by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press

Jesmine Cham has joined Arsenal Pulp Press as its new assistant editor. A graduate of SFU’s Master of Publishing program, they have provided editorial and marketing support to Geist magazine, Greystone Books, and Quietly. They have also copy edited ... Read More »

February 14, 2023

Longlist announced for 2022 Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council has announced the six books longlisted for the 2022 BMO Winterset Award. The $12,500 annual award celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing across all genres. This year, 40 ... Read More »

February 10, 2023

Rights Deals: Elaine Dewar, Chris Hadfield + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Biblioasis publisher Dan Wells has acquired world rights to Elaine Dewar’s Growing Up Oblivious in Mississippi North. The nonfiction book is described as an investigation of the mechanics of purposeful oblivion, Canadian-style, by exploring the ... Read More »

February 9, 2023

Event in support of Dawn Dumont to feature writers such as Eden Robinson, Richard Van Camp

By Cassandra Drudi

A group of writers are hoping that a free virtual event will rouse further support for writer Dawn Dumont and lead to the charges against her being dropped. Dumont, a writer whose most recent novel ... Read More »

February 9, 2023

Carolyn Whitzman

By Cassandra Drudi

In Clara at the Door with a Revolver, Carolyn Whitzman re-examines the historical record of a sensational crime and the life of the woman accused of murder

February 8, 2023

$40k Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant open for submissions

By Cassandra Drudi

The eighth annual $40,000 (U.S.) Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant is now open to submissions from writers hoping to be selected as one of up to 10 winners of this year's grant. The grant was launched ... Read More »

February 8, 2023

Rights Deals: Elaine McCluskey, Arjun Basu + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Goose Lane Editions fiction editor Bethany Gibson has acquired world rights to Elaine McCluskey’s The Gift Child. The novel is described as a poignant, gritty, humorous work that tells the story of Harriett Swim, who ... Read More »

February 8, 2023

Personnel changes: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

At Transatlantic Agency, literary agent assistants Noelle Falcis Math and Alexandra D'Amico have been promoted to the role of associate agent. As associate literary agents they have begun to build their own client lists while ... Read More »

February 6, 2023

Rights Deals: Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Keith Merith + 13 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Douglas & McIntyre’s Anna Comfort O’Keeffe has acquired North American English rights to Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio’s Reuniting with Strangers: A Novel Told in Stories. The debut collection is described as being told through linked perspectives from ... Read More »

February 2, 2023