by Cassandra Drudi

Writers’ Trust announces 2023 mentorship participants

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced the recipients of this year's Writers' Trust Mentorship program. The annual program sees one unpublished writer in each of three genres (nonfiction, fiction, and poetry) receive support, guidance, ... Read More »

August 2, 2023

Longlist of 13 books announced for 2023 Toronto Book Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Thirteen books across a variety of genres have been longlisted for the 2023 Toronto Book Award. The annual award honours books of literary merit that are inspired by Toronto. Finalists each receive $1,000 and the ... Read More »

August 2, 2023

Historian Robin Fisher wins 2022 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing

By Cassandra Drudi

The British Columbia Historical Federation has named historian and writer Robin Fisher the winner of the 2022 Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing for his book Wilson Duff: Coming Back, A Life (Harbour Publishing). Nanaimo-based ... Read More »

August 2, 2023

2023 Fall Preview: Nonfiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Not Here: Why American Democracy Is Eroding and How Canada Can Protect Itself Rob Goodman Simon & Schuster, August A former U.S. congressional staffer now living in Canada, Rob Goodman warns against the destructive political ... Read More »

August 2, 2023

Wayne Johnston, Susan Juby, Zarqa Nawaz shortlisted for Stephen Leacock Medal

By Cassandra Drudi

Three finalists have been announced for the 2023 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The winner will be announced at a gala on September 16, to be hosted by writer and previous award finalist Morgan Murray. ... Read More »

August 1, 2023

Nadia Ragbar wins Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Nadia Ragbar has been named the winner of the inaugural Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize. Ragbar's winning manuscript, “The Pugilist and the Sailor,” will be published in 2025. The indie publisher announced the winner on ... Read More »

July 31, 2023

Rights Deals: Shani Mootoo, Devan Rajkumar + 15 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Book*hug Press’s Jay and Hazel Millar have acquired North American English rights to Shani Mootoo’s Starry Starry Night. The novel is described as a stark, tender portrait of a childhood ruptured, voiced from the perspective ... Read More »

July 28, 2023

Agony Editor: It’s okay to want – yet dread – attention

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, For the entirety of my fiction-writing career, I’ve sought attention for my work and myself. At the same time, I’ve wanted to hide under a rock, praying that no one would read ... Read More »

July 26, 2023

2023 Fall Preview: Poetry, Memoir, and Biography

By Cassandra Drudi

POETRY Theophylline: A Poetic Migration via the Modernisms of Rukeyser, Bishop, Grimké (de Castro, Vallejo) Erín Moure and Elisa Sampedrín House of Anansi Press, August Award-winning poet and translator Erín Moure looks for the future ... Read More »

July 26, 2023

Access Copyright Foundation announces recipients of 2023 Marian Hebb Research Grants

By Cassandra Drudi

The Access Copyright Foundation has announced the names of the 37 creators who have been awarded 2023 Marian Hebb Research Grants. This year's recipients received a total of $140,000 – the largest annual amount that ... Read More »

July 24, 2023

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