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Book Links: Crowdsourced book gives Cree 2016 treatment; Canadian Lorne Rubenstein to co-write Tiger Woods memoir; Waterstones leaks news of third Zoella book

By Becky Robertson

Canadian crowdsourced book translates modern terms into Cree. (The Guardian) Canadian golf writer Lorne Rubinstein co-writing Tiger Woods' memoir on 1997 Masters. (GalleyCat) Waterstones leaks news YouTube sensation Zoella will release third book in two years. ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Leah Horlick wins Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize

By Becky Robertson

Vancouver-based poet Leah Horlick has won this year's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for emerging LGBT writers, the Writers' Trust of Canada announced. Horlick was recognized for her two poetry collections, Riot Lung (Thistledown Press) – shortlisted ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: R.W. Gray, Sue Goyette, Gary L. Saunders win 2016 East Coast Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia announced the winners of this year's East Coast Literary Awards at a ceremony at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on June 4. The winners were selected by ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Silvia Moreno-Garcia, ChiZine among Canadian finalists for 2016 British Fantasy Awards

By Becky Robertson

Five books from Canadian authors and publishers have been shortlisted for this year's British Fantasy Awards, recognizing the best of the genre published in the U.K. Finalists in 13 categories were selected by separate juries ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Greg Hollingshead, Marilyn Dumont, Andrew Nikiforuk among Alberta Literary Awards winners

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Guild of Alberta honoured eight of the province's writers at the Alberta Literary Awards on June 4. From shortlists of 25 finalists in eight categories, culled from more than 200 submissions, the jury ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Atwood, Alexis, O’Neill among Sunburst nominees

By Becky Robertson

The longlists for the 2016 Sunburst Awards for excellence in Canadian literature of the fantastic have been revealed, and familiar nominees like Andrew Pyper, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Margaret Atwood round out a list that includes ... Read More »

June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Three Canadians win Lambda Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

After 12 Canadian authors and publishers were shortlisted for this year's Lambda Literary Awards – the New York City–based prizes honouring the best LGBTQ books of the year – three titles from north of the ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Michael Crummey and Janet McNaughton win 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

Michael Crummey and Janet McNaughton were celebrated at a ceremony at St. John's Government House on June 6 as winners of this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards, administered by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Penguin ad offends Russians; a Rotten Tomatoes for books; print comics thriving

By Becky Robertson

LitHub launches "Rotten Tomatoes for books." (LitHub) X-rays reveal "hidden medieval library" in the spines of early printed books. (The Smithsonian) The rediscovery of 19th-century novelist Sarah E. Farro has changed what we know about the black ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Literary event listings: June 6–12, 2016

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Bloomsday Montreal June 12–16 Montreal is the only Canadian city to annually celebrate Bloomsday – June 16, the day in 1904 when Leopold Bloom took his walk around Dublin as depicted in James ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Events

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