Alberta Book Publishing Awards
Established in 1994, these annual awards recognize and celebrate the best of the Alberta book publishing industry.
The 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards were announced virtually, on the BPAA YouTube page.
The video is still available to watch at any time through the above link.
2020 BPAA Awards Program (PDF)
2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners (PDF)
Download the 2020 shortlist (PDF)
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About the awards
Each year, the Alberta Book Publishing Awards winners are selected through a peer jury process in up to 14 award categories. This much-anticipated event draws industry, government and media attention to the world-class excellence of Alberta’s publishing industry.
Submissions for the 2020 awards are currently closed. Jury Criteria and submission instructions are below:
Jury Criteria
The 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards was accepting submissions through February 28, 2020, in the following categories:
Book of the Year:
- Trade Fiction
- Trade Non-Fiction
- Children and Young Adult
- Learning
- Scholarly and Academic
- Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry
- Speculative Fiction
Book Design
Industry Awards
- Mel Hurtig Publisher of the Year
- Emerging Publisher of the Year
- The Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence
- Special Achievement in Publishing
2020 Award Winners
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Trade Fiction
University of Calgary Press
The Red Chesterfield
Wayne Arthurson
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Trade Non-Fiction
University of Alberta Press
Power Play: Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development
Jay Scherer, David Mills & Linda Sloan McCulloch
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Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry
University of Calgary Press
Exhibit
Paul Zits
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Speculative Fiction
Freehand Books
Agnes, Murderess
Sarah Leavitt
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Scholarly & Academic
University of Alberta Press
John Rae, Arctic Explorer
John Rae, edited by William Barr
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Learning
Eschia Books
Little Women’s Lodge Kit
Darlene Auger
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Children’s & Young Adult
Durvile Publications & Uproute Books
Lillian & Kokomis: The Spirit of Dance
Lynda Partridge
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Book Design
University of Alberta Press
Knowings and Knots edited by Natalie Loveless
Designed by Alan Brownoff
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Book Cover Design
NeWest Press
Echolocation by Karen Hofmann
Designed by Natalie Olsen (Kisscut Design)
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Book Illustration
Renegade Arts Entertainment
Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’ by Kyle Simmers & Ryan Danny Owen
Illustrated by Kyle Simmers
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Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence
Frontenac House Ltd.
Quartet 2019
Against Forgetting by Keith Garebian
Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin
Baddie One Shoe by Natalie Meisner
Waterline Immersion by Conrad Scott
Edited by Micheline Maylor
Mel Hurtig Publisher of the Year
Emerging Publisher of The Year
Special Achievement Award
Lifetime Achievement in Publishing
Jerome Martin
Past winners
Read winning and nominated titles in eBook format.
2020 Awards
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