by Cassandra Drudi

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

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

Personnel changes: Festival of Literary Diversity

By Cassandra Drudi

The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) has added two new directors to its board. Lavanya Narasimhan ... Read More »

January 17, 2024

Personnel changes: Ontario Arts Council

By Cassandra Drudi

Mariya Afzal has joined the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) as director of granting. Afzal previously worked in various roles at the British Council, and was head of development at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery ... Read More »

January 17, 2024

Agony Editor: How to cope with editorial notes

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I just received my second round of edits from my editor. It was full of mark-ups as well as some deleted scenes. She’s also suggesting changes that I don’t agree with. This ... Read More »

January 17, 2024

Rights Deal: Kate Barss

By Cassandra Drudi

Hamish Hamilton Canada’s David Ross has acquired Canadian rights to Kate Barss’s A Hive Is A Heart That Crawls. The nonfiction book is described as a hybrid literary memoir that blends the author’s personal story ... Read More »

January 15, 2024

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