Several of our publishers are up for an Alberta Book Award this fall. Check out which ones.
Read + Co Publishers on the Alberta Book Award Shortlists
Awards
Heritage House Wins Three Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Awards
Two Award Nominations for All the Quiet Places
Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards Shortlists
Canada Reads Longlist Announced
Great news! Two publishers from our lists have made the Canada Reads longlist announced today! The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe (CBC books will run an interview with Lesley shortly) 9781771088817 $24.95 PB Nimbus Publishing Bookmanager The Spoon Stealer is a classic Crewe book: full of humour, family secrets,...
Award News: Firefly Wins Governor General’s Award for Middle Grade Fiction
With poetic prose, a memorable character and evocative settings, Philippa Dowding deftly handles challenging subjects in this emotionally honest story. Supported by a unique cast of characters, Firefly will shine for readers and resonate long after they close this quietly powerful book.—Peer assessment committee: Aviaq Johnston, Karen Rivers and...
Award News: On the Other Side of the Forest from Greystone
Wonderful news! Greystone’s On the Other Side of the Forest (9781771647960) by Nadine Robert and Gerard DuBois has won the 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award. The award recognizes 10 of the best picture books published each year, selected purely on the basis...
Damon Galut Wins Booker Prize
You may have heard the amazing news that today, our Europa author Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize for The Promise! 9781609456580 $37.50 This is the third year in a row that PGC has won the Booker Prize — this time from Europa! Wow! Shuggie Bain and Girl Woman...
A Slug Story Award Win
A Slug Story won best children’s book at the 17th Doug Wright Comic Book Awards. This is a national award but it doesn’t hurt us here in the West that the publisher is Renegade books in Alberta and the author lives in Banff. A Slug Story by Mandi &...
Awards News!
Some award news to share with you! Itee Pootoogook Won The 2021 Melva J. Dwyer Award! Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence | 2021 Melva J. Dwyer Award winner / lauréat du prix Melva J. Dwyer Itee Pootoogook: Hymns to the Silence, an original examination of the work of...