by Cassandra Drudi

Shortlists announced for 2022 League of Canadian Poets book awards

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the shortlists for this year's book awards. The three awards each carry a prize of $2,000. The winners will be announced in May. The shortlisted titles were chosen ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Agency change: MACK Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective May 1, 2022, Hornblower Group Inc. will be the national sales agency for London, ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Agency change: Big Dreamers

By Cassandra Drudi

As of May 2022, Ampersand Inc. will take on sales representation for Big Dreamers, a ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Poet and writer Steven Heighton dies at 60

By Cassandra Drudi

Award-winning poet and writer Steven Heighton has died. He was 60. Over his decades-long career, Heighton published 19 books. A celebrated poet, he won a Governor General's Literary Award for his 2016 collection The Waking ... Read More »

April 20, 2022

BIPOC of Publishing in Canada calls for mentors, mentees to apply for annual program

By Cassandra Drudi

BIPOC of Publishing in Canada is calling for participants to join its annual mentorship program. The program pairs BIPOC publishing professionals with those looking to learn more about the industry. The program is not designed ... Read More »

April 20, 2022

Rights Deals: Jesse Thistle, Karen Pierce + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart publisher Jared Bland has acquired world English rights to Jesse Thistle’s Scars & Stars. The book is described as a collection of poems and stories that charts Thistle’s own history, the stories ... Read More »

April 19, 2022

Rights Deals: Danielle Daniel, Kern Carter + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Tundra Books vice president and publisher Tara Walker has acquired world rights to Danielle Daniel’s I'm Afraid Said the Leaf, to be illustrated by Matt James. The picture book is described as a playful exploration ... Read More »

April 14, 2022

Distribution change: Chalkboard Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Chalkboard Publishing will not be distributed by Thomas Allen & Son as previously announced. All orders ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Federal budget’s promised copyright reform needs to be turned into action: industry

By Cassandra Drudi

Writers, publishers, and copyright watchers alike are optimistic that the Copyright Act — which was changed in 2012 to the detriment of the publishing sector — will soon be amended after its change was included ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Agony Editor: Trust is a key part of the early reading process

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I have a beta reader friend who is also a writer. I shared my work with her, and then, months later, when she shared her work with me, I noticed she’d cribbed ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

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