Finalists have been unveiled for the C$10,000 (about US$7,145) Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction, which is administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, Quill & Quire reported. The prize recognizes a Canadian writer of a first or second published book with a Canadian locale and/or significance. The winner will be named later this spring. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Hell of a Ride: Chasing Home and Survival on a Bicycle Voyage Across Canada by Martin Bauman
The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era by Aaron Williams
The winner will be named in early December, with an award ceremony to follow in spring 2026 at Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, Ont.