CBA Libris Awards

Unique in their commitment to acknowledging the best among the chain of talented professionals who deliver great books to Canadian readers, and nominated and voted on by members of the Canadian bookselling community, CBA Libris Awards honour outstanding achievement by authors and editors, sales reps and distributors, booksellers and publishers. Included in the categories are children's author of the year — awarded to a Canadian author of an outstanding literary work for children in the previous year that combines readability with strong sales and who demonstrates a strong connection and appeal to his or her intended reading audience — and children's illustrator of the year — awarded to a Canadian illustrator who demonstrated artistic merit and creativity while complementing and enhancing the storyline of a literary work for children in the previous year, attracting customer attention and contributing to the work’s overall sales.

Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA) announces its CBA Libris Awards nominees annually in the spring, while winners are announced during CBA’s Libris Awards Presentation, which takes place in June.