Penguin Random House Canada launches design prize

Penguin Random House Canada has announced a new annual design award for emerging designers and artists. The competition for this first year is based on redesigning the book cover for Elamin Abdelmahmoud's memoir Son of ... Read More »

April 22, 2025

A.F. Moritz named winner of 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize

By Attila Berki

A.F. Moritz has been awarded the second annual Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. Moritz was awarded the prize for his 22nd collection of poetry, Great Silent Ballad, published in 2024 by House of Anansi ... Read More »

April 21, 2025

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Nonfiction, April 6-12, 2025

By Attila Berki

April 16, 2025

“Dickinson’s Dashes” by Anna Veprinska, an excerpt from Bonememory

By Attila Berki

Dickinson’s Dashes In the bruised knee of circulation, Dickinson’s dashes are expunged — her buzzing “Fly” too disquieting for the myth of death (though none of us know it) promising uninterrupted light. Like this ... Read More »

April 16, 2025

New DC Reid Poetry Prize added to annual Victoria Book Prizes

By Attila Berki

The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the addition of a new poetry prize to its awards program. The DC Reid Poetry Prize will recognize exceptional books of poetry by writers who live in Capital ... Read More »

April 15, 2025

Personnel change: House of Anansi Press

By Attila Berki

Quinn Baker has joined House of Anansi Press as sales manager. Quinn was previously with Pajama Press where ... Read More »

April 14, 2025

Alcuin Society’s Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada announced

By Attila Berki

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of the 42nd annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. A total of 228 entries by 112 Canadian designers were submitted by 81 Canadian publishers. ... Read More »

April 9, 2025

“Oh” by Nick Thran, an excerpt from Existing Music

By Attila Berki

OH I can hear it now as clear as day. I was in the attic, trying to shave something clear and concise from a florid English translation of a poem by José Hierro. Nowhere ... Read More »

April 9, 2025

Writers’ Guild of Alberta announces finalists for the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards

By Attila Berki

The shortlists for the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards have been announced by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. The awards celebrate literary excellence by Alberta authors. Teresa Wong, Amy Lin, and Julie Sedivy all received multiple ... Read More »

April 1, 2025