by Cassandra Drudi

John Vaillant, Astra Taylor among writers shortlisted for 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Five books have been shortlisted for the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The $25,000 prize, awarded annually by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours a book of literary merit that has the potential to ... Read More »

March 20, 2024

Rights Deals: Adam Dodek, Mike Commito + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press editorial director Kathryn Lane has acquired world rights to Adam Dodek’s Crusaders, Villains, and Passengers: The Stories and People Behind Canada’s Most Important Constitutional Cases. This nonfiction book is described as reviewing 21 ... Read More »

March 18, 2024

Agony Editor: Take me to the librarians

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I have a middle-grade novel coming out and would love to raise awareness about the book, as well as my profile as an author, among school librarians. Do you have any suggestions ... Read More »

March 13, 2024

Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

The Carol Shields Prize has announced its 15-book longlist for the 2024 prize. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, acknowledges, celebrates, and promotes the best works of fiction ... Read More »

March 8, 2024

Rights Deals: Jeanne Beker and Paul Coccia

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Brittany Lavery has acquired North American rights to Jeanne Beker’s Heart on My Sleeve, with a foreword by supermodel Linda Evangelista. The memoir is described as a wardrobe of ... Read More »

March 7, 2024

Timothy Garton Ash wins 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Timothy Garton Ash has won the 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize for his book Homelands: A Personal History of Europe. The $50,000 award, presented annually by the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public ... Read More »

March 6, 2024

Alicia Elliott longlisted for 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott has been longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction. Elliott's novel And Then She Fell is one of 16 books longlisted for the £30,000 (about $51,700), U.K.-based prize that champions ... Read More »

March 5, 2024

Rights Deal: Don Sawyer

By Cassandra Drudi

Castle Bridge Media’s In Churl Yo and publisher Jason Henderson have acquired world rights to Don Sawyer’s The Burning Gem. The urban fantasy novel is described as the story of Barbara, who has always had ... Read More »

March 4, 2024

Shortlist announced for 2023 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Two novels and a nonfiction book about the ocean have been shortlisted for the 2023 BMO Winterset Award. The $12,500 annual award celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing in any genre. This year, there ... Read More »

March 4, 2024

Rights Deals: Canisia Lubrin

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Stephanie Sinclair has acquired world rights to Canisia Lubrin’s The Wail and The World After Rain. The poetry collections are slated for publication in fall 2025 and fall 2026, respectively. The deal ... Read More »

February 29, 2024

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John Vaillant, Astra Taylor among writers shortlisted for 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Rights Deals: Adam Dodek, Mike Commito + three more

Agony Editor: Take me to the librarians

Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Rights Deals: Jeanne Beker and Paul Coccia

Timothy Garton Ash wins 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize

Alicia Elliott longlisted for 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Rights Deal: Don Sawyer

Shortlist announced for 2023 BMO Winterset Award

Rights Deals: Canisia Lubrin

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