by Attila Berki

Personnel changes: Thistledown Press

Meredith Hambrock has joined Thistledown Press as assistant editor. A writer, editor, and educator, Hambrock is the author of two novels, has taught creative writing at the University of Saskatchewan and Vancouver Island University, and ... Read More »

November 24, 2025

Winners of the inaugural DC Reid Poetry Book Prize and City of Victoria Book Prizes announced

By Attila Berki

The Victoria Book Prize Society announced the winners of the City of Victoria Book Prize at an awards ceremony on Nov. 18. Melanie Siebert was named the first winner of the DC Reid Poetry Book Prize for ... Read More »

November 20, 2025

Personnel change: University of Alberta Press

By Attila Berki

Kay Rollans joins University of Alberta Press as acquisitions editor as of Dec. 1. Rollans ... Read More »

November 19, 2025

Printing Without Limits: How Gauvin’s GoLibro Platform Is Redefining Print-on-Demand for Publishers

By Attila Berki

In a market where flexibility and quality matter more than ever, Canadian publishers are seeking printing partners who can keep pace with evolving demands—without compromising craftsmanship. Backed by over 133 years of printing excellence, Gauvin ... Read More »

November 17, 2025

Madeleine Thien, Cassandra Calin, Gillian Sze among winners of 2025 QWF Literary Awards

By Attila Berki

The winners of six book awards, the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize, the carte blanche Prize, and QWF College Writers Award were announced at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Awards Gala, on Nov. 10, in Montreal. ... Read More »

November 11, 2025

David Szalay wins 2025 Booker Prize

By Attila Berki

David Szalay, the Canadian-born, Vienna-based novelist, has been named the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh. The winner of the £50,000 prize (worth about $92,300 Canadian) was announced at a ceremony ... Read More »

November 10, 2025

2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction shortlist announced

By Attila Berki

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