by Cassandra Drudi

George McWhirter wins Griffin Poetry Prize for Homero Aridjis translation

Vancouver-based Irish-Canadian poet, translator, editor, and teacher George McWhirter has won the Griffin Poetry Prize for his English translation of Mexican poet Homero Aridjis's Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence. The winning book was announced ... Read More »

June 6, 2024

Amanda Peters, Karen Pinchin among 2024 Nova Scotia Book Awards winners

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the 2024 Nova Scotia Book Awards have been announced. Winners were named at an event in Dartmouth on June 3. The winners of the Atlantic Book Awards will be announced at an ... Read More »

June 5, 2024

Personnel changes: BookNet Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Lauren Stewart has been named president and CEO of BookNet Canada. Stewart, who has been with BookNet since 2011, takes over from Noah Genner. Stewart served most recently as director of customer relations, conferences, and ... Read More »

June 5, 2024

Faith Paré, Nayani Jensen win 2024 Bronwen Wallace Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Faith Paré and Nayani Jensen have been named the winners of the 2024 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The award, given annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada since 1994, aims to identify the ... Read More »

June 3, 2024

Rights deal: Terry Fallis

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Stephanie Sinclair has acquired U.S., Canada, and open market rights to two-time Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour winner and national bestselling author Terry Fallis’s The Marionette and an as-yet untitled second book. ... Read More »

June 3, 2024

Agency change: Pajama Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective June 1, Hornblower Group and Read + Co ... Read More »

June 3, 2024

Rights deals: Karl Subban, Helga Rausch + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada’s Brad Wilson has acquired world rights to Karl Subban’s Raise Your Roof, to be written with Elle Glencoe. The nonfiction book is described as an inspiring and practical guide to realizing the potential ... Read More »

May 30, 2024

Montreal writer wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe

By Cassandra Drudi

Montreal writer Julie Bouchard has been named a regional winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Bouchard is the first regional winner from Canada in more than a decade. She was named the regional winner ... Read More »

May 29, 2024

UTP seeks broader audience with expansion of trade imprint Aevo

By Cassandra Drudi

Four years after actively moving into the trade nonfiction space with the launch of its imprint Aevo – and about a year and a half after it announced the union of its books and journals ... Read More »

May 29, 2024

Newfoundland poet Maggie Burton wins 2024 Griffin Canadian First Book Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Newfoundland poet and St. John's councillor at large Maggie Burton has been named the winner of the 2024 Canadian First Book Prize. The $10,000 prize, awarded annually by the Griffin Poetry Prize, also comes with ... Read More »

May 29, 2024

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George McWhirter wins Griffin Poetry Prize for Homero Aridjis translation

Amanda Peters, Karen Pinchin among 2024 Nova Scotia Book Awards winners

Personnel changes: BookNet Canada

Faith Paré, Nayani Jensen win 2024 Bronwen Wallace Award

Rights deal: Terry Fallis

Agency change: Pajama Press

Rights deals: Karl Subban, Helga Rausch + eight more

Montreal writer wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe

UTP seeks broader audience with expansion of trade imprint Aevo

Newfoundland poet Maggie Burton wins 2024 Griffin Canadian First Book Prize

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