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Rachel Robb explores what reconciliation means to a non-Indigenous person and wins 2024 CBC Poetry Prize
Toronto-based writer Rachel Robb will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and her poem has been published on CBC Books.
Books CBC Literary Prizes November 21
5 writers make the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize shortlist
Read the five works contending for $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and a Banff Centre writing residency. The winner will be announced on Nov. 21, 2024.
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Books CBC Literary Prizes November 14
27 writers from across Canada make 2024 CBC Poetry Prize longlist
The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be announced on Nov. 14 and the winner will be revealed on Nov. 21.
Books CBC Literary Prizes November 7
FIRST LOOK
Zilla Jones' debut novel explores a mixed-race woman's search for identity and belonging
Manitoba author and past CBC Short Story Prize finalist Zilla Jones is publishing her debut novel! The World So Wide will be published in April of 2025.
Books October 29
Books by past CBC Short Story Prize winners and finalists published in 2024
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Books CBC Literary Prizes October 17
Juror Conor Kerr thinks you should submit to the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize
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Books CBC Literary Prizes October 9

Aldona Dziedziejko's poetic reflections on land and loss wins 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize

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Books CBC Literary Prizes November 13

Meet the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize readers

Books CBC Literary Prizes October 10

5 writers make the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize shortlist

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Books CBC Literary Prizes September 19

30 writers from across Canada make 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist

Books CBC Literary Prizes September 12

Anya Thadani, Hayley Peters win the First Page student writing challenge

The First Page student writing challenge is coming back in 2025!

Books December 4

Books by past CBC Poetry Prize winners and finalists being published in 2024

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Books CBC Literary Prizes May 29

13 poetry collections by past CBC Literary Prizes winners and finalists from 2024

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Books CBC Literary Prizes April 30

Emily Austin is a juror for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize — and wants to read your poems

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Books CBC Literary Prizes May 15

Vancouver writer Kate Gunn wins 2024 CBC Short Story Prize for story about women's medical trauma

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Books CBC Literary Prizes April 25

5 writers make the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes April 18

29 writers from across Canada make 2024 CBC Short Story Prize longlist

Books CBC Literary Prizes April 11

Books by past CBC Nonfiction Prize finalists being published in 2024

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes February 28

Thinking of submitting to the CBC Nonfiction Prize? Here are some tips from writers who know what it takes

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Books CBC Literary Prizes February 15

Gina Leola Woolsey explores grief and the power of self-acceptance in her first book

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Books CBC Literary Prizes February 21

Kelly S. Thompson explores deep grief from losing her sister in memoir Still, I Cannot Save You

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Books CBC Literary Prizes January 31

Dan Werb, juror for the 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize, wants you to experiment with your voice

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Books January 24

57 books by past CBC Literary Prizes winners and finalists that came out in 2023

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Books CBC Literary Prizes January 18

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