The Bibliographical Society of Canada ☙ La Société bibliographique du Canada

Tremaine Medal 2026: Call for nominations

The Awards Committee invites nominations for the Marie Tremaine Medal, offered by the Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) for outstanding service to Canadian bibliography and for distinguished publication in either English or French in that field. The Tremaine Medal is accompanied by the Watters-Morley Prize, a $500 scholarly award.

Members of the Awards Committee or the Council of the Society are not eligible for the award while they are in office. Otherwise the award is open to all, without restriction. Nominations may not be put forward by the president or by members of the Awards Committee, but otherwise there are no restrictions in this regard.

Deadline: January 23^rd, 2026

Nomination package:  The complete nomination package must be sent electronically, and should include:

• A letter of nomination (1-3 pages single spaced), summarizing the nominee’s contributions to Canadian bibliography.
• The nominee’s CV, including a list of main relevant publications, projects and work supervised.
• Three letters of support from experts in the field, addressing the significance of the candidate’s contributions. 
• A citation of approximately 750 words about the nominee, to be used as a basis, if the nominee is selected, for the award presentation and to be published along with the recipient’s response in the Papers/Cahiers. 

Please send nomination packages and any questions to the Awards Committee at: awards_prix@bsc-sbc.ca 


Additional information about the award and the BSC can be found at: https://www.bsc-sbc.ca/en/fellowships.html

The Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) invites applications for the Marie Tremaine Fellowship and the Bernard Amtmann Fellowship.

Deadline for application: January 23, 2026

The Marie Tremaine Fellowship is offered in memory and through the generosity of Marie Tremaine (1902-1984), the doyenne of Canadian bibliographers. The Fellowship was instituted in 1987 and is offered annually to support the work of a scholar engaged in some area of bibliographical research, including textual studies and publishing history and with a particular emphasis on Canada. The amount of the Fellowship is $2,000.00. The recipient of the Marie Tremaine Fellowship also receives a free one-year membership in the society.

The Bernard Amtmann Fellowship is offered in memory of Bernard Amtmann (1907-1979), the noted bookseller and specialist in Canadiana. The Fellowship was instituted in 1992 and is offered to support the work of a scholar engaged in one of Bernard Amtmann’s principal areas of interest: Canadiana, book collecting, bookselling and bibliography. Special consideration is given to applications from those working on some aspect of the book trade. The Fellowship, which is in the amount of $1,500, is also open to non-Canadians and to those who are not members of the Society.

For further details and to download an application form please see the Fellowship & Awards page of the BSC website:

Fellowship & Awards

The team of the Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada invite you to submit book reviews for its next issue (2026). It’s an occasion to familiarize yourself with the last publications in book studies’ multidisciplinary outlook. Book reviews are in the 750-1000 words range.  

Our reviews selection policy : reviewed texts must have been published in the last four years, on bibliographic studies (quantitative, descriptive or analytic), history of the book and publishing, printing, personal / private publishing, and circulation / acquisitions of collections. Geographically specific discussions are welcome, including those on Canadian, Québec, Francophone, Indigenous, diasporic and international print cultures.

• Book reviews are assigned in the order proposals are received. We’ve prepared a list of recent publications of interest here and we also welcome proposals for texts beyond these.
• Refer to our getting started guide if you are considering your first review.  
• Timeline: deadline for proposals is 12 January 2026. Deadlines for full reviews is 16 March 2026. You’ll then have a month to address any edit requests.
• Our style guide details our formatting requirements. Please refer to it before submitting.
• The OJS guide for authors will provide you with assistance for the submission platform if helpful.

Les questions pour les comptes-rendus en français devraient être envoyées à comptes_rendus@bsc-sbc.ca.

English book review proposals and questions should be sent to review_editor@bsc-sbc.ca.