by Attila Berki

2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction shortlist announced

Two writers have been shortlisted for the 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. The finalists, announced on Nov. 7 by Wilfrid Laurier University, are both titles from indie publishers – on the West and ... Read More »

November 10, 2025

Susan Musgrave, A.F. Moritz, Sid Marty to judge 2026 Purdy Poetry Prize

By Attila Berki

The Al Purdy A-frame Association and Eurithe Purdy has announced the jurors for the 2026 Purdy Poetry Prize. Last year's prize winner, A.F. Moritz, and the inaugural winner, Sid Marty, will be joined by poet ... Read More »

November 10, 2025

University of Ottawa Press launches new literary imprint Duo

By Attila Berki

Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press has launched a new literary imprint this fall with the publication of four new titles. The Duo imprint will focus on literary works – novels, short-story collections, ... Read More »

November 5, 2025

Personnel change: Owlkids Books

By Attila Berki

Amanda Sun has joined Owlkids Books as associate editor. Amanda previously worked as assistant editor at ... Read More »

November 5, 2025

Excerpt from The Eh Team: A Celebration of Canadianisms from Elbows Up to Poutine by Charles Demers

By Attila Berki

I THINK EVERY generation of Canadian parents has experienced a particular, creeping Americanism rising up in their children’s generation, to which they can either give in or offer resistance. When I was growing up, Mum/Mom ... Read More »

October 29, 2025

Excerpt from 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off

By Attila Berki

What else do we creatives have to contend with, besides cultural baggage left over from the 1990s? Off the top of my head: The very modern phenomenon of the “hobby-to-career pipeline.” On that path, creativity ... Read More »

October 22, 2025

Governor General’s Literary Awards shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the finalists for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards. These awards celebrate works published in Canada, in both official languages, across seven categories, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, ... Read More »

October 21, 2025

Personnel change: TouchWood Editions

By Attila Berki

Carolina Ortiz has recently joined TouchWood Editions as publicity and marketing coordinator. She is ... Read More »

October 16, 2025

QWF Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The Quebec Writers’ Federation has announced the finalists for the 2025 QWF Literary Awards. The winners of six writing awards and the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize will be announced at the QWF Awards Gala, ... Read More »

October 15, 2025

Excerpt from How Artists Make Money and How Money Makes Artists by David Berry

By Attila Berki

However we want to define it, art would exist without money. In this book, I’ve been exceedingly broad in my definition of art – poetry, theatre, painting, prose, dance, music (both performance and recording), film, ... Read More »

October 15, 2025

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