The winners of the 2025 Lane Anderson Award were announced last night at an in-person ceremony at Toronto's Allan Gardens. The evening was co-hosted by Winston Stilwell, Coordinator of the Lane Anderson Awards, and the CCBC's own Carol-Ann Hoyte.
Presented annually in two categories—Young Reader and Adult—the award, which is generously supported by the Fitzhenry Family Foundation, celebrates the best in science writing and carries a cash prize of $10,000. An additional $1,000 is awarded to each of the finalists.
A Planet Is a Poem, written by Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill, and published by Kids Can Press, took home the Young Reader prize. The remaining finalists were I Am Wind: An Autobiography, written by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Rachel Wada (Tundra Books) and Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory, written by Monique Polak, illustrated by Valéry Goulet (Orca Book Publishers).
To learn more about the Lane Anderson Award, visit laneandersonaward.ca.