The five writers shortlisted for the prize hail from different parts of the continent and their books differ widely in style and form, but each work contains important stories its author needed to tell.
Louise Dennys on her new role as publisher emerita
Louise Dennys would like to make one thing absolutely clear about her recent change in job title at her employer, Penguin Random House Canada: she is not retiring.
New kids’ series Ainara’s Bookshelf launches on TVOkids
The series, first launched on marbleKids’ YouTube channel on January 10, 2023, is hosted by 13-year-old co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer Ainara Alleyne of Hamilton, Ontario.
University of King’s College names inaugural director of writing and publishing
Gillian Turnbull has been named the inaugural director of writing and publishing at the University of King’s College in Halifax.
Toula Drimonis on her runaway success and Quebec’s politics of immigration
We, the Others: Allophones, Immigrants and Belonging in Canada (Linda Leith Publishing) chronicles Drimonis’s own family history and delves into the discrimination faced by Italians, Jews, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Sudanese and Syrians in the province.
Louise Dennys stepping down as executive publisher and executive vice-president of PRHC
Dennys will be moving into the new role of publisher emerita.
Children’s author Aubrey Davis remembered as a captivating storyteller
Children’s author and storyteller Aubrey Davis, who published four award-winning picture books with Kids Can Press, is being remembered as an exuberant and captivating storyteller.
2022 in memoriam: those we lost
Chimwemwe Undi named new Winnipeg poet laureate
Undi will take over from current poet laureate Duncan Mercredi and serve as the city’s poet laureate for 2023 and 2024.