Writers’ Trust names Berton House picks for 2010–11

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced its choices for four writers-in-residence positions at the Berton House Writers’ Retreat during the 2010–11 year. As in previous years, each writer will travel to Dawson City, Yukon, ... Read More »

January 25, 2010

Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada

By Q&Q Staff

There have been a number of promotions at HarperCollins Canada. Sara James has been promoted to sales director, national accounts; Jeremy Rawlings has been promoted to director, contracts and legal affairs; Sarah Salomon has been ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

Paul Quarrington remembered

By Q&Q Staff

Novelist, musician, and screenwriter Paul Quarrington succumbed to lung cancer at his home in Toronto on Thursday morning, surrounded by friends and family. The loss is being felt all over, but it seems especially acute ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

Personnel changes: Nimbus Publishing

By Q&Q Staff

Kate Kennedy, previously an editor with Gaspereau Press, has joined Nimbus as in-house editor. Jenn Embree has been hired as assistant production editor. Meanwhile, former marketing coordinator Diane Faulkner has been promoted to marketing manager, ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

Distribution change: Pop Sandbox

By Q&Q Staff

Raincoast Books is now handling Canadian distribution ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

LPG creates joint catalogue for member publishers

By Q&Q Staff

The Literary Press Group, which provides sales and marketing for over 50 small Canadian publishers, has fulfilled one of its long-term goals by creating a joint catalogue for its members. For the first time since ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

Michelle Berry wins inaugural Enfield & Wizenty prize

By Q&Q Staff

Peterborough author Michelle Berry has won Winnipeg publisher Enfield & Wizenty's inaugural $5,000 fiction prize for her manuscript This Book Will Not Save Your Life. The prize is an advance against royalties for the book, ... Read More »

January 21, 2010

Indie bookstores disappearing fast from the Rock

By Q&Q Staff

When the St. John’s children’s bookstore Granny Bates closed last September, the news was dispiriting for local bibliophiles. Not only was Granny Bates the last remaining children’s bookstore in the city, it also meant the ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Deals: Annabel Lyon, Scott Thornley

By Q&Q Staff

Random House Canada publisher Anne Collins has purchased Canadian rights to The Sweet Girl by Annabel Lyon. It is the story of Aristotle's daughter Pythias's fierce resistance to his attempt at the end of his ... Read More »

January 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news