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Awards

W.O. Mitchell Book Prize shortlist announced

The City of Calgary, the Writers Guild of Alberta, and Uptown 17th Avenue Business Revitalization Zone revealed the shortlist for the 2011 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. The finalists are: Betty Jane Hegerat, ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has secured five out of six nominations for the 2012 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, with veteran D&Q artists Joe Ollman, Chester Brown, and Seth competing against popular ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Joyce Carol Oates to attend Montreal’s Blue Met festival

By Stuart Woods

Prolific U.S. author Joyce Carol Oates will be among the high-profile authors attending this year's Blue Metropolis literary festival in Montreal. Oates will be in town to accept the Blue Met Literary Grand Prix, a ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Events

Atlantic Book Awards 2012 shortlists revealed

By Natalie Samson

The Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the nominees for this year's Atlantic Book Awards at a fundraising event in Halifax Wednesday evening. Twenty-six books have been singled out across nine categories that represent a range ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Joe Beef and Odd Bits nominated for James Beard Book Awards

By Sue Carter

The U.S.-based James Beard Foundation has announced the shortlist for its 2012 book awards, and two popular Canadian cookbooks have made the cut. The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Seven Canadian titles nominated for Lambda Literary Awards

By Sue Carter

The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 24th annual Lambda Literary Awards, celebrating "achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing for books published in 2011." This year, 119 titles are nominated ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Three Canadian authors honoured by American Indian Youth Literature Awards

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Three Canadian authors were recognized by the American Indian Youth Literature Awards, a biannual prize that honours culture and identity storytelling by aboriginal Northern American authors. Alberta writer Jacqueline Guest won for her two YA ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Manitoba Book Awards shortlists announced

By Natalie Samson

The Manitoba Writers' Guild and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers have revealed the shortlists for this year's Manitoba Book Awards. The winners will be announced at a free public gala in Winnipeg on April ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Winterset Award finalists announced

By Natalie Samson

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council has revealed its shortlist for this year's BMO Winterset Award. The finalists are: Edward Riche, Easy to Like (House of Anansi Press) Don McKay, The Shell of the Tortoise ... Read More »

March 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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