Last year, the public had a say in nominating a book for the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. This year, the Readers' Choice Award will still be presented, but the title will not appear on the ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Man Booker Prize longlist revealed

By Sue Carter

The longlist for the £50,000 Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced this morning. Five judges, including Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, selected 12 titles from 145 submitted for the U.K. prize, ... Read More »

July 25, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Canadians take home Eisner Awards

By Natalie Samson

The San Diego Comic-Con International may have come and gone, but the glory of the Eisner Awards, held during the four-day smorgasbord of all things comics, lives on for a handful of Canadians. The winners ... Read More »

July 18, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Daphne Marlatt receives George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award

By Natalie Samson

Daphne Marlatt has won the 19th annual George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an outstanding literary career in B.C. The Vancouver Public Library, City of Vancouver, Pacific BookWorld News Society, and The Writers' Trust ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

ChiZine tops 2012 Sunburst award shortlists

By Natalie Samson

ChiZine Publications leads the pack with three nominations at this year's Sunburst Awards, which recognize the best in Canadian speculative fiction for adult and young adult readers. ChiZine dominates in the adult fiction category, while ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Children’s Book Centre releases award shortlists

By Sue Carter

The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced the finalists for the seven awards it administers, including the inaugural Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. The winners will be announced at the TD Canadian ... Read More »

June 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Phil Hall wins Trillium Book Award

By Sue Carter

Phil Hall is one of four Ontario writers who received Trillium Book Awards last night at a reception in Toronto. The Perth poet won the $20,000 Trillium Book Award for his collection Killdeer (BookThug), which ... Read More »

June 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Wattpad teams up with Margaret Atwood to launch Atty Awards for international poetry

Taste Canada announces shortlist for 2012 food writing awards

Canadian Authors Association announces winners of 2012 Literary Awards

Casting for votes: CBC and the Giller Prize

Man Booker Prize longlist revealed

Canadians take home Eisner Awards

Daphne Marlatt receives George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award

ChiZine tops 2012 Sunburst award shortlists

Canadian Children’s Book Centre releases award shortlists

Phil Hall wins Trillium Book Award

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