2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Shortlist Announced
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! These annual awards recognize excellence in Alberta publishing.
The following shortlist represents the finest of Alberta book publishing as determined by leading professionals in the book industry from across Canada and showcases the wide range of books published each year in Alberta. This year, jurors evaluated 107 submissions from Alberta publishers across 15 different categories. The BPAA will also be awarding the Special Achievement in Publishing Award, honouring an individual who best exemplifies the spirit of the Alberta book publishing community.
The winners of the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards will be announced at a gala reception at the Varscona Theatre in Edmonton on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The gala is open to the public, and more information on how to purchase tickets will be shared on the BPAA website in mid-July. Leading up to the gala, the featured categories and shortlisted titles will be highlighted on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along and join the conversation using the hashtags #ABPubShortlist and #ABPubAwards.
Children’s & Young Adult
Brenda Joyce Leahy
Published: May 15, 2023 by Red Barn Books Inc.
ISBN: 9781989915110
Bill Slavin
Published: May 17, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754269
Trade Non-Fiction
Joshua Whitehead
Published: Apr 25, 2023 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771993913
Charlotte Bellows
Published: Sep 01, 2023 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601460
Cherie Dimaline
Published: Feb 15, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126822
Published: Nov 30, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854878
Learning
Leslie Vermeer
Published: Dec 11, 2023 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550597875
Published: May 29, 2023 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550599336
Christine Sutherland
Published: Dec 11, 2023 by Brush Education
ISBN: 9781550599367
Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry
David Martin
Published: Sep 01, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390771
Sonja Ruth Greckol
Published: Mar 06, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126792
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike
Published: Mar 06, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126808
Lucas Crawford
Published: Jun 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854533
Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction
Super-Earth Mother
Guy Immega
Published: June 1, 2023 by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
ISBN: 9781770532274
Passion of Ivan Rodriguez
Hayden Trenholm
Published: Aug 8, 2023 by Tyche Books
ISBN: 9781989407530
Saltwater Sorrows
Rhonda Parrish
Published: Aug 2, 2023 by Tyche Books
ISBN: 9781989407530
Lori Hahnel
Published: Sep 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854687
Scholarly & Academic
Published: Oct 25, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772126853
Reginald Wiebe , Dorothy Woodman
Published: Nov 23, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772127119
Graham McDowell, Madison Stevens, Shawn Marshall
Published: Nov 17, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773855097
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Published: Dec 22, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854113
Graphic Novel
Chase Kantor
Published: Sep 06, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754283
Bill Slavin
Published: May 17, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754269
Trade Fiction
Sean Dixon
Published: Sep 01, 2023 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601491
Ali Bryan
Published: May 01, 2023 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601255
Matthew Tétreault
Published: May 01, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390719
Astrid Blodgett
Published: Aug 11, 2023 by University of Alberta Press
ISBN: 9781772127133
Regional
Eveline Kolijn , Alice Major , Larry Kapustka
Published: Apr 30, 2023 by Durvile Publications
ISBN: 9781990735134
Sid Marty
Published: May 15, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390733
Alexandra Zabjek
Published: Sep 15, 2023 by University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 9781773854922
Book Cover Design
Alex Soop
Published: Oct 01, 2023 by Durvile Publications Ltd.
ISBN: 9781990735301
Paul Cresey
Published: May 01, 2023 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601316
Ruth DyckFehderau
Published: Apr 01, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390672
Conni Massing
Published: Oct 15, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390825
Book Design
Joshua Whitehead
Published: Apr 25, 2023 by Athabasca University Press
ISBN: 9781771993913
Sean Dixon
Published: Sep 01, 2023 by Freehand Books
ISBN: 9781990601491
Sid Marty
Published: May 15, 2023 by NeWest Press
ISBN: 9781774390733
Book Illustration
Brenda Joyce Leahy
Published: May 15, 2023 by Red Barn Books Inc.
ISBN: 9781989915110
Bill Slavin
Published: May 17, 2023 by Renegade Arts Entertainment
ISBN: 9781989754269
To be announced at the gala:
Mystery and Thriller Book of the Year
Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence
Special Achievement in Publishing Award
Find the shortlisted books at your favourite indie bookstore & through the Read Alberta Collection in Alberta libraries.
“No Definition of Alberta Culture is complete without recognizing the herculean efforts of Alberta publishers to bring the prodigious talents of Canadian writers to eager readers everywhere.”
~ Steve Budnarchuk, Audreys Books