Alberta Readers’ Choice Award
Sponsored by The Edmonton Public Library
Type of award: Annual award for an Albertan author
Type of literature: Best fiction or narrative non-fiction
Distinguishable features: $10,000 award, one of Alberta’s richest literary prizes. Encourages readers to support Alberta authors.
Awarded along with Alberta Book Awards [hosted by Book Publishing Association of Alberta and The Writer’s Guild of Alberta à This year’s awards categories included Book of the Year (Children and Young Adult, Educational, Trade Fiction, Trade Non-Fiction, Scholarly and Academic, Speculative Fiction, Poetry), Book Design (Book Design, Book Cover, Book Illustration), Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence, Alberta Book Publishing Achievement Award, Alberta Emerging Publisher, Alberta Publisher of the Year.]