Dutton executive editor Maya Ziv has acquired U.S. rights to Toronto-area novelist and journalist Karma Brown’s Recipe for a Perfect… Read More »
Laval University and Copibec settle $4m copyright suit
Quebec-based licensing collective Copibec has come to an out-of-court agreement with Laval University over its long-standing class action copyright infringement suit.
How mainstream can queer lit get? Canada’s Ogilvie-nominated LGBTQ writers reflect
In the past, queer fiction was so niche that our most beloved authors were largely unknown to straight readers. The tide is changing.
This week in CanKidLit: awards, residencies, and an Indigenous peoples atlas from Canadian Geographic
The latest news and awards from and for Canadian children’s publishers.
Omar El Akkad among winners of $10,000 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Omar El Akkad, Maria Qamar, and Sheena Kamal were named the winners of the third annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes.
Diane Schoemperlen honoured with $50,000 Canada Council Molson Prize
Kingston, Ontario–based writer Diane Schoemperlen has been awarded the $50,000 Canada Council for the Arts’ Molson Prize.
Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Wendy McLeod MacKnight introduces the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to middle-grade readers
Wendy McLeod MacKnight’s second book, The Frame-Up, takes a magical premise – that the subjects in paintings are secretly alive in a world behind their frames – and turns it into an utterly charming page-turner for young readers.
National Business Book Award welcome new sponsors
Personnel change: HarperCollins
HarperCollins senior editor Kate Cassaday has been promoted to executive editor, effective June 25. Cassaday, who has been with HarperCollins… Read More »
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