Since 1984, The Alcuin Society has recognized excellence in book design with a national awards program. For the 2025 awards, The Alcuin Society received 209 entries from 79 publishers located across Canada. The judging to determine the winners took place on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the Hazel McCallion Campus of Sheridan College in Mississauga, Ontario. Winners were chosen in nine different categories: Children’s picture books; Comics; Limited Editions; Pictorial; Poetry; Prose: Fiction; Prose: Illustrated; Prose: Non-Fiction; and Reference. The TMU Libraries are happy to showcase this year’s winners.
The following are the first place winners from each category (Please note first prize was not awarded in all categories this year).
Children’s Picture Books
Also found in the TMU library catalogue from this category is:
Comics
Pictorial
Prose: Non-Fiction
Winner with a TMU connection. Chantal Braganza is a class of 2009 Journalism graduate. You can read more about her from this interview on the School of Journalism website: https://www.torontomu.ca/journalism/about/grads-at-work/chantal-braganza/ Journalism 09
To see a list of all this year’s winners, or find past years recipients you can look through the online catalogues on the Alcuin Society webpage: https://www.alcuinsociety.com/awards/catalogues
The books will be on display on the 4th floor of the main library in the Archives and Special Collections display cases until September 23rd.
*All photographs shared from the 2025 Alcuin Society award catalogue.