by Cassandra Drudi

Maggie Helwig, Brian Stewart among authors shortlisted for 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Five books have been nominated for the Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The annual $40,000 prize, now in its 26th year, recognizes literary nonfiction about a political subject that is relevant to ... Read More »

March 18, 2026

Finalists named for 2025 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Three books have been named finalists for the 2025 BMO Winterset Award. The three books were part of a seven-book longlist announced earlier this month. The annual $12,500 prize celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador ... Read More »

March 16, 2026

Personnel change: Books BC

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Felkar is joining the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (Books BC) as executive director as of April 7. Felkar joins the organization after working in the library sector since 2007, most recently ... Read More »

March 16, 2026

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Steve Cameron is taking on a new role as publisher of Figure 1 Publishing. Cameron joined Figure 1 as senior editor in May 2021, and became a co-owner and publisher the following year. In addition ... Read More »

March 16, 2026

15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has announced its 15-title longlist for the 2026 prize. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, celebrates and promotes the best works of ... Read More »

March 10, 2026

Rights deals: Audrey Longson, Sarah Edmonds + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world rights to Audrey Longson’s Eat the Influencers. The novel is described as a psychological thriller in which a psychotherapist—fed up with the harm caused by social media's most ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Six books longlisted for 2025 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Six books have been longlisted for the 2025 BMO Winterset Award. The annual $12,500 award celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing across all genres. Two finalists each receive $3,000. The books longlisted for this ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Alcuin Society announces winners of book design awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of its annual competition for Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. A total of 33 books were selected by the judges from 209 titles submitted from ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Rights deals: Michelle Kaesar, Danny Ramadan + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Michelle Kaesar’s Follow the Wolfman. The novel is described as the story of an insomniac mother who moves to a hollowed-out off-season mountain resort town ... Read More »

March 5, 2026

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