Penguin Canada’s editorial department, already in a state of flux, now has another position to fill. President Ed Carson says that outgoing senior editor Michael Schellenberg – who is leaving this month for the same ... Read More »

A Quebec survey on authors’ incomes has raised familiar questions about the viability of writing as a full-time job.Among responding writers who spend 25% or less of their time on writing-related activities, a third make ... Read More »

Go global, says Donner-winning title – John F. Helliwell, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, has won this year’s Donner Prize. Helliwell’s book Globalization and Well-Being (UBC Press) took the $25,000 award ... Read More »

It may not be selling on a par with last year’s winner, but sales for Next Episode – almost nonexistent before last November – rose significantly after the title won CBC Radio’s Canada Reads competition ... Read More »

Lobster Press has extended its creditor protection until early June, and is still preparing a debt-repayment proposal to present to creditors. The Montreal children’s publisher had originally filed for 30-day protection in March, but received ... Read More »

Clarke wins again – Toronto author Austin Clarke has added another major award to his shelf. Last week Clarke’s 2002 novel The Polished Hoe (Thomas Allen Publishers) won the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the best ... Read More »

Statistics Canada’s much-delayed Survey of Book Publishers and Exclusive Agents for 2000-2001 has missed another deadline. At one point scheduled for release this month, the survey has been pushed back at least another month to ... Read More »

A Winnipeg-based organization is looking to encourage writing on Ukrainian-Canadian subjects with a new book award worth $25,000.The Kobzar Literary Award will be presented every two years for a Canadian-authored book on a Ukrainian-Canadian theme. ... Read More »