Category: Awards

E. McGregor a Finalist for High Plains International Book Awards

We are thrilled to share that What Fills Your House Like Smoke by E. McGregor is a finalist for the 2025 First Book Award from the High Plains International Book Awards!! Congratulations to E. McGregor and all other finalists! The High Plains International Book Awards celebrates exceptional writing throughout Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, […]

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Guy Vanderhaeghe wins twice at 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards

It is our pleasure to announce that Guy Vanderhaeghe’s Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene won two prestigious prizes at the 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards last Friday: the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award and Non-fiction Book Award! ”It’s another year to celebrate the amazing diversity of our

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E. McGregor nominated for Indigenous Voices Awards

We’re so proud of E. McGregor, whose poetry collection What Fills Your House Like Smoke has been nominated for the Indigenous Voices Awards’ Published Poetry in English award. Says the jury: “McGregor’s What Fills Your House Like Smoke offers us a portrait in verse not only of her grandmother, but of the face and lifelines

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E. McGregor longlisted for Gerald Lampert Memorial Prize

We’re very excited to announce that E. McGregor’s What Fills Your House Like Smoke has been longlisted for The League of Canadian Poets’ 2025 Gerald Lampert Memorial Prize! The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, for a debut book of poetry, is given in the memory of Gerald Lampert, an arts administrator who organized authors’ tours and

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Guy Vanderhaeghe, Marlis Wesseler Shortlisted for 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards

Thistledown Press is thrilled to announce that two of our titles have been shortlisted for the 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene by Guy Vanderhaeghe (Sept 17, 2024), and The Beech Forest by Marlis Wesseler (June 4, 2024). Congratulations to Guy and Marlis, and

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The Economy of Sparrows by Trevor Herriot wins 2024 Glengarry Book Award Prize

Congratulations to Trevor Herriot for winning the 2024 Glengarry Book Award Prize for his debut novel, The Economy of Sparrows! Launched by the Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts (SFFA) in 2021, the Glengarry Book Award Prize was created to support and foster Saskatchewan’s literary culture. According to Claire Kramer, founding trustee of the SFFA, “The

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The Rasmussen Papers by Connie Gault longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards

It’s our pleasure to announce that The Rasmussen Papers by Connie Gault has been longlisted for the Toronto Book Awards. Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour works of literary merit that are inspired by the city and its residents. You can find out more about the longlist here.

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David Carpenter Wins at 2023 High Plains Book Awards

We are thrilled to share that David Carpenter won the 2023 Nonfiction Award from the High Plains Book Awards for I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like: A Memoir! Congratulations, David! David is one of six Canadian writers to take home a High Plains Award. The award ceremony took place on October 7, 2023

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Saskatchewan Book Awards Nominations!

We are so excited to see three Thistledown authors shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Awards! 2023 Non-Fiction Award – Shortlist: I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like by David Carpenter 2023 City of Saskatoon Award – Shortlist: I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like by David Carpenter 2023 Poetry Award – Shortlist: Shimmers of

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