by Cassandra Drudi

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

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

Eric Kostiuk Williams’s collection of party posters immortalizes Toronto’s pre-COVID queer nightlife

By Cassandra Drudi

When Eric Kostiuk Williams first moved to Toronto in 2008, he was guided to the city’s wild queer west by provocative posters for alternative parties. Soon the cartoonist, now 32, was drawing these edgy invitations ... Read More »

April 26, 2023

Rawi Hage, Kim Fu among 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Union of Canada has announced the five authors shortlisted for the 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The $10,000 prize recognizes the best first collection of short fiction published in English by a Canadian ... Read More »

April 26, 2023

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Kimberlee Kemp has been promoted to senior managing editor of McClelland & Stewart, Signal, and Strange Light. Angela Sahi has joined Doubleday ... Read More »

April 26, 2023

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

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

Canada Book Fund changes ease path to funding for racialized publishers

Rights Deal: Sara de Waal

Eleanor Wachtel retiring from Writers & Company

Rights Deals: Melissa Yue, Vincent Anioke + one more

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

Eric Kostiuk Williams’s collection of party posters immortalizes Toronto’s pre-COVID queer nightlife

Rawi Hage, Kim Fu among 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

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