Search Results by tag: Ontario

ChiZine Publications expands Imaginarium anthology

ChiZine Publications, the Peterborough-based science-fiction/fantasy publisher, has announced some changes to its Imaginarium anthology‚ an annual collection of the press's best short-fiction and poetry. ChiZine is expanding the collection's length to include more work‚ beginning ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Brampton Library names One Book program shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The Brampton‚ Ontario, public library has announced the shortlist for its One Book Brampton honour‚ a celebration of reading that recognizes one Canadian title, voted on by the public from a list selected by local ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Libraries

Awards: Gary Barwin‚ Lawrence Hill among Hamilton literary award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Hamilton Arts Council has revealed the finalists for the Ontario city's 23rd annual literary awards. Winners will be announced Dec. 7 at Theatre Aquarius. Kerry Schooley Award (for capturing the spirit of the city) ... Read More »

November 2, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: A Different Booklist wins Premier’s Award for Excellence

By Becky Robertson

On Oct. 5, Toronto indie bookseller and culture hub A Different Booklist was honoured with a Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts‚ an annual provincial award, now in its 10th year‚ recognizing artists and arts ... Read More »

October 6, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Kevin Hardcastle and Soraya Peerbaye win Trillium Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

Toronto writers Kevin Hardcastle and Soraya Peerbaye were named the winners of this year's Trillium Book Awards on June 22, at a ceremony held at the Toronto Reference Library. Hardcastle was awarded the $20,000 fiction award ... Read More »

June 23, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Lynn Crosbie, Kevin Hardcastle, Karen Solie among Trillium finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Media Development Corporation has announced the shortlists for its Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium. The award recognizes titles by Ontario authors in two English- and two French-language categories. The main award, for novel, book ... Read More »

May 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Telling Tales donates $12,000 to local literacy organizations

By Becky Robertson

Telling Tales, a Hamilton-based organization that promotes and financially supports children's literature, has awarded funds to three literacy groups. Early Literacy Hamilton’s Read to Your Baby program received $5,200, the city’s Rotary Summer Literacy Program ... Read More »

November 25, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Shelagh Rogers’ multimedia Northwords project brings city-dwelling authors out of their comfort zone

By Matt Semansky

Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »

October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

By Cheri Hanson

Less than 24 hours into a September business trip to New York City, three people had already asked Iris Tupholme the same question: how could they land an invitation to the International Visitors (IV) Programme? ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Events

Q&A: Emily Pohl-Weary debuts new Toronto reading series

By Sue Carter

This morning, author Emily Pohl-Weary sent off a draft of her new manuscript, a YA novel titled Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl (to be published by Penguin Canada imprint Razorbill in 2013), just in time ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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