We were delighted to learn that the Government of Alberta has awarded author Shari Peyerl a Heritage Awareness Award for her book, Alberta’s Cornerstone: Archaeological Adventures in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, in recognition of her outstanding achievement in promoting appreciation of Alberta’s heritage. Shari attended the Heritage Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 26 in Edmonton … Continued
Heritage House is proud to announce David Laurence Jones won an 2024 Alberta Literary Awards in the category Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction for his latest book, New World Dreams: Canadian Pacific Railway and the Golden Northwest. The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) announced the winners for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards on Saturday, June 8 at … Continued
Ellen Schwartz has received a 2024 Historical Writing Award, presented by the British Columbia Historical Federation, for her memoir, Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections from a Hippie Homesteader. On Saturday, May 4, 2024, the recipients were announced and acknowledged at the BC Historical Federation’s annual conference and awards dinner, held this year in Chilliwack. Galena Bay Odyssey: … Continued
On April 13, the British Columbia Historical Federation announced the finalists for the 2023 Historical Writing Awards, which included Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections from a Hippie Homesteader by Ellen Schwartz. BCHF’s annual historical writing competition recognizes authors who’ve made significant contributions to the historical literature of BC. Books are submitted by authors or publishers and … Continued
Heritage House is proud to share that two books have been shortlisted for the BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2024. A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska, by David Norwell, is nominated for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. The Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize is awarded to a book that contributes the … Continued
Heritage House is delighted to share that New World Dreams: Canadian Pacific Railway and the Golden Northwest by David Laurence Jones is a finalist for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards in the category Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction. • • • The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) announced the finalists for the 2024 Alberta Literary … Continued
Heritage House Publishing is proud to announce Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir by Margot Fedoruk has won a Silver award in the Culinary Narrative category at the 2023 Taste Canada Awards. On October 30, 2023, Taste Canada announced the winners of the 26th annual prizes during a Soirée at the historic Fairmont … Continued
Heritage House is pleased to announce that David Norwell’s illustrated memoir, A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey from Vancouver Island to Alaska, is a finalist for the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition in the Adventure Travel category. A Complex Coast is a soul-searching personal account of a young man’s 1,700-kilometre kayak journey from Victoria, BC, … Continued
British Columbia’s Young Readers’ Choice Awards has announced its Red Cedar Book Award shortlist for the 2023/2024 year. Heritage House is proud to see two of our books on the non-fiction shortlist: Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon, by Haley Healey, illustrated by Kimiko Fraser Caring for Critters: One … Continued
First Nation Communities READ (FNCR) is celebrating 20 years in 2023 and announced the longlist in partnership with the Ontario Library Association on Indigenous People’s Day (June 21, 2023). The program is led by First Nation librarians working in First Nation communities across Ontario to promote the best of Indigenous literature in Canada. Each year, … Continued
Heritage House Publishing is delighted to announce Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir by Margot Fedoruk is shortlisted for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards in the Culinary Narrative category. The winners will be announced at the Taste Canada Awards Soirée on October 30, 2023. Part love story, part survival story, part meditation on … Continued
Heritage House was delighted to hear that Tales from the Homestead: A History of Prairie Pioneers, 1867–1914 by Sandra Rollings-Magnusson has been named a finalist for the 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction! Tales from the Homestead was published by Heritage House in 2022 and highlights the voices and personal stories of early immigrants who … Continued