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Munro and Longley take home 2015 Griffins

Jane Munro is the winner of the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for her most recent collection, Blue Sonoma. Munro, who has been publishing poetry in Canada since the 1980s, says the win “gives me a ... Read More »

June 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Poet Ann Shin wins Wordfest’s Anne Green Award

By Sue Carter

Toronto poet Ann Shin has won the Anne Green Award for her collection, The Family China (Brick Books). Named after the founding director of Calgary's Wordfest, the multidisciplinary award honours artistic works that "explore and ... Read More »

September 12, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Publishers offering discounts to Calgary flood victims

By Julie Baldassi

As the Calgary Stampede wrapped up this weekend, residents and business owners were still dealing with the aftermath of damage and destruction caused by flooding late June. On June 26, Q&Q reported that Pages on Kensington ... Read More »

July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Q&A: Poet Ann Shin on her new collection (and smashing china)

By Sue Carter

It's been a busy month for Toronto poet and filmmaker Ann Shin. In early May she premiered her latest documentary, The Defector: Escape from North Korea, at the Hot Docs film festival. On Wednesday night ... Read More »

May 27, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

League of Canadian Poets announces 2013 shortlists

By Julie Baldassi

The League of Canadian Poets announced the shortlists for its three annual awards earlier this week. In addition to the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award Shortlist for the best first book and the Pat Lowther Memorial ... Read More »

April 5, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Richards, Thurston, Goyette win Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Awards

By Sue Carter

New Brunswick author David Adams Richards was the big winner at this year's Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Awards, which were presented Oct. 12 at a ceremony in Halifax. Richards received the $20,000 Thomas Head ... Read More »

October 15, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Linda Besner on organizing the Fish Quill Poetry Boat Tour

By Natalie Samson

For the third year in a row, Linda Besner and Leigh Kotsilidis will lead a group of poets and one musician on a canoe tour down the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. The lineup for ... Read More »

August 7, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Book links roundup: Jennifer Egan’s writing life, Brick Books redesigns website, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Jennifer Egan talks to Paper Mag about her Pulitzer Prize, writing, and her awful temp jobs Brick Books launches new website Russell Smith finds this year's lack of a Pulitzer Prize for fiction no big deal Leo McKay ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

2011 ReLit longlist revealed

By Sue Carter

The very long list of nominees for the 2011 ReLit Awards, which celebrates novels, poetry, and short fiction titles published by Canadian independent presses, has been announced. ECW Press leads this year's longlist with nine ... Read More »

August 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Brick nominated for UTNE Reader Independent Press Award

By Steven W. Beattie

Despite cuts to the Canadian Periodical Fund that have hit literary journals and magazines particularly hard, small-run Canadian literary publications continue to garner attention and accolades, both here and abroad. Case in point: Brick magazine, ... Read More »

April 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Brick Books

Munro and Longley take home 2015 Griffins

Poet Ann Shin wins Wordfest’s Anne Green Award

Publishers offering discounts to Calgary flood victims

Q&A: Poet Ann Shin on her new collection (and smashing china)

League of Canadian Poets announces 2013 shortlists

Richards, Thurston, Goyette win Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Awards

Q&A: Linda Besner on organizing the Fish Quill Poetry Boat Tour

Book links roundup: Jennifer Egan’s writing life, Brick Books redesigns website, and more

2011 ReLit longlist revealed

Brick nominated for UTNE Reader Independent Press Award

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