Trillium Book Award, English Explained

The following is a list of winners and nominees in English-language categories for the Trillium Book Award, a Canadian literary award presented by Ontario Creates to honour books published by writers resident in the province of Ontario. Separate awards have been presented for French-language literature since 1994; for the winners and nominees in French-language categories, see Trillium Book Award, French.

All-genre (1994-2002)

Yearwidth=40% AuthorTitleResultRef
1994Conor: A Biography of Conor Cruise O'Brien; Volume 1 NarrativeWinner[1]
Nominee[2]
My Jerusalem: Secular Adventures in the Holy City
Travels by Night
and Stephen ClarksonTrudeau and Our Times: Volume 2, The Heroic Delusion
Open Secrets
Guerrilla Beach
How Insensitive
1995Morning in the Burned HouseWinner[3]
Winner
Nominee[4]
River
Sleep On, Beloved
Accidental City: The Transformation of Toronto
Mister Sandman
Rogue Tory: The Life and Legend of John G. Diefenbaker
Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen
and John de VisserRideau
1996Fugitive PiecesWinner[5]
In Another Place, Not HereNominee[6]
Last Seen
Angel Walk
Oyster
Fall on Your Knees
Selected Stories
1997Land to Light OnWinner[7]
Byron: The Flawed AngelNominee[8]
Small Change
At the Border Called Hope
Reflections of a Siamese Twin
Oak Ridges Moraine
1998ChildhoodWinner[9]
Barrelhouse KingsNominee[10]
Man of Bone
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
Handwriting
Cinnamon Gardens
1999No Great MischiefWinner[11]
Two Bowls of MilkNominee[12]
Then Again
Too Close to the Falls
Lost Between Houses
Motion Sickness
Farmer Gloomy's New Hybrid
2000KurganWinner[13]
CharismaNominee[14]
Bubblegum Delicious
Notes from the Hyena's Belly
Mercy Among the Children
2001Clara CallanWinner[15]
Critical InjuriesNominee[16]
Make Believe Love
Chris JonesFalling Hard: A Rookie's Year in Boxing
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Martin Sloane
2002Winner[17]
Testament
Nominee[18]
Thirsty
Seven Pages Missing: Volume 2

Prose (2003-present)

Yearwidth=40% AuthorTitleResultRef
2003Winner[19]
Now You CareNominee[20]
Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God
2004All That MattersWinner[21]
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City ShantytownNominee[22]
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Claire's Head
Dark Age Ahead
Runaway
2005Sweetness in the BellyWinner[23]
Always Someone to Kill the DovesNominee[24]
Ticknor
When I Was Young & In My Prime
2006Fabrizio's ReturnWinner[25]
Baby Khaki's WingsNominee[26]
Inventory
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors
Reluctant Genius: Alexander Graham Bell and the Passion for Invention
2007HelplessWinner[27]
Nominee[28]
From Harvey River
Yesno
What Happened Later
2008Winner[29]
RevolverNominee[30]
Coventry
In the Land of the Long Fingernails
2009Winner[31]
Nominee[32]
Animal
Too Much Happiness
Heaven Is Small
Lemon
2010Winner[33]
RoomNominee[34]
What Disturbs Our Blood
Book
2011KilldeerWinner[35]
Methodist HatchetNominee[36]
Idaho Winter
And Me Among Them
2012Dear LifeWinner[37]
MaidenheadNominee[38]
2013This Is WarWinner[39]
Cataract CityNominee[40]
Supplying Salt and Light
Nocturne
Life Without Death and Other Stories
2014How You Were BornWinner[41]
Stone MattressNominee[42]
Love Enough
Old Masters
and Alexandra ShimoUp Ghost River
2015DebrisWinner[43]
Where Did You Sleep Last NightNominee[44]
What You Need
2016Winner[45]
Nominee[46]
Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone)
For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known
Waiting for the Cyclone
Throaty Wipes
2017Birds Art LifeWinner[47]
Nominee[48]
Scarborough
Life on the Ground Floor
So Much Love
This Accident of Being Lost
2018Winner[49]
Queen SolomonNominee[50]
Heartbreaker
Late Breaking
Women Talking
2019Shut Up You're PrettyWinner[51]
and Martha BaillieSister LanguageNominee[52]
I Become a Delight to My Enemies
Frying Plantain
SethClyde Fans
2020How to Pronounce KnifeWinner[53]
CascadeNominee[54]
Seven
As Far As You Know
2021Winner[55]
Missed Connections: A Memoir in Letters Never SentNominee[56]
Æther: An Out-of-Body Lyric
2022Winner[57]
Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining SuperpowerNominee[58]
Shakespeare's As You Like It: A Radical Retelling
All the Shining People
Best Young Woman Job Book
2023Nina DunicThe ClarionWinner[59]
Mike BarnesSleep is Now a Foreign Country: Encounters with the UncannyNominee[60]
D. A. LockhartNorth of Middle Island
Kathryn MocklerAnecdotes
Zalika Reid-BentaRiver Mumma

Poetry (2003-present)

Yearwidth=40% AuthorTitleResultRef
2003Crowd of SoundsWinner
ReconciliationNominee
Nominee
2004Drowning LessonsWinner
AnthropyNominee
MasqueNominee
2005driftWinner
Puti/WhiteNominee
Modern and NormalNominee
2006Airstream Land YachtWinner
Kingdom, PhylumNominee
Out to Dry in Cape BretonNominee
2007Human ResourcesWinner
Songs for the Dancing ChickenNominee
Muybridge's HorseNominee
2008Crabwise to the HoundsWinner
WatermarksNominee
JeremiahNominee
2009PigeonWinner
Joy Is So ExhaustingNominee
Nominee
2010Tiny, Frantic, StrongerWinner
SweetNominee
Complete PhysicalNominee
At the Gates of the Theme ParkNominee
2011EarwormWinner
MatchNominee
FolkNominee
2012Probably InevitableWinner
Nominee
Undark: An OratorioNominee
2013LightWinner
Where the Sun Shines BestNominee
Nominee
2014Broom BroomWinner
THOUNominee
House DreamsNominee
2015TellWinner
Nominee
Dear LeaderNominee
2016Yes or NopeWinner
Settler EducationNominee
Nominee
2017Class ClownWinner
Nominee
Admission RequirementsNominee
2018Sit How You WantWinner
Holy WildNominee[61]
I left nothing inside on purposeNominee
2019UnmeaningableWinner
heftNominee
these are not the potatoes of my youthNominee
2020SickWinner
AccretionNominee
The DyzgraphxstNominee
2021IntruderWinner
The Untranslatable INominee
Letters in a Bruised CosmosNominee
2022My Grief, the SunWinner
Parasitic OscillationsNominee
Fast CommuteNominee
2023A. Light ZacharyMore SureWinner
Britta BadourWires That SputterNominee
Continuity Errors

Notes and References

  1. "O'Brien bio author wins Ontario award". Toronto Star, April 27, 1995.
  2. Murray Hogben, "Kingston writers in line for Trillium". Kingston Whig-Standard, March 6, 1995.
  3. "Atwood and Choy share Trillium prize". Ottawa Citizen, April 24, 1996.
  4. "Authors nominated". The Globe and Mail, March 8, 1996.
  5. "Anne Michaels wins Trillium". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 19, 1997.
  6. "Trillium book-prize shortlist". Montreal Gazette, February 23, 1997.
  7. Finbarr O'Reilly, "Brand plucks Trillium". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1998.
  8. "Trillium Book Award nominees include famous and unfamiliar names". Hamilton Spectator, February 25, 1998.
  9. "Alice Munro, Andre Alexis share award". Waterloo Region Record, April 17, 1999.
  10. "Shortlist picked for Trillium book prize". Toronto Star, March 14, 1999.
  11. Paul Gessell, "Ottawa-area poets share French-language Trillium award: Alistair MacLeod of Windsor, Ont., wins the English prize for his first novel". Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2000.
  12. "Layton, MacLeod up for Trillium book prize". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2000.
  13. Finbarr O'Reilly, "Finding success at a mug's game: 'I feel more comfortable saying that I write poetry, rather than that I am a poet,' says Don Coles". National Post, May 10, 2001.
  14. "Trillium Prize nominees announced". Cambridge Reporter, March 22, 2001.
  15. Sandra Martin, "Wright picks up a Trillium". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2002.
  16. "12 books shortlisted for Trillium award". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2002.
  17. "Trillium book prize winners include Nino Ricci, Austin Clarke". Peterborough Examiner, April 25, 2003.
  18. "And the nominees are..." Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2003.
  19. "The Truth About Stories wins Trillium Book Award". Sarnia Observer, May 15, 2004.
  20. "Trillium Book Award finalists announced". Niagara Falls Review, April 1, 2004.
  21. Anne-Marie Tobin, "Wayson Choy wins Trillium Book Prize for All That Matters". Sault Star, April 29, 2005.
  22. "Jane Jacobs, Wayson Choy, Alice Munro shortlisted for Trillium book awards". Canadian Press, April 13, 2005.
  23. Judy Stoffman, "Gibb novel set in Africa wins the Trillium". Toronto Star, April 26, 2006.
  24. "Lewis nominated for Trillium award". Ottawa Citizen, April 6, 2006.
  25. "Mark Frutkin wins Trillium award for Fabrizio's Return". Prince George Citizen, June 13, 2007.
  26. James Adams, "Trillium short list announced". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 2007.
  27. "Barbara Gowdy wins the Trillium". Harbour City Star, June 18, 2008.
  28. "Trillium Book Award announces finalists". The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2008.
  29. "Malla, Dodds among Trillium winners". Montreal Gazette, June 18, 2009.
  30. "Nino Ricci novel among Trillium Prize contenders". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2009.
  31. Mark Medley, "Good things happen when you follow through; Trillium Prize; Karen Solie, Ian Brown among winners". National Post, June 25, 2010.
  32. "Munro and Atwood are among finalists for award". The Daily Gleaner, June 9, 2010.
  33. "Absorbing Boy wins Trillium Book award". Calgary Herald, June 21, 2011.
  34. Mark Medley, "Emma Donoghue, Michael Winter among nominees for Trillium Book Award". Postmedia News, May 30, 2011.
  35. "Poet Phil Hall wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award for Killdeer". Prince George Citizen, June 22, 2012.
  36. "Bezmozgis, Babstock among finalists for $20,000 Trilliums". Kamloops Daily News, May 10, 2012.
  37. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/alice-munro-wins-ontarios-trillium-book-award/article12664785/ "Alice Munro wins Ontario's Trillium Book Award"
  38. "Finalists for Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 30, 2013.
  39. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/playwright-hannah-moscovitch-among-2014-trillium-book-award-winners/article19215147/ "Playwright Hannah Moscovitch among 2014 Trillium Book Award winners"
  40. "Finalists for 2014 Trillium Book Award announced". Canada NewsWire, May 21, 2014.
  41. Mark Medley, "Author Kate Cayley wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award" . The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2015.
  42. "Hamilton author shortlisted for Trillium prize". Hamilton Spectator, June 3, 2015.
  43. Web site: Mark Medley . Kevin Hardcastle's Debris wins 2016 Trillium Book Award . . June 22, 2016 . June 20, 2022 . January 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127021005/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/indie-publishers-dominate-the-2016-trillium-book-awards/article30559435/ . live .
  44. "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 25, 2016.
  45. Mark Medley, "Melanie Mah Wins 2017 Trillium Book Award". The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2017.
  46. "Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award". Canadian Press, May 9, 2017.
  47. Deborah Dundas, "Kyo Maclear wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award". Waterloo Region Record, June 23, 2018.
  48. Deborah Dundas, "Toronto's Cherie Dimaline, Catherine Hernandez are among Trillium Book Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 24, 2018.
  49. https://l-express.ca/lisa-lheureux-et-diya-lim-prix-litteraire-trillium-de-lontario/ "Lisa L’Heureux et Diya Lim, prix littéraire Trillium de l’Ontario"
  50. Web site: 2019-05-14 . Doom, L’Heureux, Latour, Malette, Ménard finalistes du Prix littéraire Trillium . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200922/https://l-express.ca/doom-lheureux-latour-malette-menard-finalistes-du-prix-litteraire-trillium/ . 2022-06-18 . 2023-07-08 . l-express.
  51. Ryan Porter, "Téa Mutonji, Roxanna Bennett win 2020 Trillium Book Awards" . Quill & Quire, June 17, 2020.
  52. Erin Balser, "Téa Mutonji wins $20K Trillium Book Award, which recognizes best book in Ontario" . CBC Books, June 18, 2020.
  53. Cassandra Drudi, "Souvankham Thammavongsa wins $20,000 Trillium Book Award" . Quill & Quire, June 16, 2021.
  54. https://www.cbc.ca/books/craig-davidson-souvankham-thammavongsa-and-canisia-lubrin-among-finalists-for-2021-trillium-book-awards-1.6021837 "Craig Davidson, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Canisia Lubrin among finalists for 2021 Trillium Book Awards"
  55. Deborah Dundas, "Toronto writer Ann Shin wins $20,000 Trillium Prize for North Korean novel ‘The Last Exiles’" . Toronto Star, June 21, 2022.
  56. Sadaf Ahsan, "Gothic stories, genre-defying memoirs among Trillium Book Award finalists" . Toronto Star, May 10, 2022.
  57. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/06/21/poet-stuart-ross-wins-trillium-book-award-for-the-book-of-grief-and-hamburgers.html "Poet Stuart Ross wins Trillium Book Award for ‘The Book of Grief and Hamburgers’"
  58. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/05/09/charlie-angus-cliff-cardinal-among-trillium-book-award-nominees.html "MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees"
  59. Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, A. Light Zachary among Trillium Book Award winners". Quill & Quire, June 20, 2024.
  60. https://www.cbc.ca/books/zalika-reid-benta-and-britta-badour-among-finalists-for-2024-trillium-book-awards-1.7195651 "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards"
  61. https://l-express.ca/doom-lheureux-latour-malette-menard-finalistes-du-prix-litteraire-trillium/ "Doom, L’Heureux, Latour, Malette, Ménard finalistes du Prix littéraire Trillium"

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