by Cassandra Drudi

2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist announced

Fourteen titles have been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The longlisted titles were chosen from 138 books submitted by publishers across Canada for the $100,000 prize, which is now in its 29th year. ... Read More »

September 6, 2022

Canadian Children’s Book Centre appoints new executive director

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Sahagian has been appointed as the new executive director of the Canadian Children's Book Centre. She will take over the role on September 7. “Sarah will bring fresh energy, enthusiasm and considerable experience to ... Read More »

September 6, 2022

Personnel changes: House of Anansi Press

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press is delighted to announce the following new appointments: Sajid Ali as accountant: ... Read More »

September 6, 2022

Personnel change: Kids Can Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Vanessa Giovino joined Kids Can Press as operations and digital assets coordinator, as of August 8, 2022, and reports to ... Read More »

September 2, 2022

Rights Deals: Emma Donoghue + eight foreign rights deals

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada senior vice president and executive publisher Iris Tupholme has acquired Canadian English rights to Emma Donoghue’s Learned by Heart. The historical novel is described as the real-life love story of Eliza Raine, an ... Read More »

September 1, 2022

2022 Fall Preview: Short Fiction and Reading Double

By Cassandra Drudi

SHORT FICTION Queer Little Nightmares: An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli, eds. Arsenal Pulp Press, Oct. Amber Dawn, David Demchuk, Hiromi Goto, jaye simpson, Eddy Boudel Tan, and Kai ... Read More »

August 31, 2022

Robin Brass Studio to close

By Cassandra Drudi

Robin Brass Studio Inc. is shutting down publishing operations. The Montreal-based publisher ... Read More »

August 31, 2022

Rights Deals: Karl Subban and Lulu Keating

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada Children’s associate editor Yashaswi Kesanakurthy has acquired world rights to Karl Subban’s Skates in a Box, to be illustrated by Maggie Zeng. The picture book is described as telling the story of little ... Read More »

August 29, 2022

Frontier College announces new president and CEO

By Cassandra Drudi

Mélanie Valcin, who has worked for Frontier College for nearly 20 years, will take over as president and CEO of the nonprofit at the beginning of September. Valcin first joined the national literacy organization as ... Read More »

August 29, 2022

Rights Deals: Gillian Sze and Linda Trinh

By Cassandra Drudi

Little, Brown Children’s Alvina Ling has acquired world rights to Gillian Sze’s I Drew a Heart, to be illustrated by Naoko Stoop. The picture book is described as the story of a boy who goes ... Read More »

August 25, 2022

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