Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Writers’ fortunes

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Author Jack Batten won the $10,000 Norma Fleck Children’s Book Award in early September for The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat (Tundra Books).Jim Fleck presented the award, which was ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

The man with two hats

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For the last couple of years, I have enjoyed the pleasure of performing with the Katari Group, an amateur troupe of Japanese Canadian storytellers in Toronto. Our infrequent performances are the fruit of evening and ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

Taking flight

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It was advertised as a “tea,” and that’s just what Sharon Fitzhenry served up one sunny afternoon in late August at her firm’s Markham, Ontario, headquarters. The menu was simple: egg salad or cucumber sandwiches ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

The missing links

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fter years of neglect, Canada’s book trade has finally begun trying to improve the way it moves books from publishers to customers. The challenge over the next several months will be to find an approach ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Problems with trust

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David Bennett, an agent with the Transatlantic Literary Agency, is looking for a way to ensure that his clients are paid their royalties in full and on time – every time royalty payments come due.You ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Hamtaro-mania

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Hamtaro the hamster hit Canadian TVs this summer – and if it catches on, book sales related to the Japanese cartoon character could be all the rage by Christmas. The Hamtaro program was based on ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

Lost in translation?

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Guillaume Vigneault is tall and good-looking, with the charm of a young Hemingway, or of his father, the famed Quebec folk singer Gilles Vigneault. He’s written two successful novels in French; his second, Chercher le ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news