Search Results by tag: Awards

Terry Fallis wins Forest of Reading’s Evergreen Award

Terry Fallis's novel Up and Down (Random House Canada) has won the Forest of Reading's 2013 Evergreen Award, which celebrates the best in Canadian fiction and non-fiction as voted by Ontario library patrons. Up and ... Read More »

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Newfoundland’s Heritage and History Book Awards nominees announced

By Julie Baldassi

The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the finalists for the 2013 Heritage and History Book Awards in the categories of non-fiction and poetry. The awards, which honour works that "exemplify excellence in ... Read More »

November 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Eleanor Catton wins Governor General’s Literary Award

By Sue Carter

Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton has won the Governor General's Literary Award for her second novel, The Luminaries (McClelland & Stewart). The awards were announced this morning at the Betty Oliphant Theatre in Toronto. ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Karim Alrawi wins inaugural Prize for Best New Fiction

By Julie Baldassi

Playwright, author, journalist, and human rights activist Karim Alrawi has won the inaugural Prize for Best New Fiction presented by HarperCollins Canada and The Cooke Agency in partnership with the University of British Columbia's creative-writing ... Read More »

November 12, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Rideout, Thuy, Malla among Canadians longlisted for Dublin Literary Award

By Sue Carter

Debut Canadian novels are well represented on the longlist for the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Eleven Canadian authors appear on the list, including first-time novelists Kim ThÃºy, Tanis Rideout, Ben Stephenson, Pasha Malla, ... Read More »

November 11, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Hamilton Literary Awards finalists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The shortlists for the 20th annual Hamilton Literary Awards have been announced, with a new award category introduced this year in honour of the late author and Hamilton literary scene fixture Kerry Schooley (also known as ... Read More »

November 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Inside the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Sue Carter

Authors, publishers, former winners, and society-page regulars came together on Nov. 5 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ... Read More »

November 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Lynn Coady’s Giller win puts Anansi in winner’s circle

By Julie Baldassi

After being nominated 13 times over the past two decades, House of Anansi Press has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for the first time. Edmonton author Lynn Coady, whose 2011 novel The Antagonist was also ... Read More »

November 6, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Taste Canada celebrates 2013 award winners and hall of fame inductee Elizabeth Baird

By Sue Carter

Judging from the full room of culinary and publishing professionals at Toronto's Arcadian Court last night, the rebranding of Taste Canada's food-writing awards can be declared a success. Hosted by CBC TV's Stefano Faita, the ... Read More »

November 5, 2013 | Filed under: Awards