Two new monthly literary prizes, worth $1,000 each, have been announced by Toronto fundraising consultant Rahim Ladha.
Diversity driving sales in kidlit, says Book Summit keynote Zareen Jaffery
Zareen Jaffery, the keynote speaker at the Toronto publishing conference Book Summit, on her role as acquiring editor for Simon & Schuster’s Muslim children’s book imprint, Salaam Reads.
Distribution change: University of Calgary Press
Daily Deals: Jael Richardson to publish debut novel with HarperCollins
HarperCollins editorial director Jennifer Lambert has acquired Jael Richardson’s debut novel, Gutter Child.
Remembering David McFadden, 1940–2018
“I am happy,” wrote the poet David McFadden in a 2014 article for Toronto Life.
Daily Deals: U.K. rights acquired for Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Hungover
Q&A: Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt
On June 7, Billy-Ray Belcourt became the youngest recipient to take home the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Address change: Cormorant Books
Jennifer Craig wins Leacock Medal for Gone to Pot
Nelson, B.C.-based author Jennifer Craig has won the $15,000 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for Gone to Pot.
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