by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Sarah Cox, Salma Hussain + one more

Goose Lane Editions's Susanne Alexander and Matthew Halliday have acquired world rights to Sarah Cox's Nature's Guardians: Inside the Fight to Save Endangered Species. The nonfiction book is described as a journey into vanishing natural ... Read More »

October 18, 2021

Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Aimee Wall, and Sheila Fischman among 2021 QWF Literary Awards finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Quebec Writers Federation has announced the 24 books shortlisted for the 2021 QWF Literary Awards. The awards honour English-language writers and translators in Quebec across six categories. The winner of each award will receive ... Read More »

October 18, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Peter Phillips has been promoted to editor at Tundra Books and will continue to work on children’s and YA titles with a list of authors including Xiran Jay Zhao, Paul Gilligan, and Thomas King. Margot ... Read More »

October 18, 2021

Rights Deals: Timothy Christian, Dean Jobb and Marie Hoy-Kenny

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press’s Russell Smith and Pegasus Books’s Claiborne Hancock have acquired Canadian and world English rights, respectively, to Timothy Christian’s Hemingway’s Widow. The biography portrays the life of Mary Walsh Hemingway from before she met the ... Read More »

October 14, 2021

Ivan Coyote, David A. Robertson, and Rachel Cusk among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The finalists for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on Oct. 14. Each of the 70 shortlisted authors receives $1,000, with the winners in each category to receive $25,000. The publishers of the ... Read More »

October 14, 2021

Wayne Simpson blends storytelling with photography in his collection of portraits

By Cassandra Drudi

When he first asked to photograph a stranger, Wayne Simpson couldn’t have imagined that he was about to embark on a years-long project that would culminate in Resilient: The Portraiture of Wayne Simpson, a book ... Read More »

October 13, 2021

Writers’ Trust announces finalists for inaugural Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust has announced four finalists for the inaugural $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. The prize recognizes nonfiction books that advance policy discussions about social, political, economic, and cultural topics that are relevant ... Read More »

October 13, 2021

2022 Kobzar Book Award shortlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

Three books have been named finalists for the 2022 Kobzar Book Award. The $25,000 award is presented biennially by the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko to a Canadian book with a connection to the ... Read More »

October 12, 2021

Distribution change: Red Barn Books

By Cassandra Drudi

As of Oct. 18, Alberta-based micro-press Red Barn Books Co. will be represented by Read+Co in British Columbia, ... Read More »

October 12, 2021

Jen Gauthier named publisher of Greystone Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Jen Gauthier has been named publisher of Greystone Books and its imprint Greystone Kids. Gauthier, who is currently the associate publisher at Greystone, will take over as publisher on Jan. 1. “It is absolutely time ... Read More »

October 12, 2021

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Rights Deals: Sarah Cox, Salma Hussain + one more

Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Aimee Wall, and Sheila Fischman among 2021 QWF Literary Awards finalists

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Rights Deals: Timothy Christian, Dean Jobb and Marie Hoy-Kenny

Ivan Coyote, David A. Robertson, and Rachel Cusk among finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards

Wayne Simpson blends storytelling with photography in his collection of portraits

Writers’ Trust announces finalists for inaugural Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

2022 Kobzar Book Award shortlist announced

Distribution change: Red Barn Books

Jen Gauthier named publisher of Greystone Books

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