2025 Toronto Book Awards

Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour books of literary merit that are evocative of Toronto.

Cover image of Encampment : resistance, grace, and an unhoused community

2025 Toronto Book Award Winner - Maggie Helwig

Maggie Helwig has been awarded the 2025 Toronto Book Award for the book Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community, published by Coach House Books.

The City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library named the winner of the 2025 Toronto Book Awards at a prize ceremony at Toronto Reference Library on October 15. Read the City of Toronto's news release.

Please visit the City of Toronto's website to learn more about the Toronto Book Awards jurors and past winners.