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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2024.
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.
| Author | Title | Date of Pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Enrigue | You Dreamed of Empires | January 9 | [3] |
| Kristin Hannah | The Women | February 6 | |
| Jennifer Croft | The Extinction of Irena Rey | March 5 | [4] |
| Percival Everett | James | March 19 | |
| Téa Obreht | The Morningside | [5] | |
| Amor Towles | Table for Two | April 2 | |
| Miranda July | All Fours | May 14 | |
| Claire Messud | This Strange Eventful History | May 14 | [6] |
| Stephen King | You Like It Darker | May 21 | [7] |
| Rachel Cusk | Parade | June 6 | |
| Akwaeke Emezi | Little Rot | June 18 | |
| Keanu Reeves and China Miéville | The Book of Elsewhere | July 23 | [8] |
| Stephen Harrison | The Editors | August 13 | [9] |
| Rachel Kushner | Creation Lake | September 3 | [10] |
| Anna Montague | How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund? | October 22 | [11] |
| Louise Penny | The Grey Wolf | October 29 | [12] |
| Richard Price | Lazarus Man | November 12 | [13] |
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomi Adeyemi | Children of Anguish and Anarchy | June 25 | [14] |
| Jordan Ifueko | The Maid and the Crocodile | August 13 |
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Tesson | Avec les fées | January 10 | [15] |
| Evan Friss | The Bookshop | August 6 | [16] |
| John Grisham & Jim McCloskey | Framed | October 8 | [17] |
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| RuPaul | The House of Hidden Meanings | March 5 | [18] |
| Salman Rushdie | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | April 16 | [19] |
| Melania Trump | Melania | October 8 | [20] |
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual Canadian literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. The award was established in 1980 to honour poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.
The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer who has not yet published his or her first book. Formerly restricted to writers under age 35, the age limit was removed in 2021, with the prize now open to emerging writers regardless of age.
The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award administered by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival for the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces. The prize honours Thomas Head Raddall and is supported by an endowment he willed to it. The award is currently worth $30,000, with additional finalists receiving $500 each.
The Toronto Book Awards are Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the City of Toronto government to the author of the year's best fiction or non-fiction book or books "that are evocative of Toronto". The award is presented in the fall of each year, with its advance promotional efforts including a series of readings by the nominated authors at each year's The Word on the Street festival.
The J.M. Abraham Poetry Award, formerly known as the Atlantic Poetry Prize, is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival, to the best work of poetry published by a writer from the Atlantic provinces.
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian national literary prize, awarded since 1998. It recognizes the best debut short fiction collection by a Canadian author in English language. The annual prize was founded by John Gleed in honour of his late wife, the Canadian writer Danuta Gleed, whose favourite literary genre was short fiction, and is presented by the Writers' Union of Canada. The incomes of her One for the Chosen, a collection of short stories published posthumously in 1997 by BuschekBooks and released by Frances Itani and Susan Zettell, assist in funding the award.
The Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, established in 1985 as one of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, is awarded annually to the best work of fiction by a resident of British Columbia, Canada.
The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada.
The Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, established in 1985, is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the best non-fiction book by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. The prize is named after the Canadian novelist Hubert Evans (1892-1986).
The Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for Canadian authors and illustrator of picture books, picture story books, and illustrated non-fiction books. The prize is shared by the author and the illustrator, who must be a resident of British Columbia or Yukon. It was announced in 2002 and first awarded in 2003. A handful of finalists are also selected for another award: participation in the expenses-paid BC Book Prizes on Tour, a week-long tour across the province to present their books at schools and libraries each April.
The Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to an emerging Canadian writer who is part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer community. Originally presented as a general career achievement award for emerging writers that considered their overall body of work, since 2022 it has been presented to honor debut books.
The Raymond Souster Award is a Canadian literary award, presented by the League of Canadian Poets to a book judged as the best work of poetry by a Canadian poet in the previous year.
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a North American literary award, created in 2020 to honour literature by women. The annual prize will award US$150,000 to the winning work and US$12,500 to each of the shortlisted finalists, making it one of the world's richest literary awards.
The Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Novel is an annual literary award, presented as part of the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence program to honour books judged as the best crime novel published by a Canadian crime writer in the previous year.
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The Balsillie Prize for Public Policy is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to honour the year's best non-fiction work on public policy issues. Created in 2021, the award is presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada, and sponsored by technology investor Jim Balsillie.
Amanda Peters is a Canadian writer from Falmouth, Nova Scotia, whose debut novel The Berry Pickers was the winner of the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, and 2024 Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction.
Maggie Burton is a Canadian writer, musician and politician from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Her debut poetry collection, Chores, was the winner of the First Book Prize from the Griffin Poetry Prize, and was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award, in 2024.
