A revitalized Kingston WritersFest to return in September 2025

After a devastating 2024 season, a resurrected Kingston WritersFest has announced dates for the return of the literary festival in 2025. The main festival will take place from September 18 to 21. A festival launch ... Read More »

May 14, 2025

McClelland & Stewart to launch new Kanata Classics series

By Attila Berki

McClelland and Stewart is launching Kanata Classics, a new paperback series, on July 15. The series, launched to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will publish ... Read More »

May 7, 2025

Distribution change: Heritage Group Distribution

By Attila Berki

Heritage Group Distribution (HGD) will relocate its distribution and fulfillment services to Fraser Direct in Guelph, ON, from its warehouse Surrey, B.C., in June. The last day for outbound shipments from Surrey will be May ... Read More »

May 7, 2025

Margaret Atwood named Lifetime Recognition Award recipient by Griffin Poetry Prize

By Attila Berki

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced that it is honouring Margaret Atwood with the 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. Created in 2006, the Lifetime Recognition Award is bestowed periodically by the Griffin trustees to international artists ... Read More »

May 7, 2025

Amazon Canada First Novel Award shortlist announced

By Attila Berki

Amazon Canada and The Walrus announced the nominees for the annual Amazon Canada First Novel Award. The finalists are: Subterrane by Valérie Bah (Esplanade Books/Véhicule Press) When We Were Ashes by Andrew Boden (Goose Lane ... Read More »

May 6, 2025

Personnel change: Book Publishers Association of Alberta

By Attila Berki

As of May 1, Megan Bishop has been named executive director of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. She succeeds Kieran Leblanc, who retires from her role at the BPAA after leading the organization for ... Read More »

May 1, 2025

Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence 2025 shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) announced the finalists in 10 categories for the 2025 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing at an event at the Book Warehouse in Vancouver. Crime ... Read More »

April 26, 2025

2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize finalists announced

By Attila Berki

Rakuten Kobo has released the shortlists for the 2025 Emerging Writer Prize. The prizes recognize exceptional books written by first-time Canadian authors in three categories: literary fiction, nonfiction, and this year, romance fiction. The genre ... Read More »

April 23, 2025

Penguin Random House Canada launches design prize

By Attila Berki

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

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