by Cassandra Drudi

$40K U.S. nonfiction grant opens to Canadian writers

For the first time, Canadian nonfiction writers will be eligible to apply for a major American grant, as the annual $40,000 (U.S.) Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant expands its eligibility criteria to include Canadians. The grant ... Read More »

February 8, 2022

Rights Deals: Wendy H. Wong + Brian Francis

By Cassandra Drudi

MIT Press’s Gita Manaktala has bought world English rights to Wendy H. Wong’s Datafied: Rebooting Human Rights in the Digital Age. The nonfiction book by the human rights scholar argues that data about us — ... Read More »

February 7, 2022

Matt Williams stepping down at House of Anansi

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press vice-president Matt Williams is leaving the company after more than 20 years to focus on a new venture outside of publishing, the press announced. Williams will spend the next two months ... Read More »

February 7, 2022

Rights Deals: Heather Smith, Jennifer Grenz + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Orca Book Publishers’s Liz Kemp has acquired world rights to Heather Smith’s Waking Ben Doldrums, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler. The picture book is described as the story of Frida, who lives in a big house ... Read More »

February 3, 2022

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Zoe Maslow has been promoted to senior editor at Appetite by Random House,. She will continue to work with a list of cookbook and lifestyle authors that includes Mary Berg, Lindsay Anderson, Dana VanVeller, Afrim ... Read More »

February 3, 2022

Rights Deals: Ali Bryan, Genevieve Graham + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Freehand Books’s Kelsey Attard has acquired Canadian rights to Ali Bryan’s Coq. The novel is described as a contemporary family comedy that explores grief, identity, and second chances over the course of an outrageous memorial ... Read More »

January 31, 2022

Francesca Ekwuyasi, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson among Canadians longlisted for Dublin Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Francesca Ekwuyasi, Carol Bruneau, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among eight Canadian authors whose books have been longlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award. The longlist of 79 titles was announced on January 31. A ... Read More »

January 31, 2022

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Figure 1 Publishing has hired Teresa Bubela as its new senior designer. Based in Victoria, she will be responsible for conceptualizing and designing eight to twelve books per year. Bubela is a 25-year publishing veteran ... Read More »

January 31, 2022

Personnel changes: Greystone Kids

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective March 1, 2022, Lara LeMoal will become publishing director of Greystone Kids, and Kallie George will become editorial director of Greystone Kids Picture Books. LeMoal has contributed to the growth of Greystone Books in ... Read More »

January 28, 2022

Rights Deals: Wanda Taylor, Gina Buonaguro + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada associate editor Yashaswi Kesanakurthy has acquired world English rights to Wanda Taylor’s The Grover School Pledge in a two-book deal. The middle-grade novel is described as following Arlaina, a young Black girl, and her ... Read More »

January 28, 2022

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