New Society Publishers loses co-founder Kip Plant, forms employee trust By: Becky Robertson July 22nd, 2015 1:18 pm Filed under: People Tags: Chris Plant, Judith Plant, Julie Radysh, Kip Plant, New Society Publishers
Anansi’s Sarah MacLachlan among publishers chosen for inaugural Scottish fellowship program By: Becky Robertson July 14th, 2015 2:56 pm Filed under: People Tags: Atria Publishing Group, Creative Scotland, fellowship program, HarperCollins, House of Anansi, House of Anansi Press, publishing fellowship, Publishing Scotland, Sarah MacLachlan, Scotland, Simon & Schuster
Peace and poetry power: Marvin Orbach’s incredible legacy By: Sue Carter June 8th, 2015 3:16 pm Filed under: Libraries, People Issue Date:June 2015 Tags: CanLit History, Marvin Orbach, Marvin Orbach Collection of Canadian Poetry, poetry, University of Calgary
How a retired Ottawa teacher became Diana Gabaldon’s Gaelic translation supervisor By: Sarah Kester June 1st, 2015 4:09 pm Filed under: People Tags: adaptations, Catherine MacGregor, Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Diana Gabaldon, Outlander, translations
Four Canadian kidlit publishers to participate in industry diversity survey By: Becky Robertson May 21st, 2015 4:02 pm Filed under: Industry News, People Tags: Annick Press, diversity, Diversity Baseline Survey, Groundwood Books, Lee & Low Books, Second Story Press, Tradewind Books
Home and away: the state of Prairie publishing By: Steven Beattie May 20th, 2015 1:44 pm Filed under: People, Writing Life Issue Date:May 2015 Tags: Connie Gault, dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Emma Hooper, Freehand Books, Kristjana Gunnars, prairie publishing, prairies, Thistledown Press
Ask the agony editor: on promoting your book vs. getting your face punched By: Brian Francis May 13th, 2015 11:40 am Filed under: People Tags: Ask the agony editor, book promotion, Brian Francis, self-promotion, social media
Derek McCormack’s The Show That Smells adapted as marionette theatre By: Sean Flinn May 12th, 2015 2:54 pm Filed under: People Tags: adaptation, Clawhammer, Derek McCormack, The Show That Smells, theatre
Q&A: Comics publisher Alexander Finbow on Renegade Arts Entertainment’s move to Canada By: Becky Robertson May 7th, 2015 10:57 am Filed under: Industry News, People Tags: Alexander Finbow, comics and graphica, graphica, Renegade, Renegade Arts Entertainment, TCAF, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, West Coast
French connections: how Canadian comics publishers are seeking out international talents By: Chris Randle May 5th, 2015 5:56 pm Filed under: Deals, People Issue Date:May 2015 Tags: Angoulême, Angoulême International Comics Festival, comics and graphica, graphica, graphica spotlight, translation