Maria Reva’s debut short-story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear and Michelle Good’s debut novel Five Little Indians were both finalists for the $50,000 prize.
Julie S. Lalonde’s Resilience is Futile wins Speaker’s Book Award
The award recognizes non-fiction works by Ontario authors that reflect the province’s culture and history.
Giller shortlist names three novels, two short-fiction collections, no graphic novels
The winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced Nov. 9 on CBC in a presentation hosted by actor Eric McCormack.
HarperCollins Canada VP Iris Tupholme on the publisher’s four Giller noms
Alongside Emily St. John Mandel’s The Glass Hotel and Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians were two books Tupholme edited herself: Thomas King’s Indians on Vacation and Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars.
Lorna Crozier, Steven Heighton among Weston Prize finalists
The organization noted in a release that the $60,000 prize is the only one which will acknowledge general literary nonfiction writing in Canada this year.
Hamish Cameron, overseer of distribution for UTP, to receive Janice E. Handford Award
The award, which is presented by the Ontario Book Publishers Organization, is presented to someone whose work has advocated for Canada’s small literary presses.
Groundbreaking chief justice Beverley McLachlin wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
The $25,000 prize, presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, celebrates political literary nonfiction.
TIFA launches full online slate with performances, virtual IV programme, and award changes
This year’s festival marks the first with new festival director Roland Gulliver at the helm.
Julie Flett, Tom Ryan, and Sydney Smith lead the CCBC Award nominees
In total, eight awards and $175,000 will be given out for the best in Canadian children’s literature.
Margaret Atwood to receive 2020 U.S. Literary Peace Prize
Past recipients include Elie Wiesel, Marilynne Robinson, and Louise Erdrich.
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