Toronto Book Awards

Toronto Public Library

Join us for the announcement of the winner of the 2018 Toronto Book Awards.
Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The annual awards offer $15,000 in prize money: finalists receive $1,000 and the winning author is awarded $10,000.
The shortlist includes:
Dionne Brand, <A HREF="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3707988&R=3707988" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Unpublished City</A>
David Chariandy, <A HREF="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3052861&R=3052861" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brother</A>
Carrianne Leung, <A HREF="That%20Time%20I%20Loved%20You" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">That Time I Loved You</A>
Lee Maracle, <A HREF="My%20Conversations%20with%20Canadians" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">My Conversations with Canadians</A>
Kerri Sakamoto, <A HREF="My%20Conversations%20with%20Canadians" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Floating City</A>
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