by Cassandra Drudi

Shortlist announced for new Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence

Three writers have been named to the shortlist of the inaugural Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence. The $5,000 award, administered by the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, recognizes "an outstanding ... Read More »

June 12, 2026

Rights deals: Patrice Dutil, Linden MacIntyre + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Signal publisher Doug Pepper and McClelland & Stewart editor David Moscrop have acquired world rights, excluding French-language rights, to Patrice Dutil’s The White Plume: The Audacious Life of Wilfrid Laurier. The nonfiction book is described as ... Read More »

June 11, 2026

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, Hajer Mirwali named 2026 Trillium Book Award winners

By Cassandra Drudi

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek and Hajer Mirwali have won the 2026 Trillium Book Awards. Sarah Migneron and Lisa L'Heureux were named the winners of the 2026 Prix Trillium. Ontario Creates announced the winners on June ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Summer Reads: Adult Fiction and Nonfiction

By Cassandra Drudi

As late spring shifts to summer, beach read season is nearly upon us. Q&Q takes a look at some of the highlights from the season’s fresh crop of books. Fiction Novels from CanLit stalwarts and ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Griffin Poetry Prize to reinstate Canadian Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Canadian Poetry Prize is back. In an announcement on June 10, the trustees of the prize announced that the $65,000 Canadian Poetry Prize would be reinstated, along with a number of other changes ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Crime in Cowtown: World Mystery Convention heading to Calgary for first time

By Cassandra Drudi

This fall, mystery and crime fans will be congregating in Calgary to mark Bouchercon 2026. The annual World Mystery Convention, a fan-driven event named after American author, critic, and editor Anthony Boucher, will be held ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Erin Staley has joined P.S. ... Read More »

June 8, 2026

Rights deal: Caroline Fernandez

By Cassandra Drudi

DCB Young Readers has acquired world rights to Caroline Fernandez’s Home for Incurables. The middle grade historical novel is described as telling the story of Jack, who arrives at the Home for Incurable Children in ... Read More »

June 8, 2026

Lee Lai among Doug Wright Award winners

By Cassandra Drudi

Winners have been named in the 2026 Doug Wright Awards, honouring the best in Canadian comics. The winners in four categories, all of whom receive a small cash prize, were named at a ceremony in ... Read More »

June 8, 2026

Rights deal: Andrew Maguire

By Cassandra Drudi

Alcove Press’s Faith Black Ross has acquired North American rights to Andrew Maguire’s Grand Slam. The novel is described as a queer annoyance-to-lovers tennis rom-com that follows a professional tennis player and a sports writer ... Read More »

June 4, 2026

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