McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s president and CEO, John Dill, will retire from the company on Dec. 31, 2005.“I want to see what else I can do in life besides run a publishing company,” says Dill. “Of course, ... Read More »
October 31, 2005
Effective Jan. 1, 2006, H.B. Fenn and Company will be distributing Virgin Books in Canada. Canadian Manda will accept and ship orders for Virgin Books through Dec. 31, 2005 and Client Distribution Services will continue ... Read More »
October 31, 2005
Emerging writers in Newfoundland and Labrador have the chance to net a new annual award with a cash prize of $5,000.The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WANL) announced the creation of the Fresh Fish ... Read More »
October 31, 2005
Harlequin’s revenues and profits were up in the third quarter of 2005, according to the quarterly results released Wednesday by parent company Torstar.The Toronto-based international publisher of romance novels reported operating profits of $25-million, up ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
Margaret Atwood’s “Marconi moment,” the most-hyped item at a PEN Canada fundraising event last week, was sold to a Toronto author for $1,750.Patrick Boyer won the auction for the right to be the first official ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
The recently formed Canadian Arts Coalition took its first major steps into the lobbying spotlight last Tuesday by mounting a massive, co-ordinated assault on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Instead of a rally, the CAC – ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
The publication of a new collection of poems by Dennis Lee and the presentation of a new award are among the highlights of this year’s TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, kicking off this Saturday.The Grade ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
Toronto’s literary scene will soon be given the Vanity Fair treatment – well, the vanityfair.com treatment, at least.Vanity Fair online associate editor Anderson Tepper spent last weekend at the International Festival of Authors, as well ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
The Geoffrey Bilson Award is presented annually to the Canadian author of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young people. The winner of the $1,000 prize will be announced on Dec. 15.The finalists are:• ... Read More »
October 27, 2005
The Quebec Writers' Federation has announced the shortlists for its annual literary awards. The winner of each award will receive $2,000. The award-winners will be announced at a ceremony on Nov. 23 at Le Lion ... Read More »
October 27, 2005 | Filed under: Book links
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