The winners will be announced in September at a gala that will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BPAA.

The annual contest is conducted in partnership with Goodminds.com, a First Nation-owned business based on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.

Deerchild received the $5,000 award for published poetry in English and Spear and Erasmus received the $5,000 award for published prose in English.

The contest, made possible with the support of the IBBY Yamada Fund, invites Indigenous youth aged 8–12 to submit works of ...

Calgary author Natalie Sue has won the 2025 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Sue was named the winner of the ...

The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories. A third award, the Paradigm Prize, recognizes underrepresented perspectives in science ...

Maurice Vellekoop and poet Jake Byrne have been named the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards. Vellekoop was named the winner for his graphic memoir I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together (Random ...

Nine books by Canadian authors have been shortlisted for the 2025 High Plains International Book Awards.

Leanne Toshiko Simpson won the romance prize for Never Been Better ( HarperCollins Publishers ), a comedy set at a beachside ...

Erickson views the transition in both structure and space as both a challenge and an opportunity. While the long-term nature of the bookstore is yet to evolve, the hope of Glad Day Lit is to renew its ...

The $75,000 award, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada, honours an international author for their career achievement ...