Choosing just 18 living authors who have been published in English as finalists for a “lifetime achievement” award seems difficult enough, but Man Booker International Prize juror Alberto Manguel says choosing the first winner of ... Read More »

The publishing industry hopes that this Wednesday’s federal budget will, at the very least, hold the line on government funding for publishing and cultural programs.Association of Canadian Publishers president Kirk Howard will have his eye ... Read More »

The Public Lending Right Commission, which issues compensatory cheques to authors for the use of their books in libraries, has made a significant alteration to their sample methods this year. In the past, both public ... Read More »

The Public Lending Right Commission, which issues compensatory cheques to authors for the use of their books in libraries, has made a significant alteration to their sample methods this year. In the past, both public ... Read More »

Winnipeg novelist Margaret Sweatman has been named the first Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence at the University of Winnipeg.Chosen by a committee that included the university’s academic vice-president and the chair of the English department, Sweatman will ... Read More »