by Attila Berki

Emma Skagen named publisher of Nightwood Editions

As of July 4, Emma Skagen has stepped into the role of publisher of Gibsons B.C.-based Nightwood Editions. Skagen joined Nightwood Editions in 2020 as managing editor. Previously she had been both an in-house ... Read More »

July 7, 2022

Rights Deal: Donovan Bailey

By Attila Berki

Random House Canada senior editor Craig Pyette and publisher Sue Kuruvilla have acquired world rights to Donovan Bailey’s as yet untitled memoir written with Sportsnet.ca writer David Singh. The book is described as sharing moving stories from ... Read More »

July 6, 2022

Lisa Bird-Wilson and Allyson D. Stevenson among winners of the 2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The winners of the Saskatchewan Book Awards were announced at an online ceremony, hosted by Eric Peterson, on June 23. First Book Award Only If We’re Caught by Theressa Slind (Thistledown Press) Non-Fiction Award Bread ... Read More »

June 28, 2022

2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The shortlists for the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards have been announced by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA). The renamed Douglas Barbour Award for Speculative Fiction (formerly the Speculative Fiction Book of the ... Read More »

June 21, 2022

Thirteen Canadian authors shortlisted for the 2022 High Plains Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The High Plains Book Awards announced the finalists for its 2022 prizes. The awards recognize regional authors and literary works that examine and reflect life on the High Plains – Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in ... Read More »

June 20, 2022

Taste Canada Awards 2022 shortlist announced

By Attila Berki

The cookbooks shortlisted for the 25th Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada were announced on June 15. Appetite by Random House and Penguin Canada dominated the general and single-subject cookbook categories, ... Read More »

June 16, 2022

Personnel change: Canadian Children’s Book Centre

By Attila Berki

Carol-Ann Hoyte joins the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as program and events coordinator starting June 27. Hoyte worked for many years as the CCBC’s Book Week Coordinator for Quebec, and has been a book award ... Read More »

June 15, 2022

David Bergen and Helen Olsen Agger among winners at the 2022 Manitoba Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The 2022 Manitoba Book Awards winners were announced on June 9. The shortlists had been revealed in May. The winners are: McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award Out of Mind by David Bergen (Goose ... Read More »

June 10, 2022

2022 New Brunswick Book Awards winners

By Attila Berki

The seventh annual New Brunswick Book Awards were announced at a live event on June 4 in Fredericton. The awards are presented in partnership by the Writers’ Federation and The Fiddlehead. The shortlisted titles had ... Read More »

June 10, 2022