by Julie Baldassi

McFadden wins Griffin Poetry Prize

Canadian poet David McFadden briefly took to the stage at last night's Griffin Poetry Prize gala to accept the $65,000 award “ the richest in the world for a single book of poetry “ for his latest ... Read More »

June 14, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Arthur Ellis Awards announced

By Julie Baldassi

At a gala dinner last evening, Giles Blunt was presented with the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis award for best novel for Until the Night (Random House Canada), beating out fellow crime fiction heavyweight ... Read More »

May 31, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Trillium Book Award finalists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The Trillium Book Award shortlists have been released for English- and French-language books, English-language poetry and French-language children's literature. English finalists: Tamara Faith Berger, Maidenhead (Coach House Books) Steven Heighton, The Dead Are More Visible ... Read More »

May 30, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Biblioasis author Mia Couto wins â‚¬100,000 CamÃµes Prize for Literature

By Julie Baldassi

The â‚¬100,000 CamÃµes Prize for Literature was awarded to the former Mozambican revolutionary and prolific Lusophone writer Mia Couto in Rio de Janeiro Monday night. The prize, awarded annually by the Portuguese FundaÃ§Ã£o Biblioteca Nacional ... Read More »

May 29, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon launches digital platform for fan fiction

By Julie Baldassi

Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds, a new digital publishing platform for fan fiction, touted as the first legal commercial platform of its kind. Despite the prevalence of online fan fiction, copyright laws make ... Read More »

May 22, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Atlantic Book Award winners announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of the Atlantic Book Awards were announced last night at a celebration hosted by CBC Radio's Louise Renault. The winners are: Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature Live to Tell, Lisa Harrington ... Read More »

May 17, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Kids Can Press celebrates 40 years with birthday bash

By Julie Baldassi

Kids Can Press is celebrating its 40th anniversary as one of Canada's children's book publishers with a party at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on Thursday, May 16. The celebration, which runs from 10 to 11 a.m., ... Read More »

May 2, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Olivia Chow memoir due out early next year

By Julie Baldassi

Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow announced Wednesday morning that she is set to pen a memoir, which will be published by HarperCollins Canada. The book will chronicle her life as a young Hong Kong transplant in ... Read More »

May 1, 2013 | Filed under: Deals, Industry news

Manitoba Book Awards announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of 12 Manitoba Book Awards were announced at a gala in Winnipeg last evening, with poet Méira Cook winning the $5,000 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award for her first novel, The ... Read More »

April 29, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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