Since launching Getting Lit with Linda in 2020, Dr. Linda Morra has been making literature from Canada more accessible, one conversation at a time. Now, her podcast has earned international recognition, named Best Authors & Books Podcast by a Vancouver-based awards program that celebrates women podcasters from around the world.
Announced May 18, Getting Lit with Linda has been named the winner at the 2026 Women Podcasters Awards, an annual celebration that, in the words of its organizers, honours creators "not only for the quality of their shows, but for the communities they build, the stories they share, and the difference they make through their voices."
Hosted, written, and produced by Dr. Morra, Full Professor and Chair of the Canadian Studies program at Bishop's University, Getting Lit with Linda brings scholarly insight and genuine enthusiasm to conversations about literature in Canada and the authors who give them shape. Each episode draws on Dr. Morra's expertise in Canadian and Indigenous literatures, women's writing, and cultural history to explore why these stories continue to resonate beyond the classroom.
The 2026 award is the latest in a series of recognitions for the podcast, which includes the Outstanding Education Series category at the Canadian Podcasting Awards in 2022.
"Literature from Canada deserves a wider audience, and that has always been the focus of this podcast," said Dr. Morra. "The writers we celebrate are doing remarkable work, and too often that work goes unnoticed outside literary circles. To have that effort recognized internationally is especially meaningful, and I hope it brings more listeners to the writers we've been celebrating for seven seasons."
"At Bishop's, we believe scholarship has a responsibility to reach beyond the university - to inform, engage, and build understanding in the communities around us," said Dr. Jean Manore, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. "As a scholar whose own work centres on historical memory, I know how much it matters to bring conversations about culture, identity, and belonging beyond the academy. This award is recognition of what that kind of public scholarship can achieve."
Getting Lit with Linda is available on major podcast platforms. More information can be found at https://www.gettinglitwithlinda.com.
ABOUT DR. LINDA MORRA
Dr. Linda Morra is a Full Professor and Chair of the Canadian Studies program at Bishop's University, where she teaches Canadian and Indigenous Literatures. A leading scholar of archival theory and Canadian women's writing, she is the award-winning host, writer, and producer of Getting Lit with Linda -- The Canadian Literature Podcast. Her edited book Moving Archives (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2020) won the Gabrielle Roy Prize in English. She has held prestigious visiting professor positions at Simon Fraser University, University College Dublin, Trier University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
