Marina Green has joined P.S. Literary Agency as associate literary ... Read More »
May 26, 2025
Six writers have been named the next writers in residence at Pierre Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon. The residency program, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada, offers writers a two-month stay in Pierre ... Read More »
May 26, 2025
Assembly Press’s Andrew Faulkner has acquired world rights to Melanie Dennis Unrau’s Goose. The poetry book is described as a collection of hand-traced visual poems using found text and images from the 1938 and 1956 editions of ... Read More »
May 22, 2025
Orca Book Publishers has now added select titles from three French-language publishers – Fonfon, Comme des géants and Éditions La Pastèque – to its distribution list in the first of two expansions to its French-language distribution. Titles ... Read More »
May 22, 2025
Michael Crummey has won the 2025 Dublin Literary Award. Crummey's novel The Adversary (Knopf Canada/PRHC) was one of six titles shortlisted for the €100,000 prize, which is worth about $147,000. The other shortlisted titles were Not a ... Read More »
May 22, 2025
At times, it seems as though the literary publishing industry in Canada has persevered despite a relentless churn of challenges. Its continued existence can be explained in some ways by the efforts of the Literary ... Read More »
May 21, 2025
Dear Agony Editor, I’ve written three novels and I’m considering quitting writing. I’ve watched my advances decrease, along with book sales, and I get little to no return on my time as well as my ... Read More »
May 21, 2025
Three books have been named finalists for the 2025 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The annual award, now in its 78th year, recognizes excellence in Canadian literary humour. Previous winners include Terry Fallis, Will ... Read More »
May 20, 2025
A book that explores how cultural, institutional, and political factors shaped Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has won the 2024 Donner Prize. Kevin Quigley, director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance ... Read More »
May 20, 2025
More than 10 Canadians have been nominated for the 2025 U.S. Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Jeff Lemire, Mariko Tamaki, Sid Sharp, Elise Gravel, Adam de Souza, David Lapp, Sarah Leavitt, Maurice Vellekoop, Alison McCreesh, ... Read More »
May 15, 2025
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