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Emma Donoghue donates over $100,000 in royalties

Emma Donoghue has raised over $100,000 for the San Francisco-based non-profit Room to Read – by donating her royalties from The Lotterys Plus One, the first book in her new middle-grade children's series. Room to Read ... Read More »

July 25, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Iain Reid, Emma Donoghue nominated for Shirley Jackson Awards

By Q&Q Staff

Three Canadian titles have been nominated for the 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards, which recognize achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. Iain Reid is shortlisted in the novel category for ... Read More »

May 10, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Video: Emma Donoghue’s The Lotterys Plus One trailer

By Dory Cerny

HarperCollins Canada is marking the publication of The Lotterys Plus One, Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue's first children's book, with a stylin' book trailer (featuring art by Lotterys illustrator Caroline Hadilaksono), and Quill & Quire gets ... Read More »

March 28, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Awards: Penguin Random House, women authors dominate Giller Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at an event in Toronto this morning. A jury of Canadian and international authors – Samantha Harvey‚ Jeet Heer‚ Lawrence Hill‚ Alan Warner‚ and Kathleen ... Read More »

September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Sneak Peek: Emma Donoghue’s forthcoming middle-grade title‚ The Lotterys Plus One

By Becky Robertson

Entertainment Weekly has revealed the cover and a first chapter excerpt from Room author Emma Donoghue's first book for young people‚ The Lotterys Plus One‚ forthcoming from HarperCollins Canada and Scholastic U.S. in March. The ... Read More »

September 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Emma Donoghue‚ Madeleine Thien‚ Jane Urquhart headline Whistler Writers Festival

By Becky Robertson

The Whistler Writers Festival has announced its the lineup for its 2016 edition‚ taking place at various locations across the B.C. city Oct. 13–16. Events include readings‚ speaker panels‚ workshops‚ music‚ and more. The first-ever Canadian awards ... Read More »

August 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Awards: Emma Donoghue wins 2016 Ireland Fund Literary prize

By Becky Robertson

Room novelist Emma Donoghue has been granted this year's AWB Vincent American Ireland Fund Literary Award, a $25,000 prize recognizing excellent literary achievement. Donoghue received the honour at Dublin's Mansion House on June 23, later donating the full prize to ... Read More »

June 27, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Brie Larson wins Oscar for film adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s Room

By Becky Robertson

Emma Donoghue's Room received more acclaim on Feb. 28 when Brie Larson, star of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning novel's film adaptation – for which Donoghue wrote the screenplay – ... Read More »

February 29, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Cover and excerpt released for Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder

By Becky Robertson

The cover has been released for the new novel by Room author Emma Donoghue. The Wonder, appearing from HarperCollins on Sept. 27, follows Anna, a young girl in 1850s rural Ireland, and Lib, the nurse ... Read More »

February 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Emma Donoghue nominated for best adapted screenplay Oscar

By Becky Robertson

Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue has been nominated for an Academy Award for her screenplay adaptation of her 2010 novel, Room. The film's star, Brie Larson, won a Golden Globe earlier this week for her performance. ... Read More »

January 14, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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Search Results by tag: Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue donates over $100,000 in royalties

Iain Reid, Emma Donoghue nominated for Shirley Jackson Awards

Video: Emma Donoghue’s The Lotterys Plus One trailer

Awards: Penguin Random House, women authors dominate Giller Prize shortlist

Sneak Peek: Emma Donoghue’s forthcoming middle-grade title‚ The Lotterys Plus One

Emma Donoghue‚ Madeleine Thien‚ Jane Urquhart headline Whistler Writers Festival

Awards: Emma Donoghue wins 2016 Ireland Fund Literary prize

Brie Larson wins Oscar for film adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s Room

Cover and excerpt released for Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder

Emma Donoghue nominated for best adapted screenplay Oscar

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