The Alberta Magazine Awards celebrate and recognize excellence in journalism and visual storytelling and honour individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the magazine industry.

• Alberta Story
• Emerging Writer
• Essay
• Feature Writing Long
• Feature Writing Short
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Profile
• Service Journalism
• See website for complete list

Le Prix des libraires du Québec joue un rôle important de reconnaissance de la littérature et de promotion de la lecture et de la culture. Il fait reconnaître le rôle du libraire, qui consiste à guider et à stimuler ses client⸱e⸱s sur le terrain de la curiosité, de la connaissance et de la culture en général et il encourage la fréquentation des librairies.

• Bande dessinée
• Bande dessinée jeunesse 0-5 ans
• Bande dessinée jeunesse 6-11 ans
• Bande dessinée jeunesse 12-17 ans
• Essai
• Poésie
• Roman/Nouvelles/Récit

The AICW-Bressani Literary Prize recognizes and celebrates books by Canadian authors of Italian origin. Submitted works must be in Italian, English, French or Italian dialect. (Translations are not eligible.)

• Children’s
• Fiction
• First Book
• Nonfiction
• Playwriting
• Poetry

The Atlantic Book Awards Society (ABAS) is a registered non-profit organization with the mandate to promote and acknowledge excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing through an annual awards ceremony and related events.

• Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature
• Atlantic Legacy Award
• Best Atlantic-Published Book
• Fiction
• Poetry

See Atlantic Book Awards.

The BC and Yukon Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers, illustrators and publishers.

• Booksellers’ Choice
• Children’s Literature
• Children’s Literature - Illustrated
• Fiction
• Nonfiction

The BPC is the umbrella organization for Canadian associations that are or whose members are primarily involved with the writing, editing, translating, publishing, producing, distributing, lending, marketing, reading and selling of written words.

One of the primary goals of the Book and Periodical Council is to function as a forum for its member associations to network, identify common goals and coordinate action to benefit the Canadian writing and publishing industry.

The Governor General’s Literary Awards are awarded annually to the best English-language and French-language books in seven categories and for readers of all ages.

Les Prix littéraires du Gouverneur general récompensent des livres finalistes et gagnants dans sept catégories pour chacune des langues officielles et pour des lectorats de tous âges.

• Drama / Théatre
• Fiction / Romans et nouvelles
• Nonfiction / Essais
• Poetry / Poésie
• Translation (from French to English / Traduction (de l’anglais au français)
• Young People's Literature – illustrated books / Littérature jeunesse – livres illustrés
• Young People's Literature - text / Littérature jeunesse – texte

Canada’s History administers The Governor General’s History Awards, which are Canada’s top honours in the field of history and heritage. They celebrate the very best in Canadian achievements to ensure our national past has a vibrant presence in our society today.

• Community Programming
• Museums
• Popular Media
• Scholarly Research
• Teaching

The CAA’s Literary Awards Program administers the Fred Kerner Book Award and the Whistler Independent Book Awards.

• Best Book by an independently published Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Best Overall Book (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) by a CAA member

The CCBC Book Awards include eight awards for children’s and young adult literature in the following categories:

• Book for Grades 4 to 6 exemplifying principles of compassion, kindness, humanity, environmentalism, inclusivity, and connection to the land
• Children’s and Youth Poetry
• Children’s Nonfiction
• First Novel
• Historical Fiction
• Picture Book
• Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Teen Book

Awards for books on Jewish themes or topic, in English, French, or Yiddish. Authors must be Canadian citizens or permanent or former residents but need not be Jewish.

• Biography/Memoir
• Fiction
• Holocaust Literature
• Jewish History
• Jewish Thought & Culture
• Poetry
• Scholarship contributing to Jewish knowledge
• Yiddish (books in Yiddish, translated from Yiddish, or about Yiddish Culture)
• Youth Literature

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is the first major English-language literary prize to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States, awarding $150,000 USD to its winner, and $12,500 USD to each of its four finalists.

• Fiction

Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence are presented annually. The Awards are for crime writing and are not restricted to mystery writing. The genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works.

• Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
• Crime First Novel
• Crime Novel
• Crime Novella
• Crime Short Story
• French-Language Crime Book
• Juvenile/YA Crime Book
• Nonfiction Crime Book
• Crime Novel
• Crime Novella
• Crime Short Story
• French-Language Crime Book
• Juvenile/YA Crime Book
• Nonfiction Crime Book
• Tradition Mystery
• Unpublished Crime Novel manuscript

The J.W. Dafoe Book Prize is awarded to the best book on Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world published in the previous calendar year.

The Dartmouth Book Awards honour Nova Scotian literature and contributions writers make to Nova Scotia’s cultural heritage.

• Fiction
• First Book (Fiction)
• First Book (Nonfiction)
• George Borden Writing for Change Award

Chaque année, à travers ses Prix littéraires, le festival Métropolis bleu donne un coup de projecteur sur des oeuvres de qualité.

Each year, the Blue Metropolis Festival’s prizes spotlight achievement and quality work.

• Ensemble d’oeuvre / Body of work
• Literatura Española / Littérature espagnole / Spanish Literature
• Littérature des premiers peoples / First Peoples’ Literature
• Littérature LGBTQ / LGBTQ Literature

Voir le site web pour une liste complete. / See website for complete list.

Forest of Reading is a reading program that honours English- and French-language children’s and young adult literature in Canada.

La Forêt de la lecture est un programme qui célèbre la littérature jeunesse francophone et anglophone au Canada.

• Blue Spruce Award™ – English Picture Books (ages 4-7)
• Silver Birch Express Award – English Fiction or Nonfiction (ages 8-10)
• Silver Birch Award® – English Fiction & Non-Fiction (ages 8-12)
• Yellow Cedar Award – English Nonfiction (ages 9-14)
• Red Maple Award ™ – English Fiction (ages 12-14)
• White Pine Award ™ – English Fiction (grades 9-12)
• Evergreen Award – English Fiction for Adults
• Le prix Peuplier – Albums en français
• Le prix Mélèze – Courts romans, albums avancés, documentaires, BD
• Le prix Tamarac – Romans, albums de 2e cycle, documentaires, BD

Le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal met en lumière les écrivaines et les écrivains, le milieu de l’édition montréalaise et la littérature québécoise.

The Grand Prix du livre de Montréal spotlights writers, Montréal’s publishing scene, and Québec literature.

Tout ouvrage de création, d’analyse, de compilation ou de référence littéraire, artistique ou sociohistorique / Any original work, including scholarly books, compilations and reference works, of a literary, artistic, social or historical nature.

The Indigenous Voices Awards celebrate creativity and excellence in work by emerging and established Indigenous writers.

• Littérature jeunesse
• Littérature générale
• Poetry
• Prose
• Unpublished Poetry
• Unpublished Prose

The J.I. Segal Awards honour the exploration of Jewish themes in literature and recognize the contribution of Jewish culture to a richly diverse contemporary Quebec. Prizes are awarded every two years.

• Quebec Book on a Jewish Theme
• Yiddish Literature

The League of Canadian Poets administers several awards to honour excellence in Canadian poetry.

• First Book (Poetry)
• Poetry by a League Member
• Poetry by a Woman
• Spoken Word

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The National Magazine Awards promote excellence in journalism by honouring outstanding work by journalists, writers, storytellers, photographers, designers and more.

Les prix du magazine canadien promeuvent l’excellence en journalisme en célébrant

les réalisations exceptionnelles des créateurs et journalistes.

• Best Emerging Writer / Meilleur auteur émergent
• Columns & Essays / Chroniques et essais
• Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond
• Fiction
• Investigative Reporting / Journalisme d’enquête
• Long-Form Feature Writing / Meilleur article de fond – long format
• Personal Journalism / Journalisme personnel
• Photography / Photographe
• Poetry / Poésie
• Service Journalism / Journalisme de service
• Short Feature Writing / Meilleur article court

See website for complete list.

The Nova Scotia Book Awards brings together the Dartmouth Book Awards and the provincial awards administered by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. 

• Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction 
• Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award 
• George Borden Writing for Change Award 
• Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Fiction)
• Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction)
• Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award

The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and writing. 

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a créé le Prix littéraire Trillium en 1987 pour souligner, promouvoir et mieux faire connaître l’excellence et la diversité des écrivaines et écrivains ontariens et de leurs œuvres.

• Fiction / Romans
• Littérature jeunesse (langue française)
• Nonfiction / Études et essais
• Poetry / Poésie

A group of authors, editors, publishing industry professionals, and community-minded writers.

Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere.

PEN Canada is the Canadian chapter of PEN International, the writers’ organization for freedom of expression.

• Champions of freedom of expression
• Defenders of writers in peril
• New/unpublished writing
• Transcend national divides and inspire connections across cultures

Le Prix littéraire Jacques-Poirier est remis chaque année à un·e auteur·trice résidant ou originaire de l’Outaouais, pour un ouvrage (roman, poésie, essai, récit ou roman graphique). 

The QWF Awards showcase the work of literary artists working in English in Quebec and French-language translators who translate their work.

• Children’s and Young Adult Literature
• Fiction
• First Book
• Nonfiction
• Playwriting
• Poetry
• Spoken Word
• Translation (from French to English / Traduction (de l'anglais au français)

Real Vancouver exists to provide a platform for Canadian writers to share original thought-provoking work with a world that needs new perspectives.

The SBA offers up to 14 annual or semi-annual awards to celebrate, promote and reward Saskatchewan authors and publishers worthy of recognition.

• Book of the Year
• City of Regina Book
• City of Saskatoon Book
• Fiction
• First Book
• Indigenous Peoples’ Publishing
• Indigenous Peoples’ Writing
• Le prix du livre français
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Publishing
• Publishing in Education
• Scholarly Writing
• Young Adult Literature

In support of literary excellence from or influenced by living in Saskatchewan.

• Fiction

Uplifting Canada’s Groundbreaking Theatre Artists

• Theatre creators

La Société de développement des périodiques culturels québécois (SODEP) est une association vouée à la défense et à la promotion des revues culturelles du Québec. 

• Prix d'excellence

The annual Stephen Leacock Medal recognizes excellence in Canadian literary humour.

• Literary Humour

Recognizing the best in culinary writing.

• Culinary Narratives
• General Cookbooks
• Health, Lifestyle or Special Diet Cookbooks  
• Regional/Cultural Cookbooks
• Single-Subject Cookbooks
• Narrations culinaires
• Livres de cuisine générale
• Livres de cuisine régionale et culturelle
• Livres de cuisine santé, mode de vie ou d’alimentation particulière
• Livres de cuisine sujet unique

The Whiting Awards are given annually to ten emerging writers from Canada and the U.S.

• Drama
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry

The Whistler Independent Book Awards recognize excellence in Canadian self-publishing.

• Children’s Literature
• Fiction
• Nonfiction

The Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards honour excellence in books by residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. The prize categories alternate.

• Children’s and Young Adult Literature
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Eligible genres are announced annually

Les prix littéraires administrés par la Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) célèbrent et promeuvent l'excellence en écriture de la Nouvelle-Écosse et du Canada atlantique.

• Poésie
• non-fictionnelle

Également : voir Atlantic Book Awards

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Book Awards administered by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) celebrate and promote excellence in writing from Nova Scotia and from Atlantic Canada.

• Nonfiction
• Poetry

See also: Atlantic Book Awards.

Writers' Trust recognizes Canadian writers through prizes for single works and for remarkable literary careers.

• Children’s and YA
• Emerging Writers
• Fiction
• International Award
• LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
• Lifetime Achievement
• Mid-career
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Political Writing
• Public Policy

Writers' Trust recognizes Canadian writers through prizes for single works and for remarkable literary careers.

• Children’s and YA
• Emerging Writers
• Fiction
• International Award
• LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
• Lifetime Achievement
• Mid-career
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Political Writing
• Public Policy

The Writers’ Union of Canada recognizes authors and contributions to the writing community.

• Freedom of Expression
• Short Fiction
• Short Prose for Emerging Writers
• Supporting Writers