by Attila Berki

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Beth Cockeram has been promoted to associate director, marketing at Penguin Random House Canada. She will continue to report to Kara Savoy. Kiara Kent will join Knopf Canada as executive editor, effective July 31, 2023, ... Read More »

July 13, 2023

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Attila Berki

Nicole Brand has joined the rights department at Penguin Random House Canada in the permanent role of rights assistant, reporting to Adrienne Tang. Michelle Arbus has been promoted to director, lifestyle marketing and publicity at ... Read More »

July 12, 2023

Shortlist announced for inaugural SCWES Book Awards for B.C. Authors

By Attila Berki

The Sunshine Coast Art & Words Festival in Gibsons, B.C., now in its second year, has added an awards program. The Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society has inaugurated its first SCWES Book Awards for ... Read More »

July 12, 2023

Personnel changes: Canadian Children’s Book Centre

By Attila Berki

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s board of directors has announced two staffing changes. Sarah Sahagian, who was named executive director of the CCBC in September 2022, has left to pursue other opportunities. Meghan Howe, the ... Read More »

July 10, 2023

Rights deals: Rob Benvie, Jo DeLuzio + five more

By Attila Berki

Knopf Canada’s Rick Meier has acquired Canada English rights to Rob Benvie’s Book of the Flock. The novel, described as a galloping tale set in the Adirondack Mountains of the early 1950s that follows the ... Read More »

July 10, 2023

Authors and booksellers among 2023 Order of Canada recipients

By Attila Berki

The Governor General of Canada announced 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada on June 30. The list of appointees includes a number of writers and booksellers. Named as Officers of the Order of ... Read More »

June 30, 2023

Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) announced the shortlists for the 2023 Alberta Book Publishing Awards on June 26. The prizes recognize the best publishing in Alberta, and this year's awards include the inaugural ... Read More »

June 29, 2023

Writers’ Trust of Canada launches a new grant program for poets

By Attila Berki

Writers’ Trust of Canada has created a new grant program to support working poets of modest means. In the first year, the DC Reid Poets’ Grant, established by an author, will support eight writers from ... Read More »

June 28, 2023

David A. Robertson and Jonathan Dyck multiple award winners at 2023 Manitoba Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The winners of the Manitoba Book Awards / Les Prix du livre du Manitoba were announced on June 11. The awards, which recognize excellence in Manitoba writing, book design and illustration, publishing, and stories, are presented annually ... Read More »

June 15, 2023

Thirteen Canadian writers shortlisted for 2023 High Plains Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The High Plains Book Awards have announced the finalists for the 2023 prizes, with winners to be named in October. The book awards recognize regional authors and/or literary works that examine and reflect life on ... Read More »

June 14, 2023

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Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Shortlist announced for inaugural SCWES Book Awards for B.C. Authors

Personnel changes: Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Rights deals: Rob Benvie, Jo DeLuzio + five more

Authors and booksellers among 2023 Order of Canada recipients

Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced

Writers’ Trust of Canada launches a new grant program for poets

David A. Robertson and Jonathan Dyck multiple award winners at 2023 Manitoba Book Awards

Thirteen Canadian writers shortlisted for 2023 High Plains Book Awards

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