This year’s shortlisted titles were chosen from 74 submissions.
Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing
Winners will be announced in late May on the Canadian Crime Writers of Canada’s website and social media channels.
Giller to waive staggered deadlines, accept all entrees before August 14 regardless of publication date
To accommodate the changing publication calendar, the Giller will accept all entries before their final deadline of Aug. 14.
Annick Press and Les 400 Coups are finalists for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year
Canadian publishers have won the award’s North American category five of the last seven years.
Doug Wright announces finalists for four awards, including new kids’ book prize
The awards will be presented at an online ceremony on May 9.
IBBY will announce winners of Hans Christian Andersen Awards at a digital press conference
Canada’s Isabelle Arsenault is nominated for the prestigious biennial illustration award.
Doyali Islam, Kaie Kellough, and Sharon Olds among the nominees for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize
Doyali Islam, Kaie Kellough, and Chantal Gibson are the Canadian nominees for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Samra Habib, Téa Mutonji among Publishing Triangle finalists
Three of the four finalists in the trans and gender-variant literature category are Canadian.
Laisha Rosnau wins Kobzar Book Award for Ukranian-Canadian writing
The $25,000 Kobzar Book Award was presented to poetry collection Our Familiar Hunger.
American “political psychology” book The Light That Failed wins $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize
The prize is presented for international writing on foreign affairs.