Awards

Brian Brett wins B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

The West Coast Book Prize Society has awarded Brian Brett British Columbia's ninth annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Brett is a writer, publisher, journalist, and teacher. He initiated the B.C. Poetry in the ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Patrick deWitt wins Leacock

By Sue Carter

Patrick deWitt is the recipient of some new bling, in the form of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. This is the third Canadian award win for deWitt's novel The Sisters Brothers (House of ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Science Writers’ Association reveals 2011’s best Canadian science books

By Sue Carter

The Canadian Science Writers' Association have announced their picks for the best Canadian science books published in 2011. Judges selected Jerry Thompson's Cascadia's Fault: The Deadly Earthquake that Will Devastate North America (HarperCollins Canada) as ... Read More »

April 24, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Three Canadian novels among Commonwealth Book Prize nominees

By Sue Carter

Three Canadian novels, all from independent publishers, have been shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. Riel Nason's The Town that Drowned (Goose Lane Editions), Olive Senior's Dancing Lessons (Cormorant Books), and Johanna Skibsrud's The ... Read More »

April 24, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

2012 Arthur Ellis nominees announced

By Natalie Samson

Crime Writers of Canada revealed the shortlists for the 29th annual Arthur Ellis Awards on Thursday evening at the Manulife Centre Indigo in Toronto. The event featured readings by nominated writers, including novelist Robert Rotenberg. ... Read More »

April 20, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Gabrielle Roy Prize shortlist revealed

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures has announced the shortlists for the 2011 Gabrielle Roy Prize, honouring the best works of Canadian literary criticism published in English and French. The finalists were selected by ... Read More »

April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan makes Orange Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

Esi Edugyan has made the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist. The award celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing. Edugyan's novel Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will compete against Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz, ... Read More »

April 17, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

CLA awards recognize Kit Pearson, Catherine Austen, and Matthew Forsythe

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Library Association named the winners of its annual book awards Monday morning. Kit Pearson's The Whole Truth (HarperCollins Canada), which touches on the Depression era, family drama, and forgiveness, has been selected as ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Pulitzer board declines to hand out fiction award

By Natalie Samson

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today, but you won't find a recipient in the fiction category. Publishers Lunch reports that the Pulitzer board "failed to reach a majority" in selecting a winner for ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Babstock, Hall, Zwicky pick up Griffin nods

By Stuart Woods

While this year may have seen more submissions than ever, the Canadian poets nominated for the 2012 Griffin Poetry Prize all have established reputations in this country. Two of this year's three Canadian nominees have ... Read More »

April 10, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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Brian Brett wins B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

Patrick deWitt wins Leacock

Canadian Science Writers’ Association reveals 2011’s best Canadian science books

Three Canadian novels among Commonwealth Book Prize nominees

2012 Arthur Ellis nominees announced

Gabrielle Roy Prize shortlist revealed

Esi Edugyan makes Orange Prize shortlist

CLA awards recognize Kit Pearson, Catherine Austen, and Matthew Forsythe

Pulitzer board declines to hand out fiction award

Babstock, Hall, Zwicky pick up Griffin nods

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