by Cassandra Drudi

Nine poets named to LCP Spoken Word Award shortlist

Nine poets have been named to the shortlist for the inaugural League of Canadian Poets Spoken Word Award. The annual award celebrates the wide range of styles within the spoken word genre, "from dub poetry ... Read More »

January 24, 2024

Digital book borrowing in Canada up 16% in 2023: OverDrive

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian public library users borrowed 56 million ebooks in 2023 via OverDrive, including via the Libby app – a 16% increase from 2022. The increase in ebook borrowing reported by OverDrive was matched by increased ... Read More »

January 24, 2024

Stephen A. Marshall wins Dartmouth Medal

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Guelph professor Stephen A. Marshall has been named the winner of the 2024 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work. Marshall won this year's prize for his book Hymenoptera: The Natural History & ... Read More »

January 24, 2024

Rights Deals: A.G. Pasquella and Jeff Dupuis, Ian Williams + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press editor Russell Smith has acquired world rights to Devouring Tomorrow, edited by A.G. Pasquella and Jeff Dupuis. The anthology is described as a collection of short fiction that explores an all-too-possible future of ... Read More »

January 22, 2024

Amanda Peters wins 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal

By Cassandra Drudi

Novelist Amanda Peters has won the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for The Berry Pickers. Peters's debut novel was one of three books shortlisted for the prize. Fellow Canadians Christina Wong and ... Read More »

January 22, 2024

Personnel changes: League of Canadian Poets

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has changed its organizational structure. The organization will now be led by an executive director and an artistic programming director, who will operate as co-director. Executive director Lesley Fletcher will ... Read More »

January 22, 2024

2024 Scotiabank Giller jury includes Noah Richler, Kevin Chong, and Molly Johnson

By Cassandra Drudi

The Scotiabank Giller Prize has announced that author and journalist Noah Richler will chair the prize's 2024 jury. Joining Richler on the jury are fellow Canadians Kevin Chong, who was a finalist for the 2023 ... Read More »

January 22, 2024

Rights Deals: Suzanne Bowness, Jinwoo Park + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press associate publisher Kathryn Lane has acquired world rights to writer, editor, and founder of CodeWord Communications Suzanne Bowness’s The Feisty Freelancer: A Friendly Guide to Visioning, Planning, and Growing Your Writing Business. The ... Read More »

January 18, 2024

New category announced for 2024 Vine National Canadian Jewish Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The annual Vine National Canadian Jewish Book Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian Jewish literature, have announced a new award for humour for 2024. The award for humour will be given bi-annually, alternating with ... Read More »

January 17, 2024