by Cassandra Drudi

Indie titles dominate Trillium Book Award shortlists

Titles from independent Canadian publishers dominate this year’s shortlists for the Trillium Book Award. The shortlists, announced today by Ontario Creates, include 13 books in French and English across three categories. The French poetry award ... Read More »

May 7, 2024

Rights deals: Kate Blair, Eric Walters + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

DCB associate publisher Barry Jowett has acquired Kate Blair’s We Bury Nothing. The YA novel is described as telling the story of 17-year-old Keira, who lands a place in a prestigious summer program at a ... Read More »

May 6, 2024

Rights deals: Jo-Ann Roberts, Catherine Gildiner + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Nimbus Publishing nonfiction editor Angela Mombourquette has acquired Jo-Ann Roberts’s Storm the Ballot Box: Starting a Voting Revolution Before It’s Too Late. The nonfiction book from the former interim leader of the Green Party of ... Read More »

May 2, 2024

Jessica Johns, Waubgeshig Rice among Aurora Awards finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) has released its shortlists for the annual Aurora Awards. The awards honour sci-fi and fantasy writing in 10 categories, and work is nominated by members of the ... Read More »

May 1, 2024

Hannah Green, Sandra Ridley, Bradley Peters win 2024 LCP Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Poets Hannah Green, Sandra Ridley, and Bradley Peters have been named winners of the 2024 LCP Book Awards. Each of the three awards, bestowed annually by the League of Canadian Poets, comes with a $2,000 ... Read More »

May 1, 2024

Medicine Wheel Publishing, Marisa Alps receive BC publishing awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Medicine Wheel Publishing and Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts artistic director Marisa Alps will be honoured by Books BC (British Columbia’s book publishers association) for their contributions to the province's publishing industry. Medicine ... Read More »

May 1, 2024

Tales from the shortlist: Q&As with the Canadian finalists for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

This year, three Canadian writers are among the five authors shortlisted for the second annual Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. With a purse of $150,000 (U.S.), the award is the largest specifically for women and ... Read More »

May 1, 2024

11 books named to 2024 Leacock Medal longlist

By Cassandra Drudi

The longlist for the 2024 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour has been released. The annual award for literary humour grants a $25,000 prize to the winner and two $5,000 prizes to the runners-up. It ... Read More »

April 30, 2024

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Marianne Kelly and Nicole Robert have joined Penguin Random House Canada’s indie sales team as Eastern Canada ... Read More »

April 29, 2024

Shortlists announced for Crime Writers of Canada awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Crime Writers of Canada has announced the shortlists for its annual writing awards. Established in 1984, the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence recognize the best in mystery, crime, suspense fiction, and crime nonfiction ... Read More »

April 26, 2024

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