Canadian literary awards
Literary prizes have a significant impact on the Canadian book industry, which means we pay close attention to who gets nominated, who wins, and how it all impacts sales.
History of nominees and winners
Many publishers and organizations create catalogues of prize-nominated titles in CataList. Start browsing to find their catalogues, view BookNet’s catalogues for these awards and more, or get an account to build your own.
Canada Reads
Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) Book Awards
First Nation Communities READ
Forest of Reading
Giller Prize
Governor General’s Literary Awards
Indigenous Voices Awards
Taste Canada
Writers’ Trust Awards
Sales impact of literary awards
SalesData & LibraryData users can access our annual reports on the sales impact of major literary prizes, from the Giller to Canada Reads, in the SalesData & LibraryData Research Portal.
If you organize a book prize and would like to track its impact on sales, get in touch at research@booknetcanada.ca to discuss custom research possibilities.
Award blog posts
See what’s new in awards and take a look back on the BookNet blog.
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Winning Kidlit: A new study on children’s book awards
A new study sharing sales and library circulation data of shortlisted and winning titles from 15 children’s literary awards.
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Supporting Indigenous peoples on June 21 and beyond
List of select Indigenous-specific awards and Indigenous-owned and -operated publishing houses in Canada.
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Literary awards season: Canadian awareness of and interest in literary awards
With award season upon us and updated data at our fingertips, we’re taking another look at award awareness and what impact a book’s nomination has on the habits of Canadian readers and book buyers.
