A number of staffing changes at Broadview Press came into effect on July 1, 2023. Leslie Dema has stepped down from the role of president, a position she has held since 2014. Dema remains on ... Read More »
July 13, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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