Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts

3 Nov 2022

We Can(ada) Read: Forest of Reading Nominees!

03 November 1 Comments

We Can(ada) Read is by Canadians for EVERYONE to learn more about some amazing Canadian authors!

About Forest of Reading

The Forest of Reading® is Canada's largest recreational reading program! This initiative offers ten reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. The Forest helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators.

This Year's Nominees


On this year's nominee list for White Pine Award™ (YA Fiction) is: 
As I read through these, you can click on the book covers below to read my reviews!

Are you going to pick any of these up?

6 Oct 2022

We Can(ada) Read: Scotiabank Giller Prize 2022 Shortlist!

06 October 0 Comments

We Can(ada) Read is by Canadians for EVERYONE to learn more about some amazing Canadian authors!

About the Scotiabank Giller Prize

The Giller Prize was founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, who passed away from cancer the year before. The award recognized excellence in Canadian fiction – long format or short stories – and endowed a cash prize annually of $25,000.00, the largest purse for literature in the country.

The launch of The Giller Prize coincided with a growing recognition of Canadian authors and literature both at home and abroad. Acclaimed writers such as Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Mordecai Richler were winning honours and accolades around the world. The time seemed ripe to celebrate the success of these and other homegrown writers within these borders, with a bold statement of support and recognition.

The Giller Prize, along with many other awards that came before and after, is in part responsible for the continued growth of Canadian literary talent. The prize has so far endowed more than three-quarters of a million dollars to Canadian writers from coast to coast.

On this year's shortlist is: 
As I read through these, you can click on the book covers below to read my reviews!

Are you going to pick any of these up?