LAST CHANCE! ✨ The 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Submissions for the USD $150,000 Prize honoring women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States close October 15. carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions

TORONTO — Nov. 13 at 6 pm Join us for an evening with Canisia Lubrin, in a conversation with Souvankham Thammavongsa, as we celebrate Lubrin’s forthcoming book The World After Rain In partnership with @pencanada.bsky.social @newcollegeuoft.bsky.social RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening...

I really enjoyed When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar. (Winner of the Carol Shields Prize!)

I just read Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton. I wasn't sure I would like it, but it was a real page turner! Highly recommend.

Love this! 🩵💙

K-Ming Chang was the 2025 recipient of The Carol Shields Prize Foundation Scholarship and Residency at @banffcentre.bsky.social “My time at Banff was truly transformative and life-changing; the writers and mentors I met continue to inspire me every day.” carolshieldsprize.com/prizenews/k-...

Submission deadline for The Carol Shields Prize: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Festival weekend is finally here! Come visit us at booth #306 this Sunday and be sure check out some of the amazing author panels happening all day as well! 📚✨

10% of our 87 events at #VWF2025 are SOLD OUT, with others quickly heading that way. If you’re eyeing any of these events, you’ll want to book your tickets before it’s too late. 🧵

Edmonton friends! We are looking forward to the Harvest Book Fair at the CKUA building on September 27 and 28 from 1 to 5 pm. Come down and enjoy Edmonton's vibrant book culture. Big thanks to Hungry Zine for all their hard work. https://bit.ly/4px8hM3 ##books #bookstores #publishers #festival

We’re thrilled to announce these authors, including this year's guest curator Canisia Lubrin, at the 2025 Festival. Tickets go on sale to the public September 16! • Corey Liu • Canisia Lubrin • Yiming Ma • Linden MacIntyre • Roz MacLean @rozdraws.bsky.social

Important Reminder: Submissions are open! Publishers in the U.S. and Canada: submit fiction books by women and non-binary authors published in 2025 by October 15. carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions The 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

"Lubrin's writing is extraordinary, wholly original, suffused with life, love and anger." Anne Giardini, OC, OBC, QC, writer, lawyer, and Carol Shields' daughter, reviews 2025 Shields Prize Winner Code Noir for The Advocate. Full review, pages 127-128:

Literary news, opportunities, book recommendations, prize and programs updates. Subscribe to the Shields Prize Newsletter: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/subscribe

Submissions are open: Attention publishers in the U.S. and Canada carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions Deadline: October 15 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

U.S. and Canada publishers, submit! carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions First deadline: August 7 Second deadline: October 15

Book 10: What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 11: We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 12: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social.

Book 13: Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 14: The Furrows by Namwali Serpell @namwalien.bsky.social @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

We’re hiring! Marketing Coordinator: a 6-week summer job for a young worker in Canada. For more information about the position, eligibility, and how to apply: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/prizenews/marketing-summer2025

Congratulations to all finalists! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Book 9: Junie by Chelene Knight @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 8: Thank You, Mr Nixon by Gish Jen @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Submissions Are Open! Publishers: Submit eligible books published between Jan 1 and July 31, 2025 by Aug 7. The Prize celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in the United States and Canada. carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/submissions

Book 6: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 7: We Should Not Be Afraid Of The Sky by Emma Hooper @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social.

Book 5: God Isn't Here Today by Francine Cunningham. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 4: Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Today would be Carol Shields's 90th bday. I've loved THE STONE DIARIES a long time and when I found Penelope Fitzgerald's 1993 review of it while researching FONSECA, well, mind blown. I don't think they met, but I suspect they would've liked each other. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social #shieldsprize

June 2: Carol Shields would have turned 90 today. We are proud to continue her legacy of uplifting women’s writing and stories. Carol Shields, a Canadian American writer, was generous with her time, support, and advice. Read more: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/prizenews/ju...

We need your support. Women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States deserve encouragement, access, guidance, financial support, community, and for their work to be recognized and celebrated on both sides of the border. carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/donate

Diaspora Dialogues, a Shields Prize programs partner, supports emerging voices from across Canada to turn their craft into a career. They are running an auction for their anniversary fundraiser.

Book 3: Natural History by Andrea Barrett @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Book 2: When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Want to continue my reading momentum so checking out books featured on the @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social. Honoring women & non-binary writers in the US & Canada. 📚 From the inaugural list in 2023. Book 1: Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades.

Carol Shields is one of my favorite Canadian writers. Other of her books include “The Republic of Love,” “Larry’s Party,” “Swann: A Mystery,” “ Departures and Arrivals,” and “Unless.” But “The Stone Diaries” is a tour de force.

A huge congratulations to VWF 2024 author Canisia Lubrin, who has won the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her groundbreaking book, Code Noir.

Thank you @peoplemag.bsky.social for the exclusive on The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2025 Winner, Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin people.com/carol-shield...

Huge congrats to CODE NOIR author Canisia Lubrin for being awarded the Carol Shield's Prize for Fiction! 🥳📚 @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2025-winner

Congratulations to Canisia Lubrin, the 2025 winner of The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 👏 Lubrin's novel, Code Noir, "breaks new ground in fiction," the jury said. @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social #CanLit Read more:

Tonight. #poets #writers #publishers all together here in #chicago to celebrate the excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. Carol Shields said: “I’m interested in writing away the invisibility of women’s lives” @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social #excited

Congrats to Canisia Lubrin, winner of the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction!!! ICYMI Here's our deep dive into her collection of 59 stories that each undo 1 of the 59 Black codes of Louis XIV that established the rules of slavery Audio: tinhouse.com/podcast/cani... @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social

Canisia Lubrin wins the @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social #CanLit www.cbc.ca/books/ontari...

I am beyond thrilled for Canisia Lubrin! The first Canadian to win the prestigious @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social and I honestly cannot think of anyone more deserving! carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2025-winner

Congratulations to @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social winner Canisia Lubrin! "She will push us and break us in ways that will continue to let the light in," said author Anosh Irani of the 2020 Writers' Trust #RisingStar, sponsored by #BMO. carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2025-winner

Canisia Lubrin first Canadian winner of the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for Code Noir @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social quillandquire.com/omni/canisia... (photo: Rachel Eliza Griffiths)

Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin is the Winner of The 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Knopf Canada/Soft Skull Press). The $150,000USD award is the largest English-language literary prize in the world for women and non-binary authors. Learn more: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2025-winner

We arrived in Chicago. Who will be the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Winner? Find out on May 1! carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com