The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year. The award is named after Geoffrey Bilson, a writer of historical fiction for youth and a history professor at the

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who died suddenly in 1987. The Geoffrey Bilson Award is selected by a jury chosen by the

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. Award winners must be Canadian authors, and the winning novel must have been published in the previous calendar year. Each year's winner receives a $1000 ( C$) prize. The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction and the

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."Sask., Man. writers win for children's books"
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Honourees

References

External links

{{Portal, Children and Young Adult Literature
''Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers'' site
Canadian Children's Book Centre awards Historical fiction awards Awards established in 1988 1988 establishments in Canada