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Terry Fallis nominated for Leacock Memorial Medal

Political satirist Terry Fallis is once again nominated for the 2013 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Fallis won the award in 2008 for his first novel, The Best Laid Plans. This year, 60 titles ... Read More »

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Alcuin Society announces best Canadian book designs for 2013

By Natalie Sequeira

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of this year's Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. Ties abound in the list of 41 winning titles, chosen from 236 entries submitted by ... Read More »

March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Chrystia Freeland’s Plutocrats wins 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Sue Carter

Chrystia Freeland has won the $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize for Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (Doubleday Canada). In a press release, jury chair William Thorsell says, ... Read More »

March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Atlantic Book Awards reveal shortlists

By Sue Carter

The Atlantic Book Awards Society has announced the shortlists for its 10 annual prizes, which celebrate the best literary works produced in Atlantic Canada. For the first time, the society is offering an award for ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Doug Wright Awards finalists announced

By Natalie Sequeira

A mix of comic book stalwarts, past winners, and first-time nominees have made their way onto the shortlist for the 2013 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning. Celebrating the best in English-language comics, the annual ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Heather Robertson wins inaugural Speaker’s Book Award

By Stuart Woods

Journalist and author Heather Robertson has won the inaugural Speaker's Book Award, which recognizes books by Ontario authors that reflect "the diverse culture and rich history of the province and of its residents." Both fiction ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Robert Kroetsch Award recognizes rookie poet Claire Lacey

By Julie Baldassi

Calgary poet Claire Lacey is this year's recipient of the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. Her manuscript, Twin Tongues, incorporates English and Tok Pisin, the two most widely used lingua franca in Papua New ... Read More »

March 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

B.C. Book Prize finalists announced

By Natalie Sequeira

The best of the West Coast's writers and publishers have made their way onto this year's B.C. Book Prize shortlist, spanning seven categories ranging from children's literature to poetry to original non-fiction. The winners, each ... Read More »

March 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

New B.C. scholarly book prize shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

Sandra Djwa didn't win the Charles Taylor Prize for non-fiction, but a week later her book, Journey With No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page (McGill-Queen's University Press), is up for another award, alongside Derek ... Read More »

March 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Sheila Heti makes Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist

By Natalie Sequeira

Toronto-based author Sheila Heti has made the longlist for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction for her 2010 novel, How Should a Person Be? (House of Anansi Press). Formerly known as the Orange Prize, the annual ... Read More »

March 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Awards

Terry Fallis nominated for Leacock Memorial Medal

Alcuin Society announces best Canadian book designs for 2013

Chrystia Freeland’s Plutocrats wins 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize

Atlantic Book Awards reveal shortlists

Doug Wright Awards finalists announced

Heather Robertson wins inaugural Speaker’s Book Award

Robert Kroetsch Award recognizes rookie poet Claire Lacey

B.C. Book Prize finalists announced

New B.C. scholarly book prize shortlist announced

Sheila Heti makes Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist

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