by Cassandra Drudi

Winners of Canadian Jewish Literary Awards announced

The winners of the 11th annual Canadian Jewish Literary Awards have been announced. The annual awards recognize Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects. Winners were selected by a jury comprised of writer and broadcaster ... Read More »

October 1, 2025

Halifax poet Luke Hathaway among 2026 Griffin Prize judges

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced the trio of poets who will be the judges for the 2026 prize. The $130,000 prize is awarded annually to a book of poetry written in or translated into ... Read More »

October 1, 2025

Four books shortlisted for 2025 Balsillie Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Four books about critical mineral extraction, corporate consolidation, intimate partner violence, and the state of politics have been shortlisted for the 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy. Administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada, the ... Read More »

October 1, 2025

Six titles shortlisted for 2025 Lane Anderson Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Six books have been named finalists for the 2025 Lane Anderson Awards. The annual prize, created to bolster the writing of popular science, is administered by the Fitzhenry Family Foundation. Winners are named each year ... Read More »

September 30, 2025

Marlene L. Daut, Lyndal Roper, and Sophia Rosenfeld named finalists for 2025 Cundill Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Three writers have been named finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book published in English that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary ... Read More »

September 30, 2025

Rights deal: Sheena Kamal

By Cassandra Drudi

Berkley’s Lisa Bonvissuto has acquired world rights to Sheena Kamal’s The Stand-In at auction in a two-book deal. The novel is described as a suspense story in which a movie star’s stand-in is forced into ... Read More »

September 29, 2025

Rights deals: Huda Hassan, Claire Ross Dunn + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Haley Cullingham has acquired Canadian English rights to Huda Hassan’s Children of the Snow: Grief and the Diasporic City. The nonfiction book is described as a debut essay collection rooted in Hassan's ... Read More »

September 25, 2025

Connie Gault wins 2025 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Award-winning playwright and author Connie Gault has been named the winner of the 2025 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award. The $10,000 annual prize, administered by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, honours a Saskatchewan writer with a ... Read More »

September 25, 2025

Raymond B. Blake wins 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

By Cassandra Drudi

History professor Raymond B. Blake has won the 2025 Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The annual award, now in its 25th year, recognizes literary nonfiction about a political subject that is relevant ... Read More »

September 24, 2025

M&S to mark The Handmaid’s Tale’s 40th anniversary

By Cassandra Drudi

In the 40 years since it was first published, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than eight million copies in English, and inspired an Emmy-winning television ... Read More »

September 24, 2025

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