by Ryan Porter

New agency 5 Otter Literary launches in Toronto

5 Otter Literary, a new literary agency, has launched in Toronto. The agency, founded by partners Olga Filina, Ali McDonald, and Cassandra Rogers, is open to submissions across all genres, categories, and formats. They previously ... Read More »

January 21, 2021

How Canadian publishing is rallying to cut shipping costs by 95 per cent

By Ryan Porter

Two words that make the hearts of virtual book browsers skip a beat: free shipping. That prospect could become a reality as publishing advocates lobby Canada Post and Canadian Heritage to cut national booksellers and ... Read More »

January 21, 2021

FOLD announces Eden Robinson for second virtual festival

By Ryan Porter

To kick off the 100-day countdown until the sixth annual Festival of Literary Diversity, the beloved Brampton, Ontario, event announced the first of a record 60 authors who will speak at this year’s festival: Eden ... Read More »

January 21, 2021

Emerging writers of any age will be eligible for 2021 Bronwen Wallace

By Ryan Porter

In response to feedback from the publishing industry, the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers will now accept poetry and short-fiction submissions from writers of all ages. The two $10,000 ... Read More »

January 20, 2021

Wattpad sold to South Korea’s Naver

By Ryan Porter

Canadian start-up Wattpad has been sold to South Korean conglomerate Naver in a $600 million (U.S.) cash and stock deal. The deal was completed on Tuesday. The content company, best known for its digital reading ... Read More »

January 20, 2021

Zalika Reid-Benta to chair 2021 Giller jury

By Ryan Porter

What the 2021 literary awards calendar will look like is anybody’s guess, but the Scotiabank Giller Prize is pressing forward, announcing a jury of five fiction writers. The jury, chaired by Zalika Reid-Benta, is comprised ... Read More »

January 19, 2021

Audible “just getting started” on commissioning projects by Canada’s literary community

By Ryan Porter

In 2019, Audible invited writer Catherine Hernandez to attend the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala as their guest. Seated alongside literary influencers such as Amanda Leduc and Casey Plett, Hernandez went long on one of her ... Read More »

January 14, 2021

Top Hat acquires third publisher in nine months

By Ryan Porter

Top Hat, the Toronto-based digital courseware platform, has expanded its library of titles for the third time since spring, acquiring Dallas, Texas, post-secondary publisher Fountainhead Press. The acquisition brings 500 new titles onto the platform ... Read More »

January 13, 2021

ReLit Awards launches literary journal, teen mentorship under new executive director

By Ryan Porter

After 20 years, St. John’s novelist Kenneth J. Harvey has announced a new executive director for the ReLit Awards: his daughter, Katherine Alexandra Harvey. The award acknowledges the best novels, poetry, and short fiction published ... Read More »

January 7, 2021

CBC announces 20th anniversary Canada Reads longlist

By Ryan Porter

The longlist has been announced for Canada Reads, the annual CanLit face-off organized by the CBC. The 15-title longlist will be winnowed down to a shortlist on Jan. 14. The panelists for this year’s competition ... Read More »

January 6, 2021

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New agency 5 Otter Literary launches in Toronto

How Canadian publishing is rallying to cut shipping costs by 95 per cent

FOLD announces Eden Robinson for second virtual festival

Emerging writers of any age will be eligible for 2021 Bronwen Wallace

Wattpad sold to South Korea’s Naver

Zalika Reid-Benta to chair 2021 Giller jury

Audible “just getting started” on commissioning projects by Canada’s literary community

Top Hat acquires third publisher in nine months

ReLit Awards launches literary journal, teen mentorship under new executive director

CBC announces 20th anniversary Canada Reads longlist

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