Trillium Book Award facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Trillium Book Award |
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| Presented by | Ontario Creates |
| Country | Canada |
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| First awarded | 1987 |
The Trillium Book Award (also called Prix littéraire Trillium or Prix Trillium in French) is a special prize given every year. It celebrates amazing books written by authors in Ontario, Canada. The award is managed by Ontario Creates, which is a group supported by the Government of Ontario. This award helps authors and publishers by giving them money.
The Trillium Book Award started in 1987. Over the years, it has grown to include more types of books. In 1994, a separate award was added for books written in French. In 2003, awards for poetry in both English and French were added. Then, in 2006, a special award for French-language children's literature was created.
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About the Trillium Book Award
The Trillium Award is open to books from many different styles. These include fiction (made-up stories), non-fiction (true stories), drama (plays), children's books, and poetry.
Who Can Win the Award?
To be considered for the award, a book must meet certain rules.
- It cannot be a collection of different works (an anthology).
- It cannot be a new edition of an old book.
- It cannot be a re-issue or a translation of a book from another language.
- Books published only online or by the author themselves are not allowed.
How Are Winners Chosen?
Three judges work together for each language (English and French). These judges are usually writers or other people who work with books. They read all the submitted books. Then, they choose a shortlist of finalists. Finally, they pick the winning book.
Who Can Be Nominated?
Writers who are Canadian citizens or have official permission to live in Canada (landed immigrants) can be nominated. They must have lived in Ontario for at least three of the past five years. Their books can be published anywhere in the world. Publishers send books to the Ministry of Culture for the award.
Different Award Categories
In 1993, the award added a French-language category. This was first given out in 1994. In 2003, new awards for English and French poetry were added.
Because fewer French poetry books are published in Ontario, the French poetry award is now given every two years. It alternates with the French children's literature award. This means each award covers books published over two years instead of one. The English poetry award is still given every year. There is no separate English children's literature award. However, English children's books can still be nominated for the main English fiction award.
Recent Winners (Examples)
Here are some of the recent winners of the Trillium Book Award:
- 2017
- English - Kyo Maclear, Birds Art Life
- English Poetry - Pino Coluccio, Class Clown
- French - Aurélie Resch, Sous le soleil de midi
- French Poetry - Sylvie Bérard, Oubliez
- 2018
- English - Dionne Brand, The Blue Clerk
- English Poetry - Robin Richardson, Sit How You Want
- French - Lisa L'Heureux, Et si un soir
- French (Children) - Diya Lim, La marchande, la sorcière, la lune et moi
- 2019
- English - Téa Mutonji, Shut Up You're Pretty
- English Poetry - Roxanna Bennett, Unmeaningable
- French - Paul Ruban, Crevaison en corbillard
- French Poetry - Véronique Sylvain, Premier quart
