by Attila Berki

New Brunswick Book Awards winners announced

The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) presented the annual New Brunswick Book Awards on May 30, as part of WFNB’s annual WordSpring writing festival in Saint John, New Brunswick. The winners of five book ... Read More »

June 1, 2026

Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The finalists for the 2026 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize were announced on May 21. The annual prize recognizes the best debut books by Canadian writers in three categories, nonfiction, literary fiction, and this year, ... Read More »

May 25, 2026

Agency change: University of Calgary Press

By Attila Berki

Effective June 1st, the University of Calgary Press will be represented by Hornblower Group in Eastern Canada. Read ... Read More »

May 20, 2026

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2026 winners

By Attila Berki

The Saskatchewan Book Awards were announced on May 1 at the 33rd Saskatchewan Book Awards Gala in Regina. The prizes honour excellence in writing and publishing, and include the City of Regina Book Award and ... Read More »

May 12, 2026

Agency and distribution change: Petites Lunettes

By Attila Berki

Effective May 1, Orca Book Publishers is the vendor of record for Second Story Press French-language imprint Petites Lunettes, providing sales representation and distribution in Canada. Orca already provides sales and distribution for Second Story ... Read More »

May 6, 2026

Literary Press Group of Canada closing Toronto office

By Attila Berki

The Literary Press Group of Canada is closing its Toronto office and going fully remote at the end of May. "We've been mostly remote since the pandemic and were using the office primarily as storage ... Read More »

May 4, 2026

Hybrid publisher Out of Print Press to focus on second editions

By Attila Berki

Iguana Press general manager, and former Dundurn Press publisher, Kwame Eff has launched Out of Print Press – a hybrid publisher that focuses exclusively on republishing titles that have gone out of print. Unlike a ... Read More »

April 29, 2026

Excerpt from Dismantling by Eve Joseph

By Attila Berki

Eve Joseph is the author of three previous collections of poetry and a memoir. Her most recent book of poetry, Quarrels, won the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize and was nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry ... Read More »

April 29, 2026

Shani Mootoo, Guy Delisle among recipients of Blue Metropolis literary prizes

By Attila Berki

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival/Festival littéraire international Metropolis bleu presented multiple awards on April 25. The annual festival, which takes place in Montreal, ran from April 23 to 26. The festival awards authors for their ... Read More »

April 29, 2026