Winners of the 2025 Alberta Book Publishing Awards
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) announced the winners of the 2025 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. These awards celebrate the essential role Alberta book publishers play in supporting authors and telling Alberta’s Story.
The awards gala was hosted at the Grey Eagle Resort in Calgary, and delegates from across Canada gathered to celebrate the Alberta book publishing industry. This year’s event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. It was especially meaningful to celebrate this milestone anniversary with Alberta publishers and colleagues from across Canada. The Lifetime Achievement in Publishing Award went to Kieran Leblanc for her exceptional leadership and innovation during her tenure as Executive Director of the BPAA. Kieran’s contributions to the publishing industry will have a lasting and profound impact, and we thank her for her years of dedication to publishers in the province.
A total of 13 awards were presented, and we would like to congratulate all of the winning and shortlisted publishers, authors, and designers.
Graphic Novel of the Year
Shout Kill Revel
Jarret Hartnell 
Published: Apr 17, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903910
Learning Book of the Year
Common Clinical Presentations
Christopher Naugler 
Published: Jun 05, 2024 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550599428
Mystery & Thriller Book of the Year
Bronco Buster: A “Hammerhead” Jed Mystery
A.J. Devlin 
Published: Oct 01, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391020
Regional Book of the Year
The Art of Making: Rediscovering the Blackfoot Legacy
Jared Tailfeathers 
Published: Oct 01, 2024 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781990735547
Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction
Shout Kill Revel
Jarret Hartnell 
Published: Apr 17, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903910
Scholarly & Academic Book of the Year
Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities: Colonial Extractivism and Wet’suwet’en Resistance
Tyler McCreary 
Published: Feb 29, 2024 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772127041
Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry
Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Book Cover Design of the Year
Book Illustration of the Year
Shout Kill Revel
Jarret Hartnell 
Published: Apr 17, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903910
Lifetime Achievement in Alberta Publishing Award
Kieran Leblanc, Former Executive Director of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta