by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deal: Barbara Fradkin

Dundurn Press Associate Publisher Kathryn Lane has acquired Barbara Fradkin’s The Gates of Hell. The mystery novel is described as the 12th book in the Inspector Green series, in which a cryptic note is found on ... Read More »

May 8, 2023

Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural $150K Carol Shields Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

American writer Fatimah Asghar has been named the winner of the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Asghar was one of five authors shortlisted for the award, which celebrates the work of women and nonbinary ... Read More »

May 4, 2023

Rights Deals: Warren Cariou, Ivanka Fear + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland and Stewart publisher Stephanie Sinclair has acquired world audio rights to Métis Indigenous literature specialist Warren Cariou’s Tellings: An Audio Original Series of Indigenous Oral Stories, and world print rights to Cariou’s Where the ... Read More »

May 4, 2023

Matthew James Weigel, Gillian Sze, Adebe DeRango-Adem win League of Canadian Poets book awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the winners of this year’s book awards. The three awards each carry a $2,000 prize. The recipients were chosen from the shortlists announced last month. Gerald Lampert Memorial ... Read More »

May 4, 2023

Billy-Ray Belcourt, Jessica Johns among 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

Amazon Canada and The Walrus have announced the finalists for the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. The annual $60,000 prize for a debut novel is in its 47th year. Each of the five shortlisted ... Read More »

May 4, 2023

A man with dark skin stands under a tent-sized book, welcoming a line of five people of various skin tones, each of whom carries a stack of books.

Canada Book Fund changes ease path to funding for racialized publishers

By Cassandra Drudi

Changes to the Canada Book Fund have made it easier for publishers run by individuals from racialized communities to get funding. The move to grant racialized publishers the same access to funding as Indigenous publishers ... Read More »

May 3, 2023

Rights Deal: Sara de Waal

By Cassandra Drudi

Annick Press’s Claire Caldwell has acquired world rights to Sara de Waal’s The Biggest Smallest Thing. The picture book, to be illustrated by Ana Stretcu, is described as the story of STEM-enthusiast Mo, who learns ... Read More »

May 1, 2023

Eleanor Wachtel retiring from Writers & Company

By Cassandra Drudi

It's the end of an era for CBC listeners: Eleanor Wachtel is retiring from her role as host and co-creator of the radio show Writers & Company after 33 years. The one-hour radio show has ... Read More »

May 1, 2023

Rights Deals: Melissa Yue, Vincent Anioke + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada associate editor Yash Kesanakurthy has acquired world English rights to Melissa Yue’s Misadventures in Ghosthunting. The middle-grade novel is described as a fast-paced adventure in which Emma Wong must save her family from ... Read More »

April 27, 2023

New organization launches to promote and advocate for literary festivals in Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

A new organization launched this week aims to bring together literary festivals across Canada to share knowledge and resources and work together to advocate for the importance of literary festivals. The Canadian Association of Literary ... Read More »

April 27, 2023

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