Three books have been named finalists of the 2024 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

Three books have been named finalists for the 2024 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

The books were selected from an 11-book longlist announced last month.

The annual award for literary humour grants a $25,000 prize to the winner and two $5,000 prizes to the runners-up. It has been awarded annually since 1947, and previous winners include Terry Fallis, W.O. Mitchell, Stuart McLean, and last year’s winner, Wayne Johnston.

This year’s shortlisted novels are:

• Coq by Ali Bryan (Freehand Books)
• The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt (House of Anansi Press)
• Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis (Hamish Hamilton/PRHC)

The winner will be announced at a gala in Orillia, Ontario, on June 22.