Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Explained

The Amy Mathers Teen Book Award is an annual Canadian literary award, administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, to recognize the best works of teen and young adult literature by Canadian writers.

The award is named for Amy Mathers, a Canadian woman with physical disabilities who undertook a reading "marathon" in 2014, reading one book a day for the entire year to raise funds to launch the award.[1]

Winners and nominees

Yearwidth=40%Authorwidth=40%TitleResultwidth=3%Ref
2015Marthe JocelynWhat We HideWinner[2]
Laura LangstonThe Art of Getting Stared AtFinalist
Caroline PignatThe Gospel Truth
Jeyn RobertsThe Bodies We Wear
Robert Paul WestonBlues for Zoey
2016Susan JubyThe Truth CommissionWinner[3]
Holly Bodger5 to 1Finalist[4]
Erin BowScorpion Rules
Emil SherYoung Man with Camera
Stephanie TromlyTrouble Is a Friend of Mine
2017E. K. JohnstonExit, Pursued by a BearWinner[5]
Eileen CookWith MaliceFinalist[6]
Catherine EganJulia Vanishes
M-E GirardGirl Mans Up
Caroline PignatShooter
2018Cherie DimalineThe Marrow ThievesWinner[7]
Darren GrothMunro vs. the CoyoteFinalist[8]
Heather SmithThe Agony of Bun O'Keefe
Allan StrattonThe Way Back Home
Danielle Younge-UllmanEverything Beautiful Is Not Ruined
2019Michelle BarkerThe House of One Thousand EyesWinner[9]
Kelley ArmstrongAftermathFinalist[10]
Tanaz BhathenaA Girl Like That
Catherine LoEasy Prey
Janice Lynn MatherLearning to Breathe
2020Natasha DeenIn the Key of Nira GhaniWinner[11]
S. K. AliLove from A to ZFinalist[12]
Nafiza AzadThe Candle and the Flame
L. D. CrichtonAll Our Broken Pieces
Tom RyanKeep This to Yourself
2021Janice Lynn MatherFacing the SunWinner[13]
June HurThe Silence of BonesFinalist[14]
Ben PhilippeCharming As a Verb
Raziel ReidFollowers
Danielle Younge-UllmanHe Must Like You
2022Xiran Jay ZhaoIron WidowWinner[15]
S. K. AliMisfit in LoveFinalist[16]
Jasmin KaurIf I Tell You the Truth
Liselle SamburyBlood Like Magic
Courtney SummersThe Project
2023Zoulfa KatouhAs Long as the Lemon Trees GrowWinner[17]
Nafiza AzadThe Road to LostFinalist[18]
Jesmeen Kaur DeoTJ Powar Has Something to Prove
June HurThe Red Palace
H. N. KhanWrong Side of the Court
2024Abdi NazemianOnly This Beautiful MomentWinner[19]
Daniel AlemanBrighter Than the SunFinalist[20]
Jackie KhaliliehSomething More
Liselle SamburyDelicious Monsters
Sarak SukThe Space Between Here & Now

External links

Notes and References

  1. "One remarkable woman reading her way across Canada". Canada AM, December 31, 2014.
  2. Mark Medley, "Jonathan Auxier wins big at the Canadian Children’s Book Centre awards". The Globe and Mail, November 19, 2015.
  3. https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/nanaimo-author-susan-juby-wins-teen-book-award-1033883 "Nanaimo author Susan Juby wins teen book award"
  4. https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/entertainment/nanaimo-author-susan-juby-nominated-for-the-amy-mathers-teen-book-award-1036258 "Nanaimo author Susan Juby nominated for the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award"
  5. Laura Godfrey, "'Great Auk' Wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award". Publishers Weekly, November 22, 2017.
  6. Becky Robertson, "Jon Klassen, Julie Flett, Chris Hadfield among CCBC Award finalists". Quill & Quire, September 7, 2017.
  7. Chanda Deziel, "Town is by the Sea, The Marrow Thieves, When the Moon Comes honoured at TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards". Quill & Quire, October 30, 2018.
  8. Shanda Deziel, "Wendy Orr, Cherie Demaline, and Monique Gray Smith among CCBC Award finalists". Quill & Quire, September 6, 2018.
  9. https://www.cbc.ca/books/36-canadian-books-that-won-awards-in-the-second-half-of-2019-1.5399297 "36 Canadian books that won awards in the second half of 2019"
  10. Jane van Koeverden, "Jillian Tamaki, Kelley Armstrong, Janice Lynn Mather among Canadian Children's Book Centre finalists". CBC Books, September 5, 2019.
  11. https://www.cbc.ca/books/julie-flett-wins-50k-td-canadian-children-s-literature-award-for-picture-book-birdsong-1.5786466 "Julie Flett wins $50K TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for picture book Birdsong"
  12. https://www.cbc.ca/books/julie-flett-sydney-smith-among-finalists-for-50k-td-canadian-children-s-literature-award-1.5724639 "Julie Flett, Sydney Smith among finalists for $50K TD Canadian Children's Literature Award"
  13. Inderjit Deogun, "Winners of the 2021 CCBC Book Awards revealed". Quill & Quire, November 3, 2021.
  14. Inderjit Deogun, "CCBC Book Awards announces 2021 shortlist". Quill & Quire, September 14, 2021.
  15. Inderjit Deogun, "Winners of the 2022 CCBC Book Awards revealed". Quill & Quire, September 30, 2022.
  16. https://www.cbc.ca/books/david-a-robertson-xiran-jay-zhao-christian-allaire-among-finalists-for-top-canadian-children-s-book-awards-1.6580084 "David A. Robertson, Xiran Jay Zhao & Christian Allaire among finalists for top Canadian children's book awards"
  17. Zoie Karagiannis, "Kim Spencer wins $50K Canadian children's book award for first novel Weird Rules to Follow". CBC Books, October 24, 2023.
  18. https://quillandquire.com/omni/canadian-childrens-book-centre-2023-awards-shortlists-announced/ "Canadian Children’s Book Centre 2023 awards shortlists announced"
  19. https://www.cbc.ca/books/jean-e-pendziwol-and-jack-wong-among-winners-for-canadian-children-s-book-awards-1.7366739 "Jean E. Pendziwol and Jack Wong among winners for Canadian children's book awards"
  20. Natalie Vilkoff, "Jack Wong, Sydney Smith and Liselle Sambury among finalists for top Canadian children's book awards". CBC Books, October 8, 2024.