CODE's Burt Literary Awards
The CODE Burt Award is a literary award and readership initiative that recognizes excellence in young adult literature and provides young readers with engaging books that they want to read.
Burt Books
Burt Authors
Joseph A. Merasty with David Carpenter
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, Shortlisted, 2016
Latest News
Cherie Dimaline’s book The Marrow Thieves receives the top prize for Indigenous Young Adult Literature
Thousands of copies of the three winning titles of the CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature will be distributed to youth through this unique literary award’s book purchase and distribution program. Ottawa, November 2018 — Cherie Dimaline’s book, The Marrow Thieves (Dancing Cat/Cormorant Books) received the 2018 Winning prize of $12,000.00 during the 6th...
CODE proudly announced the three shortlisted titles for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature
CODE proudly announced the three shortlisted titles for the 2018 CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature during the 2018 Turtle Island Reads launch event at McGill University, Montreal on September 19, 2018 during the on-campus Indigenous Awareness Week.
Kinyanjui Kombani “the banker who writes” wins the 2018 CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature
Accra, Ghana and Ottawa, Canada, August 31, 2018 – CODE and the Ghana Book Trust proudly announce the winner, the honour book, and the finalists of the 2018 Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature, which recognizes outstanding writing for young adults by African authors, at an award ceremony at the Ghana International Book Fair in Accra, Ghana. The international jury received a total of 17...
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Number of titles awarded
89
Number of books donated
225,000+
Number of beneficiary schools
1,500+
