Joelene Heathcote’s poem “How the Dying Move to Water,” winner of Arc magazine’s 2001 Poem of the Year Contest, impressed Arc editor John Barton with its direct, confident language and its sincerity. “Her work is ... Read More »
She published her first poem at 18 – only two years ago. But Adrienne Ho, a second-year undergrad in Concordia University’s creative writing program, is already being pegged as a talent to watch. “I have ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
In his recent memoir, Getting Started, William Weintraub recounts the struggles some of his writer friends had establishing their careers in the 1950s. That his friends were Mavis Gallant, Brian Moore, and Mordecai Richler made ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
A rift has opened between the upper and lower tiers of our literary culture. Toronto-based commercial publishers now enjoy a clout, in terms of distribution, publicity budget, media attention, and consequently sales, many times that ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
You don’t have to work for long in the Canadian book business to realize that good statistics are hard to come by. Whether you’re a marketer trying to find out how well mysteries sell in ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
Call it a love letter to Canadian farming. In Farm Year, to be published next month by Groundwood Books, German immigrant Monika Popp celebrates life on a Prairie farm. But Popp didn’t live to see ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Events
Jane Urqhuart’s enthusiasm for a 1957 children’s novel has led to a new Tundra Books edition of the title. And the 50th anniversary of the Stratford Festival’s first season has given the rerelease a nice ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Authors
A group of American authors has launched a class-action suit against HarperCollins U.S., claiming that distribution deals between the parent company and its foreign divisions have shortchanged their royalty payments. But while most of the ... Read More »
Only four years ago the Ontario Library Association was struggling with a $250,000 deficit. But at the OLA’s annual Super Conference in early February, the organization showed a much healthier bottom line – and a ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
After a hiatus last fall, Toronto’s Gutter Press will resume publishing this spring. But while publisher Sam Hiyate says the company’s recent cash-flow problems have eased, Gutter’s operations will remain small in scale.In May Gutter ... Read More »
January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Events
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