The $12,500 prize celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing.
League of Canadian Poets announces 2019 Book Awards longlists
The League of Canadian Poets has announced three longlists for their 2019 Book Awards.
Max Eisen wins Canada Reads 2019
Just days after his 90th birthday, Max Eisen has been named the winner of CBC’s annual Canada Reads competition for his holocaust memoir By Chance Alone.
Monique Gray Smith, Richard Van Camp, Kate Harris among BC Book Prize nominees
The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the finalists in seven categories for the annual BC Book Prizes.
Eric and Terry Fan, Jon Klassen shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal
Jon Klassen and The Fan Brothers will vie for one of the most prestigious children’s book awards.
Gwen Benaway a finalist in the trans and gender-variant literature category at Triangle Awards
Toronto poet Gwen Benaway’s 2018 collection Holy Wild (Book*hug) has been named a finalist in the Trans and Gender-Variant Literature category at the Triangle Awards.
David Chariandy wins Windham-Campbell Prize
Vancouver author David Chariandy has been named a Windham-Campbell Prize winner for his body of work.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha finalist for the Triangle Awards
Toronto author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha has been named a finalist for the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction at the Triangle Awards for her essay collection Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice.
Scholastic Canada, Comme des géants nominated for Bologna Children’s Book Fair prize
Two Canadian publishers, Scholastic Canada and Comme des géants, have been nominated for the 2019 BOP – Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year (North America).
We Sang You Home receives an honour mention from the 2019 BolognaRagazzi Awards
Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett’s board book is about welcoming a new baby into the world.