by Attila Berki

British Columbia Historical Federation awards announced

Jennifer Bonnell has won the 2024 Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing for Stewards of Splendour: A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia published by the Royal British Columbia Museum. The prize, administered by ... Read More »

May 8, 2024

Kim Fu and Brandon Reid shortlisted for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

By Attila Berki

Two Canadian authors have been named to the fiction shortlist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Brandon Reid is shortlisted for his 2023 debut novel Beautiful Beautiful (Nightwood Editions) and Kim Fu for ... Read More »

May 8, 2024

John Vaillant named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

By Attila Berki

John Vaillant’s Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast (Knopf Canada) has been nominated as one of two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction books. Vaillant's Fire Weather, subtitled A True Story from ... Read More »

May 7, 2024

Saskatchewan Book Awards winners announced

By Attila Berki

The 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards were handed out on May 3 at a gala event in Regina. The prizes honour excellence in writing and publishing, and include the City of Regina Book Award and the ... Read More »

May 6, 2024

2024 Alberta Literary Awards shortlists

By Attila Berki

The finalists for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards were announced by The Writers’ Guild of Alberta in early April. The winners will be announced at the Alberta Literary Awards Gala on June 8, during the ... Read More »

April 25, 2024

Ontario Arts Council and League of Canadian Poets launch spoken word prizes

By Attila Berki

Two new spoken word poetry prizes – the Lillian Allen Prize, for an established artist, and the Lillian Allen Emerging Artist Prize, for a poet who has been working professionally for fewer than five years ... Read More »

April 24, 2024

Personnel change: Fernwood Publishing

By Attila Berki

Art Bouman has joined Fernwood Publishing as the publicity and promotions manager. He draws on his experience ... Read More »

April 23, 2024

Creatives and the machine: Calgary Ascenti symposium explores artificial intelligence and the arts

By Attila Berki

Over the course of two days in early April, more than 150 people gathered for the Ascenti Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Creative Arts at the Calgary Central Library. The unique conference, which included ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

Personnel changes: Scholastic Canada

By Attila Berki

Marla Krisko, currently director of trade sales at Scholastic Canada, will be promoted to the role of vice-president, trade, effective June 1, 2024, when Kathy Goncharenko (current VP, trade) retires. In her new role, Krisko ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

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British Columbia Historical Federation awards announced

Kim Fu and Brandon Reid shortlisted for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

John Vaillant named finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

Saskatchewan Book Awards winners announced

2024 Alberta Literary Awards shortlists

Ontario Arts Council and League of Canadian Poets launch spoken word prizes

Personnel change: Fernwood Publishing

Creatives and the machine: Calgary Ascenti symposium explores artificial intelligence and the arts

Personnel changes: Scholastic Canada

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