Alberta Literary Awards

The Alberta Literary Awards were created by the Writers Guild of Alberta in 1982 to recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors.

The Writers Guild of Alberta presents the following nine awards as well as administers two city book awards:


• R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature This award alternates yearly between picture and chapter books

• Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction

• Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction
 
• Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama
 
• Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry 

• Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award

• James H. Gray Award for Short Non-Fiction

• Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story

• Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize


The two city book awards are:
• The City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book Prize

• The Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize

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The 2012 nominees for the  

R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature 

 are:

Jacqueline Guest of Bragg Creek

for Ghost Messages

Coteau Books

Barb Howard of Bragg Creek

for The Dewpoint Show

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Cathy Ostlere of Calgary

for Karma

Razorbill/Penguin Canada

The 2012 shortlist titles for the 

City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize  

were announced at the end of March and include one young adult title:

Karma
Cathy Ostlere

Razorbill/Penguin Canada

The winners of all awards will be announced in June.