by Cassandra Drudi

Anita Chong named PACLA Person of the Year

McClelland & Stewart editorial director of fiction Anita Chong has been named the recipient of the 2026 Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents (PACLA) Person of the Year award. The award, now in its fourth ... Read More »

October 15, 2026

Authors’ organizations launch ethical AI charter

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Union of Canada is one of several authors' organizations jointly launching a charter for the ethical use of artificial intelligence. The Charter of Ethical AI Use in the Creative Industries, announced on October ... Read More »

October 14, 2026

Like we “shared a brain:” Iain Reid and Ellie Foumbi on the serendipitous collaboration behind their new novel

By Cassandra Drudi

When he first reached out to filmmaker Ellie Foumbi with an out-of-the-blue note congratulating her on the success of her first feature film, novelist Iain Reid wasn’t thinking about working with her or even hearing ... Read More »

October 14, 2026

Rights deals: Canisia Lubrin, Les Stroud and Stacey Chomiak + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Penguin Press UK’s Fahad Al-Amoudi has acquired U.K. and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to critically acclaimed and internationally celebrated poet Canisia Lubrin’s Bright Machine. The poetry collection is described as reframing the history of civilization ... Read More »

October 13, 2026

Rights deals: Shohini Gose, John Ibbitson + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

MIT Press’s Whitney Rauenhorst has acquired world English rights, excluding Canada and India, to author of Her Space, Her Time Shohini Ghose’s Quantum Paris. The nonfiction book is described as taking readers on a journey through the ... Read More »

October 13, 2026

Glenn Rollans named new Broadview Press CEO

By Cassandra Drudi

As of September 29, Glenn Rollans is CEO and majority shareholder of the independent academic publisher, which marked 40 years of operation last year. The change is the result of a "long-planned transaction," the company ... Read More »

October 7, 2026

Finalists named for inaugural Nancy Flight editing prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Three editors have been named finalists for the 2026 Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing. The $25,000 prize, announced in January and named for the long-time nonfiction editor who is funding the prize from 2026 to ... Read More »

October 7, 2026

Former defendant apologizes days before Galloway defamation trial begins

By Cassandra Drudi

A former defendant in the defamation suit launched by writer Steven Galloway has publicly apologized. Chelsea Rooney was one of several women who, Steven Galloway alleges, made defamatory statements about him after he was accused ... Read More »

October 5, 2026

Five authors shortlisted for $100,000 Giller Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five novelists have been shortlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. The winner of the annual $100,000 prize will be named at an event in Toronto on Nov. 16. The finalists are: Wild People Quiet by Tara ... Read More »

October 5, 2026

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