Celebrating local alberta writers and publishers [Video]

Alberta writers and publishers were celebrated at the Varscona Theatre on Tuesday at the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards.

The awards are put on by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) to celebrate the “growing” publishing industry in the province.

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“These awards celebrate the essential role Alberta book publishers play in supporting authors and telling Alberta’s story,” the organization wrote in a news release.

This year’s winners include:

• Flip Flop Flapjack by Brenda Joyce Leahy – Children’s & Young Adult Book of the Year
• An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline – Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year
• Last But Not Least by Leslie Vermeer – Learning Book of the Year and Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence
• Secrets of Jarrow written and illustrated by Bill Slavin – Mystery & Thriller Book of the Year, Graphic Novel of the …