by Cassandra Drudi

Meredith Hambrock wins 2026 Leacock Medal

Saskatoon-based writer Meredith Hambrock has won the 2026 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her novel She's a Lamb. The book, one of three shortlisted for the $25,000 prize that celebrates excellence in Canadian ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Melissa Powless Day and reuben quinn named 2026 IVA recipients

By Cassandra Drudi

Writers reuben quinn and Melissa Powless Day have been named the recipients of the 2026 Indigenous Voices Awards for published work. The prizes, now in their ninth year, honour the sovereignty of Indigenous creative voices ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Rights deals: Elliott Gish, Michael Pennock + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Sookfong Lee has acquired world rights to Elliott Gish’s Ruby and Jude. The novel is described as a historical speculative novel set in an underground 1960s lesbian bar. Publication is expected for ... Read More »

June 18, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Arthur Hamdani has joined Penguin Random House Canada as production assistant and will manage galleys, calls to print, and support the production team. Hiru Batepola has joined Penguin Random House Canada as publishing assistant for Penguin Canada where ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Bestsellers Q&A: Elinor Florence on the success of her historical novels

By Cassandra Drudi

Elinor Florence isn’t exactly new to the bestseller lists – her first novel, Bird’s Eye View, set during the Second World War, published by Dundurn Press in 2014, was a bestseller. But when Finding Flora, ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Hanif Abdurraqib wins 2026 Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

American essayist, poet, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib has been named the winner of the 2026 Weston International Award. The $75,000 award, administered by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours an international author for their ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Shortlists announced for SWCC Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada has announced the shortlists for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories. A third award, the ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

Personnel change: Dundurn Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press acquiring editor Russell Smith is being promoted to editor-at-large starting July 1, 2026. Smith will continue to acquire primarily ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

Rights deals: Waubgeshig Rice and Ian Williams

By Cassandra Drudi

Nâra Kitap, an independent publishing house based in Istanbul, Turkey has bought world Turkish-language rights to Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves. The deal was arranged by Denise ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

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

By Cassandra Drudi

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

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