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.]

Website: http://www.epl.ca/browse_program/arca/

Canada Reads

Sponsored by CBC Radio (Canada’s public broadcaster)

Type of award: “Battle of the Books” Competition. Program aired annually by CBC in English and French editions. Aired on CBC Radio, CBC-TV, and online at CBC Books.

Type of literature: Novels written by a Canadian author, readily available, in English, currently in print and published by a traditional publisher.

Distinguishable features: Five celebrity panelists decide what is the one novel that could change Canada. Canada Reads Top 40 list, narrowed down by votes to Top 10, five panelists each select one book to champion. Books are voted out one at a time over four days.

Website: http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/

Last Updated: July 15, 2016