The following is an excerpt from Off the Record edited by John Metcalf (Biblioasis, December 2023) I’d like to say a few words about my writing for children, which I began around the time I ... Read More »
October 25, 2023
Tsering Yangzom Lama, Maria Coffey, Lyn Baldwin, and David Chaundy-Smart are the Canadian winners of the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition. The winners were announced on Oct. 19, and in turn are eligible for the ... Read More »
October 23, 2023
The Quebec Writers’ Federation released the shortlists for 25th QWF Literary Awards on Oct. 17. The winners of the six prizes will be announced at the QWF Literary Awards Gala on Nov. 13, in Montreal. ... Read More »
October 18, 2023
A new two-day literary festival, the &nd Festival, is being launched by The Ampersand Review and the Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing & Publishing at Sheridan College (which also publishes the literary magazine) this November. ... Read More »
October 17, 2023
The Literary Translators’ Association of Canada (LTAC) announced the finalists for the 2023 John Glassco Translation Prize on Oct. 9. Translations were selected from first book-length translations into French or English published between July 1, ... Read More »
October 13, 2023
The 2023 Ottawa Book Awards, in both English and French categories, were announced on October 11. The English-language winners are Jean Van Loon, Nuclear Family (McGill-Queen’s University Press) for English fiction/poetry and Tim Cook, Lifesavers ... Read More »
October 13, 2023
The Victoria Book Prize Society announced the winners of the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize at an event October 11. Two-time winner Pauline Holdstock won the ... Read More »
October 12, 2023
Tracey Boisvert-Bhangu joins Hornblower Group as an account manager in Quebec. She is based in Montreal, and will be sharing bookstore and gift accounts with Karen Stacey throughout Québec. Prior to joining Hornblower, Boisvert-Bhangu was ... Read More »
October 12, 2023
The High Plains Book Awards announced the winners for the 2023 prizes on October 7. Canadians won in six categories, including the creative nonfiction, fiction, Indigenous writer, poetry, short fiction, and YA categories. The book ... Read More »
October 10, 2023
Mary Sheldon is the new director of publicity for Firefly Books. Sheldon has a long history in Canadian book publishing, including time at Harlequin. She takes over the role from Melissa Zilberberg, who is moving ... Read More »
October 5, 2023
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