The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) is excited to celebrate the recipients of the 2024 SWCC Book Awards! These authors and illustrators have made outstanding contributions to science writing and to advancing science communication in Canada.
Congratulations to our 2024 winners:
General Category:
Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry by Jonathan N. Stea (Random House Canada)
Youth Category:
I Am Wind written by Rachel Poliquin and illustrated by Rachel Wada (Tundra Books)
Paradigm Prize:
The Honey Trap: How the Good Intentions of Urban Beekeepers Risk Ecological Disaster by Dana L. Church (Sutherland House Books)
SWCC warmly congratulates Jonathan N. Stea, Rachel Poliquin & Rachel Wada, and Dana L. Church for their exceptional contributions to Canadian science literature.
2024 Book Awards Shortlist
The SWCC is pleased to announce the shortlist of the 2024 SWCC Book Awards.
Youth Category
General Category
The Exclusion Effect: How the Sciences Discourage Girls & Women & What to do about it
Kirsty Duncan
(Sutherland House Books)
The Honey Trap: How the Good Intentions of Urban Beekeepers Risk Ecological Disaster
Dana L. Church
(Sutherland House Books)
Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey toward Personal and Ecological Healing
Dr. Jennifer Grenz
(Knopf Canada)
Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry
Jonathan N. Stea, PhD
(Random House Canada)
2024 Book Awards Full List of Entries
We are pleased to announce that over 60 titles entered the SWCC Book Awards competition for 2024! Check out all our amazing entries below.
Youth Category
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Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
Stephanie Gibeault
Jaclyn Sinquett
(Candlewick Press (MIT Kids Press))
Is It Weather or Is It Climate Change?: Answers To Your Questions About Extreme Weather
Rachel Salt
(Firefly Books)
Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment
Farah Qaiser and Hajer Nakua
Natalya Tariq
(Second Story Press)
Making Sense of Dog Senses: How Our Furry Friends Experience the World
Stephanie Gibeault
Raz Latif
(Owlkids Books)
Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves
Erin Silver
Hayden Maynard
(Orca Book Publishers)
Stitching Science: Exploring Science from A-Z
Lauren Wright Vartanian with text from Keltie Thomas
(Firefly Books)
Taking Care of Where We Live: Restoring Ecosystems
Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Amanda Key
(Orca Book Publishers)
Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases
Rowena Rae
Paige Stampatori
(Orca Book Publishers)
General Category
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A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream
Marc Garneau
(Signal)
The Carbon Tax Question: Clarifying Canada’s Most Consequential Policy Debate
Thomas F. Pedersen
(Harbour Publishing)
The Exclusion Effect: How the Sciences Discourage Girls & Women & What to do about it
Kirsty Duncan
(Sutherland House Books)
Going to Seed: Essays on Idleness, Nature, and Sustainable Work
Kate Neville
(University of Regina Press )
The Honey Trap: How the Good Intentions of Urban Beekeepers Risk Ecological Disaster
Dana L. Church
(Sutherland House Books)
Intervention Earth: Life-Saving Ideas from the World’s Climate Engineers
Gwynne Dyer
(Random House Canada)
Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey toward Personal and Ecological Healing
Dr. Jennifer Grenz
(Knopf Canada)
Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry
Jonathan N. Stea, PhD
(Random House Canada)
Runaway Climate: What the Geological Past Can Tell Us about the Coming Climate Change Catastrophe
Steven Earle
(New Society Publishers)
Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
Amorina Kingdon
(Crown Publishing (Penguin Random House))
The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Lloyd Alter
(New Society Publishers)