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.