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Writers’ Trust awards increase in value

The Writers’ Trust has announced it will increase the prize money for several of its annual awards. Fiction, non-fiction, and mid-career winners will now receive $25,000, up from the $15,000 awarded to winners in the ... Read More »

July 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Montreal Gazette considers axing books section

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The Montreal Gazette’s standalone books section may follow that of the Los Angeles Times into oblivion come September. On the heels of the Times section’s demise, announced Tuesday in Publishers Weekly, rumors began to surface ... Read More »

July 28, 2008

Drawn and Quarterly hires new director of operations

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Drawn & Quarterly has hired Montreal-based illustrator Kit Malo as the company’s director of operations. Malo will oversee operations of D&Q’s retail, event, and workshop space at 211 Bernard Ouest as well as expanding the ... Read More »

July 28, 2008

BookTelevision axes original programming

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There will be no original programming on BookTelevision next season, following the shutdown of all in-house production last week by CTV (which owns the digital channel after its parent company bought out CHUM Ltd., the ... Read More »

July 28, 2008

ReLit Award winners announced

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Author Kenneth J. Harvey has announced the winners of The ReLit Awards, which recognize works published by independent presses. The winners will be presented with their prize rings at an event at the Ottawa International ... Read More »

July 28, 2008

George Ryga Award winner announced

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Vancouver writer Leilah Nadir has won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in B.C. Writing for her book The Orange Trees of Baghdad (Key Porter Books). The Orange Trees of Baghdad was selected by ... Read More »

July 28, 2008

BookNet Canada bestsellers: science

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This week’s bestseller listings cover the top 20 science titles for the two weeks ending July 20, 2008, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData. Richard Dawkins is the biggest player of the week, with ... Read More »

July 28, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet Canada bestsellers: architecture

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This week’s bestseller listings cover the top 20 architecture titles for the two weeks ending July 13, 2008, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData. There’s something for everyone – from the econaut to the ... Read More »

July 18, 2008

Writers’ Union Writing for Children award winner announced

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The Writers' Union of Canada has announced that Ottawa writer M. Alicia Fraser has won the 12th annual Writing for Children Competition, for the best story under 1,500 words, with her piece "Tracks." The winner ... Read More »

July 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Penguin formalizes business imprint

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Penguin Canada will kick off a new business-related imprint next year with a title by Canadian hotel magnate Isadore Sharp. Tentatively titled The Story of Four Seasons, the book is set for release in April ... Read More »

July 17, 2008

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Writers’ Trust awards increase in value

Montreal Gazette considers axing books section

Drawn and Quarterly hires new director of operations

BookTelevision axes original programming

ReLit Award winners announced

George Ryga Award winner announced

BookNet Canada bestsellers: science

BookNet Canada bestsellers: architecture

Writers’ Union Writing for Children award winner announced

Penguin formalizes business imprint

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