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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

Nova Scotia Book Awards Celebration

Join us at our annual gala to celebrate the winners and nominees for the Nova

January 14, 2026

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.

Awards

Alistair MacLeod
Award for Short Fiction

J. M. Abraham
Atlantic Poetry Award

Thomas Raddall
Atlantic Fiction Award

APMA Award For Best
Atlantic-Published Book

Atlantic Legacy Award

Ann Connor Brimer
Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature

Readers’ Choice Award

ABAS Newsletter:

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