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Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

The City of Ottawa has honoured three of its authors with its annual literary awards, offering $7,500 in each of three categories for titles that are most evocative of the nation's capital. The prolific John ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

OLA announces 2018 Forest of Reading nominees

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Library Association has announced the nominees for the 2018 edition of its Forest of Reading initiative, which aims to promote recreational reading and raise the profile of Canadian authors and publishing houses. Each ... Read More »

October 16, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing, Libraries

Nino Ricci to headline Dunedin Literary Festival

By Becky Robertson

The Dunedin Literary Festival has announced the lineup for this year's event, taking place just west of Creemore, Ontario, on Sept. 9. Dubbed "Words in the Woods," the festival was inaugurated last fall by a group ... Read More »

August 28, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Ontario books-in-schools project funds publishers to create academic materials

By Becky Robertson

The government of Ontario has launched an initiative to get more Canadian literature into the province's schools as part of a culture strategy it released last July. The Canadian Books in Ontario Schools Fund, helmed by Tourism, Culture, ... Read More »

August 3, 2017 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Children's publishing

Michael Chabon to headline Kingston WritersFest international marquee event

By Becky Robertson

More than 65 authors are slated to be in attendance at this year's Kingston WritersFest, including a marquee event with Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon. The festival, which takes place Sept. 27–Oct. 1 at various ... Read More »

July 4, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Melanie Mah, Meaghan Strimas win 2017 Trillium Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Trillium Book Awards, administered by the Ontario Media and Development Corporation, were announced at a gala in Toronto on June 20. The annual prizes honour two English- and two French-language ... Read More »

June 21, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Bryan Prince Bookseller offers desk space to local writers

By Becky Robertson

Bryan Prince Bookseller has added a creative new facet to the Hamilton store's reading-room programming: rentable workspaces for local writers. What the store has dubbed "Write Time" offers authors and academics a quiet place to work. ... Read More »

April 26, 2017 | Filed under: Bookselling

Anne Michaels, Nino Ricci, Seth share stories of being Canadians in Ontario

By Sue Carter

A new Canadian sesquicentennial project collects written memories and images from prominent Ontarians about their experiences living in the province. 150 Stories, initiated by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant-governor of Ontario – who refers to herself ... Read More »

March 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Goderich, Ontario, to be transformed into Harry Potter world for October festival

By Becky Robertson

The town of Goderich, Ontario, located on Lake Huron, approximately 230 kilometres west of Toronto, is set to receive a Harry Potter makeover this fall for a fan festival inspired by the book series. Harry Potter ... Read More »

January 30, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Awards: King‚ Lee‚ Woodrow win 23rd annual Hamilton Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

Ontario authors James King‚ David Neil Lee‚ and Marnie Woodrow were the winners of this year's Hamilton Literary Awards, presented at a ceremony on the evening of Dec. 8. Woodrow's latest novel‚ Heyday (Tightrope Books)‚ which ... Read More »

December 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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