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APMA Best Atlantic Published Book Award

The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s Best Atlantic-Published Book Award is presented annually to the Atlantic Canadian publisher whose book, published in the preceding year, best exemplifies excellence and achievement in all aspects and phases of the publishing process.

En Français

Le Prix du meilleur livre publié en Atlantique de l’Association de commercialisation des éditeurs.trices de l’Atlantique (Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association, APMA) est remis à chaque année à l’éditeur.trice canadien.e de l’Atlantique dont le livre, publié l’année précédente, représente au mieux l’excellence et la réussite dans tous les aspects et les phases du processus de publication.

Submissions and Guidelines

Please visit the information page for this Award maintained by the Cabot Trail Writers Festival for detailed submission instructions and a listing of past winners.

Congratulations!

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The winner of the 2025 APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award was Éditions Perce-Neige for the book Mal by Chase Cormier. The award celebrates the entire publishing process, from creation to market, with a $4,000 prize split between publisher and author/illustrator. 

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