Tom Wayman wins 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize
The B.C.-based poet won the $10,000 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize for his collection Out of the Ordinary.
Lee Lai among authors shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
The winner of the $150,000 (U.S.) prize will be announced on June 2 at an event in Toronto.
Conundrum Press launches crowdfunding campaign to finance anniversary anthology
Nova Scotia-based graphic novel publisher Conundrum Press has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help finance the printing costs of a forthcoming anthology in the wake of budget cuts to the province’s publishing industry.
Literary agent Dean Cooke dies at 71
Cooke, who founded the agency that would become CookeMcDermid, worked in the Canadian publishing industry for more than 40 years.
Longlist announced for 2026 Leacock Medal for Humour
Three finalists for the annual $25,000 prize celebrating excellence in Canadian literary humour will be announced in May, with the winner to be named on June 20.
Personnel change: TouchWood Editions
Rights deal: Nan Forler
Distribution change: WaveMaker Press
Loghan Paylor wins 2026 CBC Canada Reads
The Cure for Drowning was named the winning title on April 16, the fourth and final day of the 2026 iteration of the annual battle of the books. The theme for this year’s debate was “one book to build bridges.”
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