2024 Lane Anderson Award: Shortlists for Canadian science books

This fall, the finalists for the Lane Anderson Award, a book award that celebrates excellence in Canadian science writing, were announced. The Lane Anderson Award, created and sponsored by the Fitzhenry Family Foundation, is given in two categories, one for adults and the other for young readers. Each winner receives a generous $10,000.

 

The basic criteria for submissions are the following: 

• The author must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
• The book must be published by a Canadian-owned publishing house, have an ISBN, and be available for sale in bookstores in Canada.
• All entries must be published in English between January 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023. 
  

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This year, the 2024 Lane Anderson Award Ceremony will be a free event and open to the public though you must register for a ticket through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lane-anderson-award-ceremony-tickets-1111735323279

Date:        Wednesday, January 29, 2025 

Time:        7-10 PM

Location:  Concourse Event Space, North York Central Library

                   5120 Yonge Street 

                   Toronto, ON 

                   M2N 5N9

 

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Congratulations to this year's finalists 

in the Young Reader category

 

Bompa’s Insect Expedition

Written by David Suzuki with Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Illustrated by Qin Leng

Greystone Kids

48 pp.

Ages 4-8

2023

 

Operation Cupcake: How Simple Machines Work
Written and illustrated by Bambi Edlund

Kids Can Press

44 pp.

Ages 7-10

2023

 

Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth
Written by L. E. Carmichael
Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler 

Kids Can Press

48 pp.

Ages 7-11

2023