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City of Vancouver Book Award announces shortlist

Independent presses dominate the shortlist for the 2012 City of Vancouver Book Award, which was announced today. The $2,000 annual prize recognizes "authors of excellence of any genre who contribute to the appreciation and understanding ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

By Stuart Woods

Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan is among the nominees for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will vie for the $5,000 prize with one other novel, William ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Burt Award recognizes YA lit by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit authors

By Sue Carter

Canadian literary organization CODE has announced a new award for works of YA fiction by native authors in Canada. Established in collaboration with philanthropist William Burt and the Literary Prizes Foundation, the Burt Award for ... Read More »

September 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Harry Karlinsky’s Darwin novel longlisted for Wellcome Trust Book Prize

By Sue Carter

Vancouver psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky's debut novel, The Evolution of Inanimate Objects, has been nominated for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize longlist. The annual £25,000 prize is awarded to any book published in the U.K. that ... Read More »

September 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

ReLit (very) longlists announced

By Steven W. Beattie

The Scotiabank Giller Prize was not the only Canadian literary award to release its longlist today. The annual ReLit Awards released its notoriously long longlists in each of the novel, short fiction, and poetry categories. ... Read More »

September 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Giller longlist features many new faces

By Stuart Woods

The jury for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize, which today revealed the longlist for the $50,000 award, can't be accused of hewing too closely to tradition. Only one nominee, Annabel Lyon, has been shortlisted for ... Read More »

September 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Edna Staebler Award shortlist announced

By Katie Gowrie

The shortlist for the 21st annual Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction has been revealed. The $10,000 prize, administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, recognizes a first or second published work of creative non-fiction by a ... Read More »

August 28, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Toronto Book Awards shortlist unveiled

By Katie Gowrie

The shortlist for the 2012 Toronto Book Awards has been announced. The annual awards, established by the Toronto City Council in 1974, recognize authors who evoke Toronto in works of literary and artistic merit. The ... Read More »

August 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Michael Ondaatje shortlisted for Dayton Literary Peace Prize

By Katie Gowrie

Michael Ondaatje has been named a fiction finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for his novel The Cat's Table. The annual award, established in 2006 and based in the U.S., honours authors who have ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Shortlist revealed for Lane Anderson Science Writing Award

By Natalie Samson

The shortlist for the *third annual Lane Anderson Award for Canadian-authored science writing was announced today. The contenders for two $10,000 prizes, which recognize both adult and young reader trade titles, run the gamut of ... Read More »

August 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Awards

City of Vancouver Book Award announces shortlist

Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

Burt Award recognizes YA lit by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit authors

Harry Karlinsky’s Darwin novel longlisted for Wellcome Trust Book Prize

ReLit (very) longlists announced

Giller longlist features many new faces

Edna Staebler Award shortlist announced

Toronto Book Awards shortlist unveiled

Michael Ondaatje shortlisted for Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Shortlist revealed for Lane Anderson Science Writing Award

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