Attila Berki

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the addition of a new poetry prize to its awards program. The DC Reid Poetry Prize will recognize exceptional books of poetry by writers who live in Capital Regional District (CRD). Winners of the award will receive a $5,000 prize. The new prize will be juried alongside the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize for fiction and nonfiction (which up until this point also included poetry) and City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize.

3 weeks ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The shortlists for the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards have been announced by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. The awards celebrate literary excellence by Alberta authors. Teresa Wong, Amy Lin, and Julie Sedivy all received multiple nominations. The winners will be announced at the Alberta Literary Awards Gala in Calgary on June 6. The Golden Pen Award for lifetime achievement will also be presented at the gala to Richard Harrison.

1 month ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) has announced the shortlisted titles for the 2024-25 New Brunswick Book Awards. The awards are presented to books published in the 2024 calendar year in poetry, fiction, nonfiction and, for the first time, young readers categories. Traditionally published and self-published authors who have lived in New Brunswick for three of the last five years, including the award year, are eligible. The finalists are:Mrs.

1 month ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

Kingston WritersFest announced on March 10 that a fundraising Angel Campaign has raised enough funds to address the financial obligations of the 2024 festival and thanked the “Kingston community and book lovers across Canada” for their financial support.

1 month ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The Al Purdy A-Frame Association (APAFA) has announced a longlist of ten titles for the second annual Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. The $10,000 prize honours the most outstanding new poetry book published in Canada in 2024 by an established poet with five or more traditionally published poetry books, “who embod[ies] exceptional talent and a profound connection to the Canadian spirit.”This is the first year that a longlist and shortlist (to be released on March 31) are being announced.