Lee Maracle has been announced as the recipient of the $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize.
Lee Maracle to receive $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize
September 19, 2018 at 12:23pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Elizabeth Hay, Terese Marie Mailhot, Lindsay Wong among Weston Prize finalists
Memoirs inspired by family dominate the list of finalists for the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction.
September 19, 2018 at 06:00am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Septuagenarian Queen’s Park protester and author Ester Reiter “one of the best storytellers I know”
Between the Lines managing editor Amanda Crocker says working with Reiter was never boring.
September 17, 2018 at 05:09pm | Filed under: People
NeWest’s Douglas Barbour, Frontenac’s David and Rose Scollard honoured at Alberta Publishing Awards
The winners of the Alberta Book Publishing Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Calgary on Sept. 14.
September 17, 2018 at 04:55pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Winners announced for Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
The winners of the fourth annual Canadian Jewish Literary Awards have been announced.
September 17, 2018 at 04:10pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Graphic designer Ingrid Paulson is reimagining classic novels for the 21st century
Toronto graphic designer Ingrid Paulson is publishing classic novels in brilliant colours and with spare design elements, channelling a modern European aesthetic.
September 17, 2018 at 03:54pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Agony Editor: Blaming writing-career failures on your marriage will rightfully land you in the doghouse
Being in a relationship means sharing the load. That doesn’t mean laying down your dreams to die.
September 17, 2018 at 02:56pm | Filed under: Opinion
Giller longlist features first-timers Joshua Whitehead, Sheila Heti, Tanya Tagaq, up against previous winner Esi Edugyan
The Scotiabank Giller Prize may be turning 25 this year, but judging from this year’s 12-title longlist, the $100,000 award is still full of surprises.
September 17, 2018 at 10:05am | Filed under: Awards
Daily Deals: S&S acquires new S. J. Maher thriller
September 14, 2018 at 04:30pm | Filed under: Deals
Naomi Klein named Rutgers’ inaugural Gloria Steinem chair
Bestselling author Naomi Klein has been named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey.
September 13, 2018 at 05:16pm | Filed under: People
Personnel changes: Greystone Books
September 13, 2018 at 05:12pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Daily Deals: Tundra to publish Lauren Soloy’s picture book featuring Emily Carr as a child
September 13, 2018 at 03:22pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Q&A: Canisia Lubrin speaks to Dionne Brand about her two new books, The Blue Clerk and Theory
Dionne Brand, one of the country’s most respected and beloved writers, returns this fall with two books: The Blue Clerk and Theory.
September 13, 2018 at 02:12pm | Filed under: People, Writing Life
Personnel Change: Wattpad announces Deanna McFadden in newly created role of publishing director
Toronto-based Wattpad has announced Deanna McFadden in the newly created role of publishing director for the company’s original content arm,… Read More »
September 13, 2018 at 01:15pm | Filed under: Personnel changes
Word Vancouver to champion diversity, says interim director Bonnie Nish
Word Vancouver will proceed for a 24th year with interim director Bonnie Nish saying the 2018 literary festival will celebrate the diversity of Vancouver’s writing community.
September 13, 2018 at 11:18am | Filed under: Industry News
The Writers’ Trust of Canada announces Journey Prize finalists
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the $10,000 McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.
September 12, 2018 at 06:00am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Merve Emre: working on a book about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator helped illuminate the test’s seduction
“I discovered that the more Myers-Briggs Type Indicator questions I read, the harder it became to resist answering.”
September 10, 2018 at 05:00pm | Filed under: Opinion
Ten years of Telling Tales
A crowd and author favourite, the day-long, outdoor children’s book festival takes place at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockford, Ont., on Sept. 16.
September 10, 2018 at 04:58pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Friends and colleagues recall the joy and accomplishments of Priscila Uppal
The poet and essayist Canisia Lubrin expresses Uppal’s influence succinctly: “Priscilla Uppal saved me.”
September 10, 2018 at 01:32pm | Filed under: People
Brampton Library eliminates overdue fines for kids’ materials
The Brampton Library Board is hoping to encourage visits from young readers by eliminating overdue fines on the majority of children’s materials borrowed from across the city’s seven branches.
September 10, 2018 at 01:20pm | Filed under: Libraries
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