The $50,000 prize is presented to a mid-career writer who has “demonstrated exceptional creative ability and outstanding promise in their publications to date.”
Elizabeth Hay, Kathy Page win 2018 Writers’ Trust awards
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced its 2018 winners.
Anna Porter’s The Appraisal lands on inaugural Staunch Prize shortlist
The controversial literary award will be given to a thriller in which “no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered.”
Cundill History Prize finalists announced in Toronto
Three finalists have been announced for McGill University’s Cundill History Prize.
Vikram Vij, Lynn Crawford, Renee Kohlman, Kim Thúy win Taste Canada food-writing awards
Penguin Canada was the big winner at this year’s Taste Canada Awards.
Town is by the Sea, The Marrow Thieves, When the Moon Comes honoured at TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards
Author Joanne Schwartz and illustrator Sydney Smith found themselves on stage once again last night, as their much-lauded picture book Town is by the Sea (Groundwood Books) took home the grand prize.
Sarah Henstra, Darrel J. McLeod win Governor General’s Literary Awards
Esi Edugyan to compete for Carnegie Medal
Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black is a finalist for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.
Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox receives Janice E. Handford Award
Coach House Books editorial director Alana Wilcox has been recognized for her contribution to Canadian publishing.
Brian Lam receives the Ivy Award for Canadian publishing
Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has been presented the Ivy Award for his contributions to Canadian publishing.