In total, eight awards and $175,000 will be given out for the best in Canadian children’s literature.
With school libraries closed and staff redeployed, students and teachers will suffer
The library is the hub of a school, vital to students’ academic and emotional growth, and a critical support to educators – especially during COVID-19.
New partnership agreement between ECW Press and Annick Press provides opportunities for both houses, say publishers Caron and Wilks
“I think both companies can be strengthened by this, but both companies will be exactly what they are today,” says Annick owner and publisher Rick Wilks.
Partnership between ECW and Annick Press involves ownership transition to ECW’s David Caron
Wattpad announces Spanish-language imprint with Spain’s Penguin Random House
The imprint, also dubbed Wattpad, will publish four titles in 2020.
TIFA’s Roland Gulliver and author David A. Robertson talk Reading is Magic Festival
The festival is inspired by Cressida Cowell’s children’s literature to-do list, and will feature Canadian author David A. Robertson.
HarperCollins puts out a call for unpublished BIPOC middle-grade books
Each submission will be read by an editorial committee and authors will receive feedback and potentially a publishing offer by December 15, 2020.
Inhabit Media to open a new bookstore in Toronto
The Inuit-owned publishing company will open a commercial space to sell its Inuktitut- and English-language books
Nominees announced for the inaugural Sheila Barry picture book award
Sydney Smith and Julie Flett are two of the 10 picture-book creators on the award shortlist
Ripple Foundation gets kids writing for kids
Through a contest, blog, and workshops, this charity teaches kids creative writing and then publish the best results