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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 (CA)

Published: Apr 17, 2024 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781988903910

Learning Book of the Year

Common Clinical Presentations

Christopher Naugler (CA)

Published: Jun 05, 2024 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550599428

Mystery & Thriller Book of the Year

Bronco Buster: A “Hammerhead” Jed Mystery

A.J. Devlin (CA)

Published: Oct 01, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774391020

Regional Book of the Year

The Art of Making: Rediscovering the Blackfoot Legacy

Jared Tailfeathers (CA)

Published: Oct 01, 2024 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781990735547

Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Laser Quit Smoking Massage

Cole Nowicki (CA)

Published: Apr 01, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390900

Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction

Shout Kill Revel

Jarret Hartnell (CA)

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 (CA)

Published: Feb 29, 2024 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772127041

Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry

Attic Rain

Samantha Jones (CA)

Published: Sep 01, 2024 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390986

Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Art of Camouflage

Sara Power (CA)

Published: May 01, 2024 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601675

Book Cover Design of the Year

Juiceboxers

Benjamin Hertwig (CA)

Published: Sep 17, 2024 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601712

Book Illustration of the Year

Shout Kill Revel

Jarret Hartnell (CA)

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