Congratulations to all of the authors who have been longlisted for the First Nation Communities READ award program. View the Adult/YA Longlist and the Children’s Longlist.

The shortlisted titles will be announced during the second week of September 2025 with the selected titles announced during First Nation Public Library Week in October 2025.

The First Nation Communities READ Award Program is generously funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Book Fund.

The only award program with an all First Nation Public Librarian jury, FNCR celebrates and holds up the very best in Indigenous literature in Canada.  This year 87 titles from 42 publishers are highlighted.

For more information, please contact Nancy Cooper at ncooper@olservice.ca.