Toronto Book Awards longlist announced
The shortlist for the $10,000 prize will be announced in August.
Jillian Christmas wins $10,000 Dayne Ogilvie Prize
Canisia Lubrin wins $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize
Lubrin won the prize for her second poetry collection, The Dyzgraphxst (McClelland & Stewart).
Q&Q named honorary lifetime member of ACP; Hamish Cameron receives ACP President’s Award
The honour is presented to “an individual or group who is not a member of ACP, but has made a significant contribution to the association and to the Canadian publishing industry.”
Michelle Good, Eternity Martis win Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
This is the seventh year the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize has been presented.
Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox, jaye simpson among Indigenous Voices Awards winners
Winners in nine categories received a total of $39,000.
Sydney Smith wins 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
“Small in the City is an evocative and immersive book which tells quite an ordinary story in such an extraordinary way that it surprises you,” said Ellen Krajewski, chair of the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal judging panel.
Winners announced for Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers
Two prizes are awarded annually in the categories of unpublished poetry and short fiction.
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award
Souvankham Thammavongsa was awarded the Trillium Book Award for How to Pronounce Knife. Jody Chan won the $10,000 award for poetry for her collection, Sick.