by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Patrick Tarr, John Ibbitson + three more

HarperCollins Canada’s Janice Zawerbny has acquired Canadian English rights to Patrick Tarr’s The Guest Children. The novel is described as an insidiously creepy ghost story in which a man volunteers to search for two children ... Read More »

April 18, 2024

At last: Work begins on new Canadian dictionary

By Cassandra Drudi

Two decades after the last dictionary of Canadian English was published, work is finally underway on a new Canadian dictionary. Editors Canada announced in February that the professional organization has partnered with Nelson Education to ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Melanie Tutino has been promoted to ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

Griffin shortlist announced, Don McKay named 2024 Lifetime Recognition Award recipient

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced a shortlist of five books for the 2024 prize. The winner of the $130,000 prize will be announced at the prize readings in Toronto on June 5. The shortlisted ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

Shortlists announced for 2024 LCP Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the shortlists for its three annual book awards. The winner of each award receives $2,000. The Gerald Lampert Award honours debut books of poetry, while the Pat Lowther ... Read More »

April 17, 2024

Finalists for Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The finalists for this year's Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards have been announced. The winners of both sets of awards will be announced during the Atlantic Book Festival later this spring. The ... Read More »

April 15, 2024

Rights deals: foreign rights for Craig Shreve, Roy Ratnavel + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

One More Page/Fabula has acquired Ukrainian rights to Craig Shreve’s The African Samurai. The deal was arranged by Tatjana Zoldnere at Eastern European and Asian Rights Agency Ltd., on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood ... Read More »

April 15, 2024

Patrick James Errington wins John Pollard International Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian poet Patrick James Errington has been named the winner of the John Pollard International Poetry Prize. The €10,000 (roughly $14,700) annual prize is in its sixth year, and is granted to an outstanding debut ... Read More »

April 11, 2024

Rights deals: Renée Sylvestre-Williams, Michael Afenfia + nine more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Knoch has acquired North American English and Canadian French rights to Renée Sylvestre-Williams’s The Singles Tax. The nonfiction book is described as a look at the history of how singles face financial ... Read More »

April 11, 2024

Shortlist announced for 2023 Donner Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Artificial intelligence's impact on law, the sustainable development of space, and wrongful convictions are among the subjects covered in the books shortlisted for this year's $60,000 Donner Prize. The Donner Canadian Foundation announced the shortlist ... Read More »

April 11, 2024

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Rights deals: Patrick Tarr, John Ibbitson + three more

At last: Work begins on new Canadian dictionary

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

Griffin shortlist announced, Don McKay named 2024 Lifetime Recognition Award recipient

Shortlists announced for 2024 LCP Book Awards

Finalists for Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards announced

Rights deals: foreign rights for Craig Shreve, Roy Ratnavel + two more

Patrick James Errington wins John Pollard International Poetry Prize

Rights deals: Renée Sylvestre-Williams, Michael Afenfia + nine more

Shortlist announced for 2023 Donner Prize

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