Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The deadline for submissions for the 2012 Toronto Book Awards is March 30. The shortlisted books for this year's award will be announced in early-June, and the winner will be announced in October, 2012.
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Reading events - 2012 Toronto Book Awards
September 23 - Word On The Street
TBD - An evening with the Shortlisted Authors, Toronto Public Library branch
TBD - Awards Gala, Toronto Reference Library
2011 Toronto Book Awards winner
Rabindranath Maharaj is the recipient of the 2011 Toronto Book Award for his novel The Amazing Absorbing Boy. The announcement was made at an awards gala held on October 13 at the Toronto Reference Library.