Next summer, Jean E. Pendziwol will follow nearly two decades of kids’ writing with her first adult title, a departure that has drawn lots of attention. “I don’t see it so much as turning from ... Read More »
June 9, 2016
Canadian crowdsourced book translates modern terms into Cree. (The Guardian) Canadian golf writer Lorne Rubinstein co-writing Tiger Woods' memoir on 1997 Masters. (GalleyCat) Waterstones leaks news YouTube sensation Zoella will release third book in two years. ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
Goose Lane Editions publisher Susanne Alexander and acquiring editor Karen Pinchin have acquired a book on the infamous sexual assault investigation and subsequent trial of former CBC Radio Q host Jian Ghomeshi. Secret Life: The Jian ... Read More »
June 8, 2016
Vancouver-based poet Leah Horlick has won this year's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for emerging LGBT writers, the Writers' Trust of Canada announced. Horlick was recognized for her two poetry collections, Riot Lung (Thistledown Press) – shortlisted ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia announced the winners of this year's East Coast Literary Awards at a ceremony at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on June 4. The winners were selected by ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
Five books from Canadian authors and publishers have been shortlisted for this year's British Fantasy Awards, recognizing the best of the genre published in the U.K. Finalists in 13 categories were selected by separate juries ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
The Writers' Guild of Alberta honoured eight of the province's writers at the Alberta Literary Awards on June 4. From shortlists of 25 finalists in eight categories, culled from more than 200 submissions, the jury ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
The longlists for the 2016 Sunburst Awards for excellence in Canadian literature of the fantastic have been revealed, and familiar nominees like Andrew Pyper, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Margaret Atwood round out a list that includes ... Read More »
June 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
After 12 Canadian authors and publishers were shortlisted for this year's Lambda Literary Awards – the New York City–based prizes honouring the best LGBTQ books of the year – three titles from north of the ... Read More »
June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
Michael Crummey and Janet McNaughton were celebrated at a ceremony at St. John's Government House on June 6 as winners of this year's Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards, administered by the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland ... Read More »
June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
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