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The finalists for the 2018 Prix Adrienne-Choquette have been announced, and the book Et si on avait un autre chien ? by Jean-Paul Beaumier is among them. Established in honour of Adrienne Choquette, a pioneer of the short story as a literary genre in Quebec, the prize is awarded to...

On March 27, novelist, poet and essayist Pierre Ouellet was awarded the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec’s Prix du CALQ for creator of the year in the Montérégie region. It was presented at a ceremony organized by Culture Montérégie, attended by around 80 guests, mostly from the...

L’astronome dur à cuire has just earned author Jonathan Ruel a nomination for the Prix de la Biennale littéraire des Cèdres. This year, the Biennale is set to honour first-time novelists. Between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017, a list of 60 debut novels written by Quebec authors was...

This week, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards announced its country-specific winners. We are pleased to announce that Les paradis de la bière blanche, by Martin Thibault and David Lévesque Gendron, was selected as the Canadian winner in the “Best Beer Book” category. 

The winners from each country...

On November 19, at the Salon du livre de Montréal, the Écrivains francophones d’Amérique (ÉFA) association presented its annual awards. At the ceremony, Alain Beaulieu received a distinction for excellence for his novel L’interrogatoire de Salim Belfakir.

Founded in 1936 as the Société des écrivains canadiens, the ÉFA...

As part of a contest presented by TD Bank Group and the CBC, children voted between September 26 and October 23 for their favourite book out of the five finalists for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. Elaine Turgeon and Martin Laliberté’s picture book Aaah!bécédaire proved to be...

The picture book Je suis là, je suis là, by author Marie-Francine Hébert and illustrator Mathilde Cinq-Mars, earned a place on the preliminary list for the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec in the category for Quebec works for children aged 0 to 5 years. As a...

The finalist for the Prix du livre jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal 2017 have been revealed. Among them is the picture book Une cachette pour les bobettes, written by Andrée Poulin and illustrated by Boum. This award recognizes Montreal writers and illustrators for their unique and exceptionally crafted...

The five finalists for the have been announced. Among them is the picture book Aaah!bécédaire, written by Elaine Turgeon and illustrated by Martin Laliberté.

Established in 2004 by the TD Bank Group and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, the TD Award is given to the year’s most...

Select members of the jury for the [Prix France-Acadie](http://www.editionsdruide.com/actualites/l-inconnu-de-sandy-cove-est-finaliste-du-prix-france-acadie/COMMUNIQUE_Prix France Acadie 2017 Sylvie Ouellette.pdf) gathered in Paris on May 17, 2017 to preselect works submitted for this year’s prize in the literature category.L’inconnu de Sandy Cove by Sylvie Ouellette is among the five titles chosen. The five...