by Ryan Porter

Wattpad to launch adult fiction imprint W by Wattpad Books

Having conquered the digital reading space with its popular reading app, Wattpad is expanding in print. The Toronto-born company, which was recently acquired by South Korea's Naver for $754 million, will launch the new adult ... Read More »

May 20, 2021

Six finalists announced for Brownwen Wallace Awards for Emerging Writers

By Ryan Porter

The finalists have been announced for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The awards – one for poetry and one for short fiction – celebrate the best unpublished work by ... Read More »

May 19, 2021

Forest of Reading Awards kicks off three-day ceremony, announcing first round of winners

By Ryan Porter

The first three winners of the Forest of Reading Awards have been announced as the annual festival kicks off its three-day award ceremony. The winners were voted on by 270,000 Canadian students. The Ontario Library ... Read More »

May 18, 2021

Iris Tupholme, founding chair of TIFA’s IV Programme, reflects on stepping down after nearly 15 years

By Ryan Porter

After close to 15 years, HarperCollins Canada’s senior vice-president and executive publisher Iris Tupholme is stepping down as chair of the International Visitors Programme at the Toronto International Festival of Authors. Tupholme pitched the international ... Read More »

May 17, 2021

Tyler LeBlanc a double-winner at Atlantic Book Awards

By Ryan Porter

The winners of the Atlantic Book Awards were announced the evening of May 13 in a virtual ceremony. Halifax’s Tyler LeBlanc won for both historical writing and non-fiction for Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the ... Read More »

May 14, 2021

Brad Fraser

By Ryan Porter

Playwright Brad Fraser’s new memoir fans the flames  of his provocative legacy

May 13, 2021

HarperCollins closes $349 million deal to acquire HMH

By Ryan Porter

HarperCollins’s parent company News Corp has completed its $349 million (U.S.) purchase of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media. HMH, which traces its roots back to 1832, boasts a catalogue of 7,000 titles. In Canada, ... Read More »

May 12, 2021

South Korea’s Naver completes $754 million acquisition of Wattpad

By Ryan Porter

South Korean internet company Naver has completed its acquisition of Wattpad in a $754 million deal. Wattpad, best known for the user-generated content on its reading app, will boost staff at its Toronto and Halifax ... Read More »

May 12, 2021

Ontario Creates announces finalists for the Trillium Book Awards

By Ryan Porter

Ontario Creates has announced the finalists for the Trillium Book Awards. The award honours work written by authors from Ontario. The winners in the French and English novel categories will each receive $20,000. The winners ... Read More »

May 11, 2021

Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association announces 2021 Aurora Awards

By Ryan Porter

The ballot of nominees has been released for the 2021 Aurora Awards. The awards, celebrating Canadian work from 2020, are voted on by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. An online awards ceremony will ... Read More »

May 10, 2021

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Wattpad to launch adult fiction imprint W by Wattpad Books

Six finalists announced for Brownwen Wallace Awards for Emerging Writers

Forest of Reading Awards kicks off three-day ceremony, announcing first round of winners

Iris Tupholme, founding chair of TIFA’s IV Programme, reflects on stepping down after nearly 15 years

Tyler LeBlanc a double-winner at Atlantic Book Awards

Brad Fraser

HarperCollins closes $349 million deal to acquire HMH

South Korea’s Naver completes $754 million acquisition of Wattpad

Ontario Creates announces finalists for the Trillium Book Awards

Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association announces 2021 Aurora Awards

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