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The Atlantic Book Awards Society (ABAS) is a registered non-profit organization with the mandate “to promote and acknowledge excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing through an annual awards ceremony and related events.”
Congratulations & Thank You!
The 2025 Atlantic Book Awards were presented on June 5th, in a Gala ceremony emceed by CBC Nova Scotia’s Amy Smith, and held at the Halifax Central Library. Congratulations to all the winners, listed here, and to all the shortlisted authors and titles.
Please visit us on Facebook or Instagram to see photos from the Gala and Book Festival events; and, a recording of the Gala’s livestream broadcast is available on YouTube (formal proceedings start: 14m30s).
Warmest thanks to all those who helped make this year’s Book Awards Festival and Gala a success, including our sponsors and partners, jurors, event volunteers and venue operators, participating authors and publishers, and, of course, all the wonderful readers and supporters of Atlantic writing and publishing. ♥
The Latest News
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
READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Who do you think should win the 2025 Readers’ Choice Award? Let your voice be
June 5 – Atlantic Book Awards Gala
Thursday June 5th, Central Library 7:00 pm On Thursday, June 5, the four Atlantic book awards,
Raddall Book Club 2025
Raddall Book Club (virtual meetings) Meetings every Sunday from May 4th to June 1st, 6:30pm
Have your say
Are you a reader with an opinion?
Cast your vote for your favourite Atlantic book- The Reader’s Choice Award is on now.