2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners
The (virtual) event of the season is complete and the winners of the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards have been announced! We’re so excited to share them with you.
These awards, presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA), honour excellence in book publishing in our province across over a dozen categories. Established in 1994, these annual awards are a chance for the Alberta book community to take stock and celebrate all the amazing work that has been accomplished over this unusual and challenging year.
The winners were awarded at a presentation on the BPAA YouTube channel on Friday, September 17. View it here: http://ow.ly/qP0g50G6tka and join the conversation on social media at #ABPubAwards / #ABbooks.
Click here to view a full list of the finalists. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
Children’s & YA
Red Barn Books, for Howdy, I’m John Ware by Ayesha Clough & Hugh Rookwood
Howdy, I’m John Ware Ayesha Clough
Published: Jun 01, 2020 by Red Barn Books
Ayesha Clough 
Published: Jun 01, 2020 by Red Barn Books
ISBN: 9781999108786
Editorial
Freehand Books, for One Madder Woman by Dede Crane, edited by Deborah Willis
One Madder Woman Dede Crane
Published: Sep 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
Dede Crane
Published: Sep 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298689
Speculative Fiction
NeWest Press, for In Veritas by C. J. Lavigne
In Veritas C.J. Lavigne
Published: May 01, 2020 by NeWest Press
C.J. Lavigne
Published: May 01, 2020 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781988732831
Learning
Brush Education, for The Educational Assistant’s Guide to Supporting Inclusion in a Diverse Society by Carole Massing, Bonnie Anderson, and Carol Anderson
The Educational Assistant’s Guide to Supporting Inclusion in a Diverse Society Carole Massing
Published: Aug 03, 2020 by Brush Education
Carole Massing , Bonnie Anderson , Carol Anderson
Published: Aug 03, 2020 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550598582
Trade Fiction
Freehand Books, for Watershed by Doreen Vanderstoop
Watershed Doreen Vanderstoop
Published: May 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
Doreen Vanderstoop
Published: May 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298597
Graphic Novel
Renegade Arts Entertainment, for Awkward Pause by Ryan Harby
Awkward Pause Ryan Harby
Published: Sep 09, 2020 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
Ryan Harby
Published: Sep 09, 2020 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754023
Poetry
Frontenac House, for Nautilus and Bone by Lisa Richter
Nautilus and Bone Lisa Richter
Published: Nov 15, 2020 by Frontenac House Ltd.
Lisa Richter
Published: Nov 15, 2020 by Frontenac House Ltd.
ISBN: 9781989466124
Trade Non-Fiction
University of Alberta Press, for An Autobiography of an Autobiography of Reading by Dionne Brand
An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading Dionne Brand
Published: Jan 08, 2020 by Canadian Literature Centre / Centre de littérature canadienne
Dionne Brand
Published: Jan 08, 2020 by Canadian Literature Centre / Centre de littérature canadienne
ISBN: 9781772125085
Regional
Frontenac House, for Borderlands by Mark Vitaris
Borderlands Mark Vitaris
Published: Oct 01, 2020 by Frontenac House Ltd.
Mark Vitaris
Published: Oct 01, 2020 by Frontenac House Ltd.
ISBN: 9781989466070
Book Cover Design
Freehand Books, for The End of Me by John Gould, cover design by Natalie Olsen (Kisscut Design)
The End of Me John Gould
Published: May 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
John Gould
Published: May 01, 2020 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781988298566
Book Design
Freehand Books, for If Sylvie Had Nine Lives by Leona Theis, book design by Natalie Olsen (Kisscut Design)