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We are excited to announce that Brandon Reid has been nominated for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for his debut coming-of-age novel, Beautiful Beautiful (Nightwood Editions, 2023).

The West Coast Book Society has announced the shortlist for the 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes, and Nightwood Editions would like to congratulate the following finalists: Cathy Stonehouse, whose poetry colle...

Nightwood Editions is thrilled to announce that Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty is longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award.

The winners for the sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) have been announced, and Nightwood Editions would like to congratulate Emily Riddle for winning the Published Poetry in English category for...

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist has been announced and Conor Kerr has been recognized for his novel, Avenue of Champions.

Recipients of the fifth annual Indigenous Voices Awards have been announced, and Selina Boan has won the published poetry in English category for her book, Undoing Hours (Nightwood Editions). From the jurors...

Independent Publisher Book Awards presents Renée Sarojini Saklikar with the Gold Medal in the Poetry-Specialty category for her book, Bramah and the Beggar Boy.

Conor Kerr has won a ReLit Award for his novel, Avenue of Champions. The ReLit Awards have been described as the “country’s pre-eminent literary prize recognizing independent presses” (Globe and Mail). 

Finalists for the fifth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) have been announced, and two books from Nightwood Editions have been recognized in the “Published Poetry in English” category: Undoing Hours by ...

Sunshine Coast author Marion Quednau has been recognized for her latest book by the ReLit Awards. Sunday Drive to Gunclub Road is on the shortlist in the 2022 Short Fiction category.

Nightwood Editions congratulates Conor Kerr, whose book, Avenue of Champions is a finalist for the $60,000 Amazon First Novel Award in the Adult Novel category. Established in 1976, the First Novel Award pro...

The shortlists for the 2022 League of Canadian Poets Book Awards have been announced, and Creeland by Dallas Hunt and Undoing Hours by Selina Boan have both been included.