On March 22, at the 23rd annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Gala held at the Regina Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, Saskatchewan Best Hikes & Nature Walks (Softcover. $19.95) by Robin and Arlene Karpan was named the winner of the Travel Media Award.
Published in April 2011 by Saskatoon's Parkland Publishing and spending most of the summer on our own McNally Robinson Saskatoon bestseller lists, Saskatchewan Best Hikes & Nature Walks is a comprehensive guide to everything from easy strolls to exciting backcountry adventures.
Wander through grasslands ablaze with wildflowers. Stroll along a forest path lined by two-metre high ferns. Watch the rising sun bathe wild badlands with a crimson glow. Pause for a rest atop the Hidden Conglomerate Cliffs with magnificent views over the Cypress Hills. Let Robin and Arlene Karpan guide you to these and over 100 other adventures.
Categories: Awards, SaskatoonAllan Gotlieb, chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation, revealed the shortlist for this year's $50,000 Donner Prize. The four nominated books on public policy by Canadian authors touch on inclusivity in museum practices, obesity and global public health, Constitutional reform, and immigration policy for skilled workers.
The finalists for the 14th annual award are:
Museum Pieces: Toward the Indigenization of Canadian Museums by Ruth B. Phillips, McGill-Queen's University press
XXL: Obesity and the Limits of Shame by Neil Seeman and Patrick Luciani, University of Toronto Press
Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government by Peter Aucoin, Mark D. Jarvis, and Lori Turnbull, Emond Montgomery Publications
Toward Improving Canada's Skilled Immigration Policy: An Evaluation Approach by Charles M. Beach, Alan G. Green, and Christopher Worswick, C.D. Howe Institute
The winner will be named at an awards ceremony in Toronto on May 1. Each runner-up will receive $7,500. In the past, the prize has been presented to Doug Saunders (Arrival City, 2011) and Brian Bow (The Politics of Linkage, 2010).
Categories: AwardsThe shortlist for the 2012 Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour has been announced. The Leacock Memorial Medal is a prestigious annual honour, accompanied by a $15,000 prize, awarded for the best in Canadian humour writing. The award has attained an international reputation and is the only award of its kind for Canadian humour writing.
The winner will be announced at the Leacock Luncheon on April 26. The Leacock Medal and the accompanying $15,000 prize will be awarded on June 9 at the annual award gala.
The nominees are...
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt, Anansi
On the Outside, Looking Indian by Rupinder Gill, McLelland and Stewart
The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby, HarperCollins Canada
Happiness Economics by Shari Lapena, Brindle & Glass
Most of Me by Robyn Michele Levy, Greystone Books
Categories: Awards
The Manitoba Writers' Guild and the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers announced the Manitoba Book Awards shortlists for books published in 2011 yesterday. The 2012 awards will be presented at the Manitoba Book Awards gala, on Saturday April 28th at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain and hosted by Drek Daa. Cocktails are at 7:00 p.m., with the ceremony beginning at 8:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
The shortlists and recipients are selected by a variety of juries, comprised of writers, publishers and other book industry personnel from across Canada.
The nominees are...
McNally Robinson Book of the YearMcNally Robinson Book for Young People Award
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Author Andrew Westoll has been awarded the Charles Taylor prize for his book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery. The Charles Taylor Foundation awards the $25,000 prize to the author whose book "best combines a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception."
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