Festival Events
2026 Atlantic Book Awards Festival
More information and full events schedule coming soon!
This year’s gala takes place Thursday, June 4, 7 pm, at Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library.
Conversation Series
Join us during the Atlantic Book Awards season at various venues for conversations with the movers and shakers in the Atlantic Book Scene!
March 30, 2026
Shortlist Announcement
Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax
Join us as we salute the authors whose books are nominated for the Alistair MacLeod Short Fiction Award, the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature, the APMA Best Atlantic Published Book Award, the J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award, and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.
June 4, 2026
Atlantic Book Awards Gala
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
The Atlantic Book Awards Gala celebrates authors and books from the four Atlantic provinces with the presentation of a number of awards, including The Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature, APMA Best-Published Book Award, J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award, and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.