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Joseph Heath wins $50,000 Donner Prize

Joseph Heath is the winner of the 2020 Donner Prize for his book, The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State (Oxford University Press). The $50,000 prize celebrates Canadian public policy writing. In ... Read More »

May 19, 2021

Rights Deals: Foreign rights for Leslie Kern and Erin Steuter

By Cassandra Drudi

Shanghai People’s Publishing House has acquired Chinese rights to Leslie Kern’s Feminist City. The nonfiction book is described as a collection of essays that combine memoir, theory, pop culture, and geography and invite the reader ... Read More »

May 17, 2021

Distribution changes: LitDistCo

By Cassandra Drudi

LitDistCo has a number of distribution changes to announce. LitDistCo will be taking on distribution of Renaissance Press as of ... Read More »

May 17, 2021

Rights Deals: Yasuko Thanh, Tamar Glouberman + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Penguin Canada's publisher Nicole Winstanley has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Yasuko Thanh’s To the Bridge. The novel is described as the story of a woman whose teenage daughter has attempted suicide. Publication is expected ... Read More »

May 13, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Karen Ma has joined the Indigo sales team at Penguin Random House Canada in the role of sales manager. Previously, she was in sales at HarperCollins Canada. Ma will report to director, Indigo sales, Jenna Simpson. ... Read More »

May 12, 2021

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Elizabeth Bennett, a senior agent at the Transatlantic Agency, has been made partner. Bennett, primarily a children’s and YA agent, represents a balanced list of talented picture book, graphic novel, middle grade, and YA authors ... Read More »

May 12, 2021

Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Jaiden Dembo has joined Arsenal Pulp Press as marketing and publicity manager effective May 1. Previously, Dembo worked with Vancouver Writers Fest, in the publishing program at Simon Fraser University, and as a freelance editor. ... Read More »

May 10, 2021

Rights Deals: Josiah Neufeld, Amy Stuart, and Michal Majernik

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi’s Michelle MacAleese has acquired world rights to Josiah Neufeld’s The Temple at the End of the Universe. The nonfiction book is described as literary journalism that explores how widespread ecological crisis is ... Read More »

May 10, 2021

Doug Wright award winners announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the Doug Wright Awards have been announced. More than 200 viewers tuned in to the livestream of the virtual awards ceremony over the weekend. Filmmaker Don McKellar hosted the event. The winners ... Read More »

May 10, 2021

How Canadian libraries are supporting their communities’ health and wellness

By Cassandra Drudi

Before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered libraries across the country in March 2020, the Calgary Public Library was working toward launching a new program: a community wellness desk that would offer free support for mental health ... Read More »

May 10, 2021

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Quill and Quire

Joseph Heath wins $50,000 Donner Prize

Rights Deals: Foreign rights for Leslie Kern and Erin Steuter

Distribution changes: LitDistCo

Rights Deals: Yasuko Thanh, Tamar Glouberman + three more

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press

Rights Deals: Josiah Neufeld, Amy Stuart, and Michal Majernik

Doug Wright award winners announced

How Canadian libraries are supporting their communities’ health and wellness

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