by Cassandra Drudi

Finalists named for 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

Nine writers have been named finalists for the 2026 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The award, established in 1994 and administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada, grants $10,000 annually to a writer ... Read More »

April 22, 2026

Bruce Geddes named festival director of Kingston WritersFest

By Cassandra Drudi

Kingston WritersFest has appointed novelist and journalist Bruce Geddes as its new festival director. Geddes assumes the role immediately, the festival said in announcing his appointment on April 22. He takes over from Krista Foss, ... Read More »

April 22, 2026

Five poets shortlisted for 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books have been shortlisted for the 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize. The winner of the $130,000 prize will be named on June 3 at the Griffin Poetry Prize Readings in Toronto. The runners-up will each ... Read More »

April 22, 2026

Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Guy Gavriel Kay among Aurora Awards finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) has released its shortlists for the annual Aurora Awards. The awards honour sci-fi, fantasy and horror writing in 10 categories, and work is nominated by members of ... Read More »

April 22, 2026

Tom Wayman wins 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Poet Tom Wayman has been named the winner of the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize. The annual $10,000 prize, administered by the Al Purdy A-Frame Association, was established in 2024 by Purdy's widow, ... Read More »

April 21, 2026

Lee Lai among authors shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Five authors have been shortlisted for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Montreal-based graphic novelist Lee Lai is the lone Canadian author on this year's shortlist. Lai was nominated for Cannon (Drawn & Quarterly), ... Read More »

April 21, 2026

Conundrum Press launches crowdfunding campaign to finance anniversary anthology

By Cassandra Drudi

Nova Scotia-based graphic novel publisher Conundrum Press has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help finance the printing costs of a forthcoming anthology in the wake of budget cuts to the province's publishing industry. 30 x ... Read More »

April 20, 2026

Literary agent Dean Cooke dies at 71

By Cassandra Drudi

Literary agent Dean Cooke has died. He was 71. Cooke, who was born in Rochester, New York, according to a death notice, moved to Canada to study at Carleton University when he was 17, and ... Read More »

April 20, 2026

Longlist announced for 2026 Leacock Medal for Humour

By Cassandra Drudi

The longlist has been announced for the 2026 Stephen Leacock Memorial for Humour. The annual $25,000 prize celebrates excellence in Canadian literary humour, and counts among its previous winners Will Ferguson, W.O.Mitchell, Stuart McLean, Mordecai ... Read More »

April 20, 2026

Rights deal: Nan Forler

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Studio’s Lee Wade has acquired world rights to Nan Forler’s The Many Words of Nelle and Tru, illustrated by Martina Stuhlberger. The children's book is described as a picture book biography about the ... Read More »

April 16, 2026

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