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Atlantic Legacy Award 2026 – atlanticbookawards

Nominations are now open! Who has left a legacy to you? We Are Currently Seeking Nominations For The 2026 Legacy Award.

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Support Atlantic Book Awards Society this Giving Tuesday! 🌟 Join us this Giving Tuesday! 🌟At Atlantic Book Awards Society, we LOVE Atlantic Canadian stories and we know you do to. Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity where millions come together to s...
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The Winners Are...

drum roll!

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The 2025 Nova Scotia Book Awards YouTube video by King's Co-op Bookstore

Watch live!
www.youtube.com/live/pyWTGYP...

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Enslavers of the Maritimes by Brenda J Thompson @lamoutonnoir.bsky.social,Β is nominated for the George Borden Writing for Change Award!Β Published by Moose House Publications.Β Celebrate all nominees at the Nova Scotia Book Awards tonight! Monday, June 2nd. Streaming live starts at 7 pm. Link in bio!

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The Majestic Sisters by @jessailse.bsky.social Β is nominated for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award!Β  Come celebrate all nominees at the Nova Scotia Book Awards tonight! Monday, June 2nd. Published by @nimbuspub.bsky.social

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Pearly Everlasting by @tammyarmstrong.bsky.social ,Β is nominated for the Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction!Β  Come celebrate all nominees at the Nova Scotia Book Awards on Monday, June 2nd. Published by @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Ox Lost, Snow DeepΒ  by @aliceburdick.bsky.social,Β is nominated for the Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award!Β  Come celebrate all nominees at the NS Book Awards on Mon, June 2. Hear Alice read this Wed Live at The Carleton Hosted by Tara Thorne. Published by @anvilpress.bsky.social

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Let's take a peek at this beautiful poetry by Annick! Votive by @thisisannick.bsky.social is nominated for BOTH the Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award & the J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award.Β Hear Annick read live on Wed, June 4th at Poetry Reading: Live at The Carleton Hosted by Tara Thorne.

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ThresholdΒ by @cbruneau83.bsky.social is nominated for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award! Β You can hear Carol read live on Wednesday, June the at Fiction FΓͺte! 7PM at the Chester Playhouse and hosted by Sarah Hampson! Published by @nimbuspub.bsky.social atlanticbookawards.ca

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Atlantic Book Awards Gala OnΒ Thursday, June 5, the four Atlantic book awards, including one of Canada’s biggest book prizes, theΒ Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction AwardΒ valued at $30,000, will be presented.Β The Atlantic Book Awa...

Do you have your tickets yet?

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The End of AlwaysΒ by @rebeccaphillips.bsky.social is nominated for the Ann Connor Brimer Award! Β You can hear Rebecca read live on Tuesday, June 3rd at YA! Meet The Authors at The MacPhee Centre For Creative Learning! Hosted by @digitallylit.bsky.social Nova Scotian Youth Ambassador Jorja Walker

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VigilΒ by @susieisnothere.bsky.social is nominated for the Alistair MacLeod Prize & the Thomas Raddall Fiction Award! Β You can hear Susie read live on Tuesday, June 3rd at An Evening of Short Stories Hosted by Alexander MacLeod or on Wednesday, June 4th at Fiction FΓͺte! At The Chester Playhouse.

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You Owe Me One, UniverseΒ by @chadgalucas.bsky.social,Β is nominated for the Ann Connor Brimer Award!Β  Come hear Chad read live this Tues at YA! Meet The Authors at The MacPhee Centre For Creative Learning. Hosted by Nova Scotian @digitallylit.bsky.social Youth Ambassador Jorja Walker.

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A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age RogueΒ by @deanjobb.bsky.social,Β  is nominated for Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award!Β  Come hear Dean read live this Thursday night at: An Evening of Non-Fiction at Kings Alumni Hall this Thursday, May 29th, at 7:00 PM.

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Hell of a Ride by @martinbauman.com is nominated for BOTH the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award and the Evelyn Richardson Award.Β Come hear Martin read this Thur at: An Evening of Non-Fiction at Kings Alumni Hall this Thursday, May 29, at 7PM. Published by @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

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Readers' Choice Award 2025 Who do you think should win the 2025 Readers' Choice Award? Let your voice be heard – vote for your favourite Atlantic Canadian book from the last year. Everyone is invited to participate. The Reader...

Who do you think should win the 2025 Readers' Choice Award? Round one of voting is open and there's still time to nominate!

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See you at The Chester Playhouse on June 4th for Fiction FΓͺte! Celebrate Atlantic fiction authors with a showcase of readings from the nominees!

@gooddogbooks.bsky.social will be joining us have these nominated books for sale!

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Writing the Truth: An Evening of Non-Fiction at Kings Alumni Hall Non-fiction writing prioritizes facts over the imagined, but stories based in the real world can be as fast-paced and fascinating as fantasy! Join Nova Scotia Book Award nominees in an evening of read...

See you there!

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It’s #CanadianIndependentBookstoreDay! Q&Q polled booksellers across the country to find out which Canadian-published titles. Sackville, New Brunswick’s Tidewater Books & Browsery recommends Felt by @mark.blagrave #shoplocal #BuyCanadian #CanLit @cormorantbooks @tidewater.books bit.ly/44DSwuo

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Can confirm!

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Go buy my book at an indie bookstore and celebrate both!

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I am so lucky to get a chance to read and share Digitally Lit work with everyone, be sure to like and follow to follow along with my journey! @digitallylit.bsky.social

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Very grateful that my book Ox Lost, Snow Deep is on the shortlist for the Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award, alongside @thisisannick.bsky.social (Votive) and Cory Lavender (Come One Thing Another). Thanks @writersfedofns.bsky.social @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social & Nova Scotia Book Awards!

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A graphic showing five nominees for the 2025 J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award, with headshots of each poet right above the covers of their nominated books. For complete details, visit https://atlanticbookawards.ca/.

A graphic showing five nominees for the 2025 J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award, with headshots of each poet right above the covers of their nominated books. For complete details, visit https://atlanticbookawards.ca/.

Congratulations to Dr. Annick MacAskill on 2 #poetry award nominations for 'Votive' (@gaspereaupress.bsky.social, 2024):
#1 - J.M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award; the June 5 @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social gala is at #HalifaxCentral Library and online. #2 - see below. πŸ†πŸ† Happy #NationalPoetryMonth!

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We've arrived, and indeed, the sky is blue.Β Hi, @krbyggdin.bsky.social

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Atlantic Legacy Award 2025 nominations now open!

Submissions and Guidelines: atlanticbookawards.ca/the-atlantic...

Image feating out 2024 Winner: Gloria Ann Wesley

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