The Toronto Book Awards were established by Toronto City Council in 1974 to “honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto.”
Here is the shortlist for 2014 Toronto Book Awards.
- Anthony De Sa for his novel, Kicking The Sky, published by Doubleday Canada.
- Charlotte Gray for her non-fiction book, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country, published by HarperCollins Canada Ltd.
- Carrianne K. Y. Leung for her novel, The Wondrous Woo, published by Inanna Publications.
- Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis, non-fiction book, The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement, published by Random House Canada.
- Shyam Selvadurai for his novel, The Hungry Ghosts, published by Doubleday Canada.
The Word On The Street
FREE Admission
September 21
Toronto Book Awards
City of Toronto Tent
Queen’s Park North
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The shortlisted authors will read from their books at The Word On The Street book and magazine fair.
“The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. Each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you’ll find anywhere.”
This video presents MSTV: Word on the Street Festival 2009.
- “Toronto’s Word on the Street is the largest book and magazine festival in the country with 271 performers on 18 stages—there is something for every book and magazine lover to enjoy!”
The authors will also participate in a reading at the Toronto Public Library’s Yorkville Branch.
An Evening with the Shortlisted Authors
FREE Admission
October 8
Toronto Public Library
Yorkville Branch
22 Yorkville Ave.
7 p.m.
Each finalist will receive $1,000 and the winning author receives $10,000.
- The winner of the 2014 Toronto Book Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 16 at the Toronto Reference Library’s Bram & Bluma Appel Salon.
- Come out and celebrate at the evening awards celebration which is hosted by CBC Radio’s Gill Deacon.
Awards Ceremony
FREE ADMISSION
October 16
Toronto Reference Library
The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
789 Yonge St.
6 p.m. – cash bar reception
7 p.m. – awards presentation
Contact Info:
Toronto Public Library Answerline at 416-393-7131
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 22, 2014
Shortlist announced for 2014 Toronto Book Awards
The City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library have named the five finalists for the 2014 Toronto Book Awards, which honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Toronto Book Awards.
The finalists are:
• Anthony De Sa for his novel, Kicking The Sky, published by Doubleday Canada
• Charlotte Gray for her non-fiction book, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country, published by HarperCollins Canada Ltd.
• Carrianne K. Y. Leung for her novel, The Wondrous Woo, published by Inanna Publications
• Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis, non-fiction book, The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement, published by Random House Canada
• Shyam Selvadurai for his novel, The Hungry Ghosts, published by Doubleday Canada.
“I offer my warm congratulations to the finalists,” said Acting City Librarian Anne Bailey. “These wonderful books, so engaging and diverse in their perspectives, are now part of the fabric of our city. They are tales of wealth and privilege, poverty and loss, identity and social activism. Along the way, they touch down in the Annex, Queen West, Scarborough and Little Portugal, and reflect the many places Torontonians call home.”
The Toronto Book Awards were established by Toronto City Council in 1974. Each finalist will receive $1,000 and the winning author receives $10,000.
The winner of the 2014 Toronto Book Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 16 at the Toronto Reference Library’s Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. Members of the public are encouraged to come out and celebrate at the evening awards celebration, hosted by CBC Radio’s Gill Deacon.
The City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library are inviting Torontonians to celebrate our stories with many opportunities for residents to embrace and explore this year’s shortlisted books.
The shortlisted authors will read from their books at The Word On The Street book and magazine fair. The event will take place on Sunday, September 21 at Queen’s Park North from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Four authors from Diaspora Dialogues will join the program. Diaspora Dialogues supports writing that reflects Toronto’s diverse artistic and literary culture. The authors will also participate in a reading at the Toronto Public Library’s Yorkville Branch at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8.
The 2014 Toronto Book Awards Committee is made up of volunteer members Michael Booth, Tina Edan, Evan Munday, Diane Spivak (chair) and Karen Teeple. More information is available at http://www.toronto.ca/book_awards.
Toronto Public Library is one of the world’s busiest urban public library systems. Every year, 19 million people visit our branches in neighbourhoods across the city and borrow 32 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131. To get the most current updates on what’s happening at the library, follow us on Twitter @torontolibrary.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.
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