by Attila Berki

Quebec Writers’ Federation announces Lori Schubert Writer-in-Residence Program

A new writer-in-residence program that supports English-language writers in Quebec over the age of 60 has been announced by the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF). The Lori Schubert Writer-in-Residence Program is named after the QWF’s outgoing ... Read More »

July 31, 2026

Agency Change: Leuchtturm and Semikolon (Lighthouse Distribution)

By Attila Berki

Effective August 1, Leuchtturm and Semikolon will be represented by Hornblower Group in Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada) ... Read More »

July 30, 2026

Rights deals: H.N. Khan, Matthew Gigg + 14 more

By Attila Berki

DCB Young Readers’s Barry Jowett has acquired world rights to H.N. Khan’s Zeros and Ones. The YA novel is described as following 17-year-old coding prodigy Aamir as he achieves unexpected fame when he stops a ... Read More »

July 27, 2026

Personnel change: 5 Otter Literary

By Attila Berki

Olga Filina is no ... Read More »

July 23, 2026

Fred Horler to retire from House of Anansi and Groundwood Books

By Attila Berki

House of Anansi and Groundwood Books has announced that senior director of marketing, Fred Horler, will retire at the end of July after a 37-year career in publishing, including 20 years with the publisher. Horler ... Read More »

July 22, 2026

Personnel changes: House of Anansi and Groundwood Books

By Attila Berki

House of Anansi and Groundwood Books has announced several personnel changes. Melissa Shirley has been promoted to senior director of marketing and publicity. Kirsten Brassard has been promoted to institutional marketing and Groundwood publicity manager. ... Read More »

July 22, 2026

2026 Fall Preview: Short Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Poetry

By Attila Berki

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this fall. This week’s instalment features short fiction, graphic novels, and poetry. Fiction will be featured next week, with nonfiction to ... Read More »

July 22, 2026

Rights deals: Lindsay Wong, Michelle Wamboldt +2 more

By Attila Berki

Penguin Canada's Meredith Pal has acquired Canadian rights to Lindsay Wong's Lesser Falsehoods from a Not a Very Good Empress. The novel is described as a razor-sharp satire of the Asian diaspora where the price ... Read More »

July 22, 2026

Address change: LitDistCo

By Attila Berki

Effective August 1, 2026, returns processing for LitDistCo is moving to it's Guelph shipping facility: LitDistCo Returns Processing 65 Quarterman Rd. Guelph, ON N1C 0A8 Returns not sent to the new address after Aug. 1 ... Read More »

July 21, 2026