Personnel change: Ampersand Inc.
May 15, 2024 at 01:49pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Alice Munro: Giant of the short story
One need only read a few sentences of Munro’s writing to understand that one is in the presence of literary genius, though this is a term Munro herself would likely have disavowed.
May 15, 2024 at 11:21am | Filed under: Industry News, People
Excerpt from Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir
May 15, 2024 at 11:01am | Filed under: Excerpt, Writing Life
Alice Munro dead at 92
She was hailed as a master of the contemporary short story, and was one of Canada’s most famous writers both at home and internationally.
May 14, 2024 at 03:42pm | Filed under: Industry News, People
American novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Ganeshananthan was awarded the $150,000 (U.S.) prize at an event in Toronto on May 8.
May 13, 2024 at 09:28pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Winners of 2024 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian cartooning announced
The winners of the 20th annual Doug Wright Awards were announced on May 11 in conjunction with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
May 13, 2024 at 06:00pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Rights deal: Tonia Laird
May 13, 2024 at 04:25pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
New stamp set features artwork of Canadian graphic novelists
The stamps featuring work by Chester Brown, Michel Rabagliati, Seth, and Jillian and Mariko Tamaki were unveiled in Toronto on May 10 at the 2024 Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
May 13, 2024 at 03:23pm | Filed under: Industry News
Rights deals: Leslie Shimotakahara, Mats Sundin and Amy Stuart + four more
May 9, 2024 at 02:46pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada
May 9, 2024 at 02:45pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win 2023 Donner Prize
The pair won the $60,000 award for their book Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space.
May 9, 2024 at 11:55am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
2024 Amazon First Novel Award shortlist revealed
The winner will be announced on June 6.
May 9, 2024 at 11:51am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Coalition calls on Ottawa to create AI regulations that safeguard creative work
May 8, 2024 at 02:54pm | Filed under: Artificial Intelligence/AI, Industry News
Agony Editor: Books are many things to many people – and that’s okay
Sometimes a book is a revelation. And sometimes it’s just somewhere to place your aloe vera plant.
May 8, 2024 at 10:16am | Filed under: Industry News, Opinion
British Columbia Historical Federation awards announced
May 8, 2024 at 09:52am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Kim Fu and Brandon Reid shortlisted for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
The prize aims to encourage new and emerging writers in fiction and nonfiction.
May 8, 2024 at 09:17am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
John Vaillant wins 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Vaillant won the $25,000 prize for political writing for his book Fire Weather.
May 7, 2024 at 11:00pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
John Vaillant named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
May 7, 2024 at 01:04pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Finalists announced for 2024 Indigenous Voices Awards
The recipients of this year’s awards will be announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
May 7, 2024 at 12:11pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Indie titles dominate Trillium Book Award shortlists
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced on June 20.
May 7, 2024 at 08:30am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
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