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Deals: D&M acquire Ice Pilots book, Ava Lee film and TV rights sold, and more

Trena White, acquiring editor of non-fiction at Douglas & McIntyre, has purchased world rights to the tie-in book for the TV documentary series Ice Pilots NWT. Written by Michael Vlessides, The Ice Pilots: Flying with ... Read More »

May 31, 2011

Association of Canadian Publishers honours 12 trailblazing women

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The Association of Canadian Publishers has named not one, but a dozen women “pioneers” for this year’s President’s Award. According to ACP president Margie Wolfe, the award, which recognizes people who have “made substantial long-term ... Read More »

May 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Distribution change: Leisure Arts

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Effective immediately, Thomas Allen & Son will be the Canadian distributor for Arkansas-based Leisure Arts, previously distributed by ... Read More »

May 31, 2011

Gail Winskill launches new kidlit venture Pajama Press

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After a brief run as publisher of Dancing Cat Books, the kidlit imprint founded last year by Cormorant Books, children’s publishing veteran Gail Winskill has launched Pajama Press, a new venture that includes many familiar ... Read More »

May 30, 2011

Dundurn to handle sales and marketing for Blue Butterfly

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Effective June 1, Dundurn Press will take over sales, publicity, and marketing for Blue Butterfly Books, currently handled by Cormorant Books. ... Read More »

May 30, 2011

Freelance advocate Heather Robertson receives Graeme Gibson Award

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Author Heather Robertson was presented with the Graeme Gibson Award at The Writers’ Union AGM on May 28. It is only the third time the honour, awarded for “varied and remarkable contributions to improve the ... Read More »

May 30, 2011

Billie Livingston wins Danuta Gleed award for short fiction

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Vancouver writer Billie Livingston has won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for Greedy Little Eyes (Vintage Canada). Livingston was awarded the $10,000 prize, given to the best first collection of short fiction by a Canadian ... Read More »

May 30, 2011

Emma Donoghue, Ken Sparling nominated for Trillium Book Award

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The shortlist for the Trillium Book Award, which recognizes excellence and supports the promotion of Ontario writers, was announced on Monday. Emma Donoghue continues her award-nomination streak for Room. Independent Toronto publisher Pedlar Press received ... Read More »

May 30, 2011

Nothing fishy about young Alberta collector’s recent catch

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The Bibliographical Society of Canada, the W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation, and the Alcuin Society have named Justin Hanisch the winner of the second annual National Book-Collecting Contest for Canadians under 30. Hanisch, 27, has been ... Read More »

May 27, 2011

Canadian kids’ publishers report an upbeat BEA

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Although the general consensus among publishers attending BookExpo America is that the number of bookseller attendees was down – offset by more librarians, bloggers, and new-media developers – the sizeable contingent of Canadian children’s publishers ... Read More »

May 26, 2011

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Deals: D&M acquire Ice Pilots book, Ava Lee film and TV rights sold, and more

Association of Canadian Publishers honours 12 trailblazing women

Distribution change: Leisure Arts

Gail Winskill launches new kidlit venture Pajama Press

Dundurn to handle sales and marketing for Blue Butterfly

Freelance advocate Heather Robertson receives Graeme Gibson Award

Billie Livingston wins Danuta Gleed award for short fiction

Emma Donoghue, Ken Sparling nominated for Trillium Book Award

Nothing fishy about young Alberta collector’s recent catch

Canadian kids’ publishers report an upbeat BEA

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