by Sarah Kester

Teva Harrison on her new gallery exhibit and how her graphic memoir continues to evolve

When it comes to creating art, Teva Harrison believes idea dictates form. As an artist whose experience ranges from stop-motion animation to painting to comics, she says it’s the unconventional form of her latest project ... Read More »

November 30, 2017

Two Wolves Press hopes to provide mentorship, publish new voices

By Sarah Kester

When Alexandra Leggat's brother Graham died several years ago, one of the items he left her was the original manuscript to his science-fiction novel. When the book originally was released, he was left unhappy with several editorial changes. ... Read More »

May 16, 2016

Kids’ CBC adapting Margaret Atwood’s Wandering Wenda

By Sarah Kester

Margaret Atwood's alliterative Wenda will be wandering to television screens in winter 2017, Kids' CBC has announced. The animated series from Breakthrough Entertainment, inspired by Atwood's children's book The Wide World of Wandering Wenda, began ... Read More »

May 10, 2016 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Awards: Writers’ Union of Canada announces Danuta Gleed shortlist

By Sarah Kester

The Writers' Union of Canada has announced the shortlist for the 2015 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, recognizing the first collection of short fiction by an English-language Canadian author. The winner will receive a cash prize ... Read More »

May 10, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Inaugural FOLD festival attracts 500 attendees, awarded Ontario Trillium funding

By Sarah Kester

The inaugural Festival of Literary Diversity kicked off on a high note May 6, with an announcement that the Ontario Trillium Foundation had granted the Brampton, Ontario, event $38,500 over the next 12 months. FOLD ... Read More »

May 9, 2016

Personnel changes: Simon & Schuster Canada

By Sarah Kester

Simon & Schuster Canada has promoted Amy Prentice and Rita Silva each to the position of senior publicist. Shara Alexa ... Read More »

May 9, 2016

Agency Change: New Jewish Press

By Sarah Kester

Ampersand Inc. will represent New Jewish Press, the inaugural publishing program of ... Read More »

May 9, 2016

Toronto Public Library reaches tentative agreement with union

By Sarah Kester

Toronto Public Library branches remained open on May 2 after a looming strike threatened them with closure. Contract negotiations between the Toronto Public Library Board and the Toronto Public Library Workers Union Local 4948 reached a ... Read More »

May 3, 2016 | Filed under: Libraries

Invisible Publishing partners with Prince Edward County’s Books & Company

By Sarah Kester

Invisible Publishing is hoping to be anything but. The not-for-profit independent press, which originated in Halifax and is now based in Ontario, is partnering with Books & Company, moving into the Prince Edward County bookstore’s ... Read More »

April 20, 2016

Book-launch venue hop: Toronto’s Monarch Tavern

By Sarah Kester

Toronto’s Monarch Tavern was once frequented by organized crime. Today, it’s home to nothing more sinister than a poetry reading The Monarch Tavern, hidden on a residential street in Toronto’s Little Italy, is one of ... Read More »

January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

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