News Release
Toronto: Celebrating stories that reflect Toronto’s diversity, creativity and complexity, the Toronto Book Awards honour works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evoke the city in unforgettable ways.
This year, the City is doubling the prize amounts: the winning author will receive $20,000, and each shortlisted finalist will receive $2,000. The winner will be announced at a public ceremony on Wednesday, October 15 at the Toronto Reference Library.
2025 Shortlist
- ‘All the Parts We Exile’ by Roza Nozari (Knopf Canada)
- ‘Encampment’ by Maggie Helwig (Coach House Books)
- ‘Other Worlds’ by André Alexis (McClelland & Stewart)
- ‘The Knowing’ by Tanya Talaga (Harper Collins Canada)
- ‘The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse’ by Vinh Nguyen (Harper Collins Canada)
- ‘Unlike The Rest’ by Chika Stacey Oriuwa (Harper Collins Canada)
A reading list of the shortlisted titles is available on Toronto Public Library’s webpage .
Upcoming events
Residents are invited to attend author readings and events leading up to the awards ceremony:
Toronto Arts & Letters Club
Date: Monday, September 15
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: 14 Elm St.
Word on the Street
Date: Saturday, September 27
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: David Pecaut Square, 215 King St. W.
Toronto Book Awards Ceremony
Date: Wednesday, October 15
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
