by Cassandra Drudi

Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia launches residency program

The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is launching a new residency program for writers on the shores of the Minas Basin. The Jampolis Cottage Residency Program in Avonport, Nova Scotia, will be offered as four-week ... Read More »

February 1, 2023

Greystone Books appoints U.K. head

By Cassandra Drudi

Greystone Books has named a head of its operations in the U.K. Greystone CEO and founding publisher Rob Sanders announced the appointment of Andrew Furlow as head of Greystone Books UK. The appointment is effective ... Read More »

February 1, 2023

Jack Illingworth named new executive director of ACP

By Cassandra Drudi

The Association of Canadian Publishers has named a new executive director. Jack Illingworth, who currently works as literature officer at the Ontario Arts Council, will join the ACP on March 1. Illingworth's move marks a ... Read More »

January 30, 2023

Writers’ Trust announces 2023 Berton House residents

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust has announced the three writers who will spend two months each in Dawson City, Yukon, at Pierre Berton's childhood home for the 2023 Berton House Writers' Residency Program. Residents receive a stipend ... Read More »

January 30, 2023

Personnel change: University of Regina Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Dr. Rachel Freedman Stapleton joined the University of Regina Press in January as a senior acquisitions editor to support the press’s scholarly and trade lists. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University ... Read More »

January 30, 2023

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Myra Enriquez will be joining the Penguin Random House Canada performance marketing team as marketing analyst on a 12-month contract, reporting to Kara Savoy. Graciela Patron Colin has joined the marketing and publicity team as publicist, young readers, ... Read More »

January 27, 2023

Agony Editor: Engage with social media based on your own feelings, not external pressures

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, With the recent controversies around Twitter, I’m thinking this is a good time to shut down my account. I’ve been on the platform for about 10 years to maintain my profile as ... Read More »

January 24, 2023

Rights Deals: Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Jason Schreurs + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Seven Stories/Triangle Square’s Ruth Weiner has acquired world rights to Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware’s Abolition is Love, with illustrations by Alannah Fricker. The picture book is described as the story of a child who, through interaction and conflict ... Read More »

January 19, 2023

Spare drives sales burst for Canadian indie booksellers

By Cassandra Drudi

Much ink has been spilled about Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare. With the book’s widespread availability, $47 price tag, and accidental early Spanish release that spilled some of the more salacious details in advance of its ... Read More »

January 18, 2023

2023 Spring Preview: Nonfiction, Part one

By Cassandra Drudi

Moving the Museum: Indigenous + Canadian Art at the AGO Wanda Nanibush and Georgiana Uhlyarik, eds. Goose Lane Editions, Jan. Edited by the Art Gallery of Ontario’s curators of Indigenous and Canadian art, Moving the ... Read More »

January 18, 2023

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Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia launches residency program

Greystone Books appoints U.K. head

Jack Illingworth named new executive director of ACP

Writers’ Trust announces 2023 Berton House residents

Personnel change: University of Regina Press

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Agony Editor: Engage with social media based on your own feelings, not external pressures

Rights Deals: Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Jason Schreurs + eight more

Spare drives sales burst for Canadian indie booksellers

2023 Spring Preview: Nonfiction, Part one

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