Awards & Prizes

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (338+ words) The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards have announced the eight winning books for 2026. The prizes annually recognize the best Canadian writing with Jewish themes and subjects, in categories ranging from fiction to children's books. Ottawa author Rebecca Hirsch Garcia won the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (204+ words) The Oscar-winning actress won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her portrayal of aquarium cleaner Tova Sullivan, who forms a bond with an octopus named Marcellus. Taking to the stage at the Peacock…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (372+ words) A book about the post-Oct. 7 propaganda war and a graphic novel telling the story of a Sephardic Holocaust survivor are among the winners of the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards (CJLA). Danila Botha’s graphic novel, Vidal, won the prize for graphic…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1593+ words) The winners of the 20th Sheikh Zayed Book Award will be honoured on Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, marking two decades of one of the Arab world's most prestigious literary and cultural prizes. Launched in 2006, the award was…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) Chichetaram Eze and Ofonmbuk James have emerged joint winners of the inaugural Mega Story Hunt, sharing the competition’s ₦3 million first-place prize. The two writers were announced as winners following the conclusion of the judging process for the storytelling competition, which…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (636+ words) WBAL News Radio Salman Rushdie will receive a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement “Although I lived here for many, many years before I became a citizen and had a green card, citizenship suddenly made me feel a sense…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (264+ words) The Swiss Book Prize jury has nominated five titles, from Lukas Bärfuss's portrait of his mother to two debut novels, with the winner named in November. The jury for the Swiss Book Prize named its five nominees for 2026 on Thursday,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (726+ words) 5 Kid and Young Adult Authors You May Not Know Are Jewish Kveller 5 Kid and Young Adult Authors You May Not Know Are Jewish Yes, the writers behind "Goosebumps," "The Polar Express" and "The Tiger Who Came To Tea" all have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (233+ words) Publishers Weekly Perri Klass to Receive National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award The National Book Foundation has named Perri Klass, the longtime national medical director of the children’s literacy nonprofit Reach Out and Read, as the recipient of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Chlast" Around Prague Writer Ondřej Sysel wins the Knižní klub Literary Award for his novel "Chlast" New building of Prague school for children with behavioral disorders opens in Zlíchov EU and Canada prepare sweeping alliance — from trade to defence Liberec…...