Shortlists for the three $2,000 prizes will be announced on April 17, with the winners to be named on May 1.
Greystone Kids wins 2024 Bologna Prize
Vancouver’s Greystone Kids was named the North America winner for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Sydney Smith wins prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award
Smith is the first Canadian to win the annual prize awarded by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY).
Eleanor Catton, Claudia Dey, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize
The three Canadian authors are among the five writers shortlisted for this year’s $150,000 (U.S.) prize.
m. nourbeSe philip, Christina Sharpe, and Jen Hadfield win 2024 Windham-Campbell Prizes
The annual Windham-Campbell Prizes, administered by Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, recognize eight writers for literary achievement, two each in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
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Naomi Klein shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
The £30,000 ($50,900 CAD) award was established by the Women’s Prize Trust in 2023 to honour exceptional nonfiction written by women. The winner will be announced on June 13.
Emma Donoghue, Suzette Mayr shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award
The winner of the €100,000 ($147,000 CAD) prize will be announced on May 23.
Myrna Kostash wins 2024 Kobzar Book Award
The $25,000 prize recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by authors who write on a topic with a connection to the experiences of Ukrainian Canadians.
2023–24 New Brunswick Book Awards shortlists announced
The awards ceremony will take place in Moncton on June 1, as part of Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick’s annual writing festival, WordSpring.
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