KATHY KILLOH of @AU_press is awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Alberta Publishing Award. This award recognizes her outstanding leadership and her instrumental role in establishing Athabasca University Press as Canada’s first open access scholarly press. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The Lifetime Achievement in Alberta Publishing Awards is awarded to JEAN POULIN, founder of influential Alberta press, Les Éditions Duval. This award recognizes his decades-long career and his lasting impact on the Alberta book publishing industry. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The Mel Hurtig Publisher of the Year is awarded to @FreehandBooks! This award recognizes Freehand Books’ commitment to excellence and innovation. Congratulations! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Designed by Natalie Olsen, CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY by The Edmonton Queer History Project, edited by Kristopher Wells, wins Book Design of the Year. Congratulations to @NeWest.Press! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The winner of Book Illustration of the Year is @renegadeArtsEnt for THE LAST BAND ON EARTH written and illustrated by Elaine M. Will. Congratulations! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Congratulations Durvile & Uproute! The Book Cover Design of the Year goes to CANADA UNSCRIPTED: CONVERSATIONS WITH MEDIA ICONS edited by Vic Sarin, book cover designed by Austin Andrews! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Freehand Books is the winner of the Trade Fiction Book of the Year award for GRAVEYARD SHIFT AT THE LEMONADE STAND by Tim Bowling. Congratulations! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

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The Learning Book of the Year is awarded to Brush Education for ELEMENTS OF INDIGENOUS STYLE, 2ND ED. by Gregory Younging, edited by Warren Cariou, Deanna Reder, Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, and Jordan Abel. Congratulations! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Congratulations to Renegade Arts Entertainment for winning Graphic Novel of the Year for THE LAST BAND ON EARTH written and illustrated by Elaine M. Will! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The winner of the Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry is Frontenac House, for THERE’S MAGIC HERE TOO: A TRANS WOMAN’S GUIDE TO BEING MONSTROUS by Skylar Kay! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

HOW TO BREATHE WATER by Sharon Butala wins the Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Congratulations Freehand Books! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Congratulations to Red Barn Books for winning Children's & Young Adult Book of the Year for HOWDY, I’M SINGH HARI written by Kelly Kaur and illustrated by Ravina Kaur Toor! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The Regional Book of the Year is awarded to CRUISING THE DOWNTOWN: CELEBRATING EDMONTON'S QUEER HISTORY by The Edmonton Queer History Project edited by Kristopher Wells. Congratulations to Newest Press! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Congratulations to @Renegadeartsent for winning Mystery & Thriller Book of the Year for BLOOD AND FIRE written and illustrated by Bill Slavin! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The Scholarly & Academic Book of the Year is awarded to CARTOGRAPHIC POETRY: EXAMINING HISTORIC BLACKFOOT AND GROS VENTRE MAPS by Ted Binnema, François Lanoë, and Heinz W. Pyszczyk. Congratulations to @ualbertapress.bsky.social! #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

Congratulations to Freehand Books for winning the Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction for their title THE LONGEST NIGHT written by Lauren Carter. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The #ABPubAwards gala is about to begin, and we can’t wait to see who the winning publishers are! Stay tuned for our posts throughout the evening. #ABBooks

Tomorrow is the big day! We can’t wait to see you all at the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! Huge thank you to all our funders who make celebrating our province’s publishers possible. #ABPubAwards #ABbooks

The BPAA honours Jean Poulin and Kathy Killoh with Lifetime Achievement in Alberta Publishing Awards. Their individual contributions have left a lasting impression on the publishing industry. We're excited to celebrate them at the 2026 Alberta Book Publishing Awards gala #ABbooks #ABPubAwards