by Becky Robertson

Leméac Editeur acquires French rights to Michael Crummey’s Sweetland

North American French-language rights to Michael Crummey’s 2014 novel Sweetland, about the sole remaining inhabitant of a remote Newfoundland island who refuses to leave his home and memories behind, have been sold to Leméac Editeur ... Read More »

June 8, 2015

HarperCollins Canada acquires debut memoir by First Nations activist Caleb Behn

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins Canada editorial director of non-fiction Jim Gifford has acquired Canadian English-language rights to a debut book by First Nations lawyer and activist Caleb Behn, the star of the 2015 Hot Docs Film Festival documentary ... Read More »

June 8, 2015

2015 East Coast Literary Awards winners announced

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia has revealed the winners of this year's East Coast Literary Awards. The $25,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award went to Darren Greer for his third novel Just Beneath My ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has named Vancouver author Alex Leslie winner of this year's $4,000 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers. Leslie was chosen by a jury comprising fellow writers Nancy Jo Cullen, ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Wayson Choy receives 2015 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award

By Becky Robertson

Chinese-Canadian author Wayson Choy has been named winner of this year's George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding long-time contributions to B.C. literature. The author was raised in Vancouver's Chinatown during the 1940s, and was ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Ann-Marie MacDonald shortlisted for 2016 Neustadt Prize

By Becky Robertson

Montreal author Ann-Marie MacDonald has been named a finalist for "America's Nobel Prize," the biennial Neustadt International Prize for Literature. MacDonald is the sole Canadian among nine authors shortlisted for their ongoing literary achievements. The ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Burning Man to celebrate writing with giant typewriter, Guantanamo Diary optioned for film while author remains imprisoned, and more

By Becky Robertson

Burning Man Festival to feature giant typewriter installation Mohamedou Ould Slahi remains incarcerated while his Guantanamo Diary is slated for film adaptation One of approximately eight existing proof copies of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar ... Read More »

June 8, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Writers’ Union of Canada survey reveals women writers earn 45 per cent less than men

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Union of Canada has released the results of its most recent income survey of the country's writers. Called Devaluing Creators, Endangering Creativity: Doing More and Making Less - Writers' Incomes Today, the survey's ... Read More »

May 29, 2015

Margaret Atwood, C.C. Humphreys among 2015 Arthur Ellis Award winners

By Becky Robertson

The Crime Writers of Canada announced the winners of this year's Arthur Ellis Awards for Crime Writing tonight at their annual banquet, held at Toronto's Arts and Letters Club. The awards were judged by a ... Read More »

May 29, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Last word: Carol Bruneau on Rodin’s apprentice, Camille Claudel

By Becky Robertson

In France, Rodin's apprentice Camille Claudel is legendary, so why isn't she more well known here, asks Carol Bruneau Camille Claudel first crossed my radar a decade ago, on a class visit to a ... Read More »

May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

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Leméac Editeur acquires French rights to Michael Crummey’s Sweetland

HarperCollins Canada acquires debut memoir by First Nations activist Caleb Behn

2015 East Coast Literary Awards winners announced

Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers

Wayson Choy receives 2015 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award

Ann-Marie MacDonald shortlisted for 2016 Neustadt Prize

Burning Man to celebrate writing with giant typewriter, Guantanamo Diary optioned for film while author remains imprisoned, and more

Writers’ Union of Canada survey reveals women writers earn 45 per cent less than men

Margaret Atwood, C.C. Humphreys among 2015 Arthur Ellis Award winners

Last word: Carol Bruneau on Rodin’s apprentice, Camille Claudel

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