Read the Raddall: conversation series
The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, valued at $30,000, will be presented at the Atlantic Book Awards gala on June 4, and we want to read the entire shortlist and chat with each author before the winner is announced. Join us! 2026 Read the Raddall: conversation series and read all five shortlisted novels before June 4th. Can […]
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Readers’ Choice Award
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Readers’ Choice Award, now in its third year and with a new name. The Atlantic Independent Booksellers have joined us to sponsor this award, which now comes with a cash prize of $1,000. The Readers’ Choice Award is open to any Atlantic Canadian book published in 2025 (that is, any book written […]
Shortlists revealed
The nominees for the 2026 Nova Scotia Book Awards are…
Atlantic Book Awards Gala
The Atlantic Book Awards Gala celebrates authors and books from the four Atlantic provinces with the presentation of a number of awards, including: As well, we’ll present the Atlantic Legacy Award, presented to an Atlantic Canadian “who has made a lasting contribution to the development of the literary arts in our region,” and the Atlantic […]
Nova Scotia Book Awards Celebration
Join us at our annual gala to celebrate the winners and nominees for the Nova Scotia Book Awards! The gala takes place on Monday, June 1, 7 pm at Brightwood Golf and Country Club, 227 School Street, Dartmouth. The following awards will be presented: Doors open at 6:30 pm. The NSBA ceremony will be hosted […]
The winners of the 2025 Atlantic Book Awards are:
Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature Valerie Sherrard, Standing on Neptune, DCB Young Readers J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award Douglas Walbourne-Gough, Island, Goose Lane Editions Readers’ Choice Award Sue Murtagh, We’re Not Rich, Nimbus Publishing The Atlantic Legacy Award Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield of Gaspereau Press APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Éditions Perce-Neige […]
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Readers’ Choice Award
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Readers’ Choice Award, now in its third year and with a new name. The Atlantic Independent Booksellers have joined us to sponsor this award, which now comes with a cash prize of $1,000. The Readers’ Choice Award is open to any Atlantic Canadian book published in 2025 (that is, any book written […]
June 2 – Nova Scotia Book Awards
Get your tickets here! Join us at our annual gala to celebrate the winners and nominees for the Nova Scotia Book Awards! The following awards will be presented: – Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction – Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award – George Borden Writing for Change Award – Margaret & John Savage First Book Award, Fiction […]
June 3 – YA! Meet The Authors at The MacPhee Centre For Creative Learning
YA! Meet The Authors at The MacPhee Centre For Creative Learning Hosted by Nova Scotian Youth Ambassador Jorja Walker Tuesday, June 3rd, 4 pm to 6 pm Come hear the shortlisted authors of the Ann Connor Brimer Award! Each nominated author will be reading snippets from their novels, there will be time to ask questions, […]
June 3 – An Evening of Short Stories Hosted by Alexander MacLeod
An Evening of Short Stories Hosted by Alexander MacLeod Inverness County Centre for the Arts Tuesday, June 3rd, 7 pm – Presented with the Cabot Trail Writers Festival $15 suggested donation The Cabot Trail Writers Festival hosts an annual Cape Breton event featuring the finalists, as part of the Atlantic Book Awards Festival, celebrating the […]