Awards

Three Canadian books recognized at international design awards

Three Canadian books have been recognized by Stiftung Buchkunst, organizers of the international book design competition held annually at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany. Marvin Harder, designer of Relations on Southeastern Hudson Bay by ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Wilfrid Laurier, Toronto, McGill-Queen’s university presses recognized at Canada Awards

By Natalie Samson

Authors published with Wilfrid Laurier University Press, University of Toronto Press, and McGill-Queen's University Press are among the recipients of the 2012 Canada Awards. The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences presented the ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt nominated for Walter Scott Prize

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt will go head-to-head once again, this time for the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction, a U.K. literary award established in 2010. Last year, the duo dominated the Canadian award ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Alcuin Society names best Canadian book design for 2011

By Sue Carter

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of the 30th annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The 35 winning titles will be presented in a cross-country travelling exhibition and will ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed

By Sue Carter

Shortlists for the annual Gerald Lampert and the Pat Lowther Memorial awards were announced last night at a League of Canadian Poets' event in Toronto. Calgary poet Rosemary Griebel's first book, Yes. (Frontenac House), is ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Trio of young women nominated for 2012 Bronwen Wallace Award

By Natalie Samson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for this year's RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, which recognizes writers under the age of 35 who've yet to publish in book form, and ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Finalists for $50,000 Donner Prize announced

By Natalie Samson

Allan Gotlieb, chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation, revealed the shortlist for this year's $50,000 Donner Prize. The four nominated books on public policy by Canadian authors touch on inclusivity in museum practices, obesity and ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Patrick deWitt shortlisted for Leacock Memorial Medal

By Sue Carter

Patrick deWitt's comedic Western novel, The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press), has been nominated for the 2012 Leacock Memorial Medal for humour writing, less than a week after it won The Morning News' Tournament ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Bloody Words convention announces finalists for inaugural “light mystery” prize

By Natalie Samson

Bloody Words, Canada's largest convention of mystery fiction, has revealed the shortlist for its first annual Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award, a prize recognizing mystery novels that soften the gore, violence, and sex typical of ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Don McKay wins BMO Winterset Award

By Natalie Samson

Last week, Don McKay's The Shell of the Tortoise (Gaspereau Press) became the first ever essay collection to win the $10,000 BMO Winterset Award. On March 22, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council presented the ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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Three Canadian books recognized at international design awards

Wilfrid Laurier, Toronto, McGill-Queen’s university presses recognized at Canada Awards

Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt nominated for Walter Scott Prize

Alcuin Society names best Canadian book design for 2011

Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed

Trio of young women nominated for 2012 Bronwen Wallace Award

Finalists for $50,000 Donner Prize announced

Patrick deWitt shortlisted for Leacock Memorial Medal

Bloody Words convention announces finalists for inaugural “light mystery” prize

Don McKay wins BMO Winterset Award

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