2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (790+ words) The City of Toronto announced the finalists for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards, naming five works to this year’s shortlist. The award, established by Toronto City Council in 1974, recognizes works that use Toronto as inspiration. All genres are judged together, with…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (264+ words) The Swiss Book Prize jury has nominated five titles, from Lukas Bärfuss's portrait of his mother to two debut novels, with the winner named in November. The jury for the Swiss Book Prize named its five nominees for 2026 on Thursday,…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (299+ words) Writing Australia has tonight announced the winners of the 2026 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, celebrating six outstanding books that reflect the breadth, skill and vitality of Australian storytelling. The winners were revealed at a ceremony at the National Library of Australia,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (507+ words) Soprano Cassandra Wright has won the 2026 Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award, taking home the competition’s top prize on the eve of Dame Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary. Wright, 32, from Cairns, Queensland, received the $40,000 first prize, the $5,300 Best Mozart Aria…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (233+ words) Publishers Weekly Perri Klass to Receive National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award The National Book Foundation has named Perri Klass, the longtime national medical director of the children’s literacy nonprofit Reach Out and Read, as the recipient of the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (352+ words) Chlast" Around Prague Writer Ondřej Sysel wins the Knižní klub Literary Award for his novel "Chlast" New building of Prague school for children with behavioral disorders opens in Zlíchov EU and Canada prepare sweeping alliance — from trade to defence Liberec…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (236+ words) The National Book Foundation will honor Perri Klass, the national medical director of Reach Out and Read, with a lifetime achievement award, USA TODAY can exclusively announce. The National Book Awards are the nation’s biggest night in books, held this…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (390+ words) 8th September, 2026: Waverley Council is thrilled to announce the 2026 $40,000 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award finalists, marking the 25th anniversary of the award. Each of the six finalists will receive the $1,500 Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize and are eligible for the $4,000 Nib…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (132+ words) The 2026 South Australian Literary Awards shortlists have been announced. The shortlists in selected categories, chosen from 766 entries, are: Young Adult Fiction Award ($15,000) John Bray Poetry Award ($15,000) Barbara Hanrahan Fellowship for a South Australian Writer ($15,000) The 2026 awards also introduce the inaugural…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (77+ words) Yahoo News Canada A fan of comic books growing up, James Alan Gardner has been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as he can remember. He's written 12 novels, a book of short stories, novellas and plays among other…...