Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award

Details

Administered By:

Young Adult Services Group (YASIG)

Scope:

national

Award Status:

Active

Website:

Link

Contact Info:

Thomas Long
Children's Librarian
Vancouver Public Library
c/o Renfrew Branch
2969 East 22nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5M 2Y3
Tel: (604) 257-8781
thomalon@vpl.ca

This award was established in 1980 by the Young Adult Caucus of the Saskatchewan Library Association and is administered by the Young Adult Services Group (YASIG). This prize is awarded to the author of an outstanding English language book for young adults (ages 13-18) published in the preceding calendar year. A CLA member from Saskatchewan is on the selection committee, and the Book Award seal, which was designed by a young adult from Regina, designates the winning title each year. The winning book must be a work of fiction (novel or collection of short stories) written by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant published in Canada. The winner receives a leather bound book with the Award seal embossed on the cover in gold.

Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
2010Lesley Livingston, Wondrous Strange. Toronto: HarperTrophyCanada, 2009.
2009Allan Stratton, Chanda’s Wars. Toronto: HarperTrophyCanada, 2008.
2008 Martha Brooks, Mistik Lake. Toronto: Groundwooda Books, 2007.
2007 William Bell, The Blue Helmet. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2006.
2006 Shyam Selvadurai, Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2005.
2005 Miriam Toews, A Complicated Kindness. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2004.
2004 Polly Horvath, The Canning Season. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2003.
2003 Martha Brooks, True Confessions of a Heartless Girl. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2002.
2002 William Bell, Stones. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001.
2001 Beth Goobie, Before Wings. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2000.
2000 Katherine Holubitsky, Alone at Ninety Foot. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 1999.
1999 Gayle Friesen, Janey's Girl. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1998.
1998 Martha Brooks, Bone Dance. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1997.
1997 R. P. MacIntyre (Editor), Takes: Stories for Young Adults. Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 1996.
1996 Tim Wynne-Jones, The Maestro. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1995.
1995 Julie Johnston, Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me. Toronto: Lester Publishing, 1994.
1994 Sean Stewart, Nobody's Son. Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1993.
1993 Karleen Bradford, There Will Be Wolves. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1992.
1992 Susan Lynn Reynolds, Strandia. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1991.
1991 Budge Wilson, The Leaving. Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 1990.
1990 Diana Wieler, Bad Boy. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1989.
1989 Helen Fogwell Porter, January, February, June or July. St. John's: Breakwater Books, 1988.
1988 Margaret Buffie, Who is Frances Rain? Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1987.
1987 Janet Lunn, Shadow in Hawthorn Bay. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986.
1986 Marianne Brandis, The Quarter Pie Window. Erin, ON: The Porcupine's Quill, 1985.
1985 Mary Ellen Lang-Collura, Winners. Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1984.
1984O.R. Melling, The Druid's Tune. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1983.
1983 Monica Hughes, Hunter in the Dark. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1982.
1982 Jamie Brown, Superbike! Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1981.
1981 Kevin Major, Far From Shore. Toronto: Clark, Irwin, 1980.