by Emily Holmes

2014 Arthur Ellis Award winners announced

Crime Writers of Canada has announced the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award winners. The awards, which were handed out June 5 at a banquet in Toronto, recognize the best writing in the crime genre, including detective, ... Read More »

June 12, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Wolfe Island’s crime and mystery festival cancelled

By Emily Holmes

After a decade, one of Canada’s foremost festivals devoted to crime writing has been cancelled. The annual Scene of the Crime Mystery Lovers Festival had taken place on Ontario’s Wolfe Island, former home of Victorian ... Read More »

May 26, 2014

Vancouver journalists launch non-fiction publishing company, Nonvella

By Emily Holmes

Nonvella, a new publishing initiative run by Vancouver journalists Tyee Bridge and Anne Casselman, is the latest company to enter the long-form non-fiction market made popular by U.S. websites Byliner and Atavist. Bridge describes a ... Read More »

May 22, 2014

Indigo sponsors Regent Park literacy initiative

By Emily Holmes

Author Eric Murphy A new literacy initiative, Regent Park Reads, aims to give Toronto students from Lord Dufferin Public School and Nelson Mandela Park Public School insight into the writing process through interactions with author ... Read More »

May 21, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Linden MacIntyre announces retirement from CBC

By Emily Holmes

Longtime CBC journalist Linden MacIntyre will retire from his role as host of the fifth estate, effective at the end of the summer. In early April, the CBC announced its decision to cut at least ... Read More »

May 8, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

National Business Book Award announces finalists

By Emily Holmes

The National Business Book Award has announced the shortlist for the annual literary prize awarded to the most outstanding Canadian business-related book. The finalists will be evaluated by a seven-member independent jury according to five ... Read More »

May 5, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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2014 Arthur Ellis Award winners announced

Wolfe Island’s crime and mystery festival cancelled

Vancouver journalists launch non-fiction publishing company, Nonvella

Indigo sponsors Regent Park literacy initiative

Linden MacIntyre announces retirement from CBC

National Business Book Award announces finalists

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