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The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part four

In the fourth post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands now. According to ... Read More »

November 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Salman Rushdie makes IFOA appearance to honour Ivy Award winner Louise Dennys

By Sue Carter

A packed theatre at Toronto's International Festival of Authors was treated to an appearance by Salman Rushdie last night. The U.K. author kicked off the Governor General's Literary Award finalists' readings with a charming tribute ... Read More »

October 29, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Fresh Fish Award shortlist announced

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers was announced in St. John's on Oct. 8. The award is open to fiction, non-fiction, and poetry manuscripts written by ... Read More »

October 28, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

bpNichol Chapbook Award shortlist announced

By Sue Carter

Six titles have been shortlisted for this year's bpNichol Chapbook Award, which recognizes excellence in Canadian poetry published in chapbook form. Selected by jurors Sandra Ridley and kevin mcpherson eckhoff, the finalists are: thirteen poems for ... Read More »

October 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Ottawa Book Awards winners announced

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Ottawa Book Awards were announced Tuesday evening at the Shenkman Arts Centre. The awards recognize the top books in English and French published by Ottawa writers over the past year. ... Read More »

October 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part three

By Sue Carter

In the third post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands now. From 1994 ... Read More »

October 23, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Children’s Literature Award winners announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of the 2013 Canadian Children's Literature Awards, presented by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, were announced Tuesday night at an event in Toronto. B.C. authors Polly Horvath and ... Read More »

October 23, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario hosted the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction Tuesday night, as Graeme Smith accepted the award for The Dogs Are Eating Them Now (Knopf Canada), a memoir that documents ... Read More »

October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Cundill Historical Literary Prize finalists announced

By Becky Robertson

McGill University's Faculty of Arts has announced the finalists for the sixth annual Cundill Prize in Historical Literature. The winner will be awarded $75,000 U.S. (the largest international prize for non-fiction writing), with each runner-up ... Read More »

October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Graeme Smith’s war memoir wins Weston Prize

By Stuart Woods

Former Globe and Mail foreign correspondent Graeme Smith has won the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction for The Dogs Are Eating Them, a searing memoir about his time covering the Afghanistan war ... Read More »

October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Awards

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part four

Salman Rushdie makes IFOA appearance to honour Ivy Award winner Louise Dennys

Fresh Fish Award shortlist announced

bpNichol Chapbook Award shortlist announced

Ottawa Book Awards winners announced

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part three

Canadian Children’s Literature Award winners announced

Photos: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction

Cundill Historical Literary Prize finalists announced

Graeme Smith’s war memoir wins Weston Prize

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