by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Kathryn Blaze Baum, Fawn Parker + 17 more

Penguin Canada’s Laura Dosky has acquired Canadian English rights to Kathryn Blaze Baum’s In Fertility: The Story of a Miracle and the Big Business Behind It. The nonfiction book is described as chronicling the author’s ... Read More »

May 5, 2025

Canadian writers launch online book auction to raise money for eSIM cards for Gazans

By Cassandra Drudi

More than 100 Canadian writers have donated autographed and special editions of their books to an online auction raising funds for Crips for eSims for Gaza, a crowdfunded project that sends electronic SIM cards to ... Read More »

May 5, 2025

Canisia Lubrin wins 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Canisa Lubrin has won the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for Code Noir. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, now in its third year, acknowledges, celebrates, and promotes the best works of fiction written by women ... Read More »

May 1, 2025

Rights deals: Ryan Cho, Karma Brown + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Thornapple Press has acquired world rights to Ryan Cho’s Lost and Found: Asian Masculinity in a Word Made for Whiteness. The memoir is described as combining stories from Cho’s life with an exploration of changing ... Read More »

May 1, 2025

Trio of Doug Wright nominees up for both best book and best emerging talent

By Cassandra Drudi

The finalists have been announced for the Doug Wright Awards, the annual awards honouring the best in Canadian comics. The winners will be announced at an event in Toronto on June 7. Writer, artist, and ... Read More »

May 1, 2025

Access Copyright calls on newly elected federal government to repair copyright situation

By Cassandra Drudi

A new government has been elected to office in Canada, and Access Copyright is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and elected officials from all parties to "do better in upholding the rights of creators ... Read More »

May 1, 2025

Billy-Ray Belcourt, Canisia Lubrin among authors shortlisted for 2024 Danuta Gleed award

By Cassandra Drudi

Five writers have been named to the shortlist of the 2024 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The prize, administered by the Writers' Union of Canada, is awarded annually to three first collections of short fiction written ... Read More »

April 30, 2025

Longlists announced for 2025 LCP Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the 36 titles longlisted for its three annual book awards. Each award carries a $2,000 prize. Shortlists for the awards will be announced on May 7, with the ... Read More »

April 30, 2025

Personnel change: HarperCollins Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Mikaela Roasa has been promoted to editor at HarperCollins Canada. Her recent acquisitions include the fantasy and romantasy trilogies Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana and The Lure of Wolves and Whispers by Amanda Connolly. She will be ... Read More »

April 30, 2025

Industry salaries have risen since 2018, ACP salary survey shows

By Cassandra Drudi

A new survey of the Canadian book publishing industry suggests that salaries have risen across the board in the last six years. The ACP 2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey, released today by the ... Read More »

April 28, 2025

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Rights deals: Kathryn Blaze Baum, Fawn Parker + 17 more

Canadian writers launch online book auction to raise money for eSIM cards for Gazans

Canisia Lubrin wins 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Rights deals: Ryan Cho, Karma Brown + five more

Trio of Doug Wright nominees up for both best book and best emerging talent

Access Copyright calls on newly elected federal government to repair copyright situation

Billy-Ray Belcourt, Canisia Lubrin among authors shortlisted for 2024 Danuta Gleed award

Longlists announced for 2025 LCP Book Awards

Personnel change: HarperCollins Canada

Industry salaries have risen since 2018, ACP salary survey shows

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