by Ryan Porter

Michael Ignatieff to chair 2021 Cundill History Prize

Author, academic, and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Michael Ignatieff has been named chair of the 2021 Cundill History Prize jury. The $75,000 (U.S.) international prize for English-language history writing is administered ... Read More »

February 23, 2021

New Nova Scotia poetry prize to be named for Maxine Tynes

By Ryan Porter

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has announced a new biennial poetry prize will be named for the late poet Maxine Tynes. The Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award will honour the best book of ... Read More »

February 18, 2021

Writers’ Trust launches $60,000 prize for public-policy writing

By Ryan Porter

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has launched a new $60,000 prize for public-policy writing as part of tech entrepreneur Jim Balsillie’s $3 million commitment to the non-profit. The prize and the endowment were announced by ... Read More »

February 17, 2021

Dundurn Press unveils new logo, imprint, and mandate

By Ryan Porter

Dundurn Press is lowering the drawbridge. The 49-year-old Toronto independent press is rebranding with a new logo, new literary imprint, new mandate, and new focus on community engagement. The old logo was inspired by Hamilton’s ... Read More »

February 16, 2021

Jen Sookfong Lee, Pia Singhal join ECW as acquiring editors

By Ryan Porter

Two well-connected Canadian literary professionals, Jen Sookfong Lee and Pia Singhal, will be joining ECW Press as acquiring editors. Singhal's appointment is effective immediately and Lee will begin in July. Vancouver’s Lee is an editor, ... Read More »

February 11, 2021

Bestsellers: How mental-health bookstore Odin Books is helping people  cope during COVID-19

By Ryan Porter

Thirty years ago, when Catherine Ellsmere and Nicki Breuer co-founded Odin Books in Vancouver, the idea of a mental-health bookstore was considered provocative. “The Scientologists weren’t that happy with us,” Ellsmere says, recalling arguments with ... Read More »

February 11, 2021

Writers’ Union calls for Canadian Heritage to review Penguin Random House mega-merger with S&S

By Ryan Porter

The Writers’ Union of Canada is calling for the Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault to tighten domestic publishing regulations in light of Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann’s bid to purchase Simon & Schuster. ... Read More »

February 4, 2021

Indie publishers voice concerns about Bertelsmann’s pending acquisition of Simon & Schuster

By Ryan Porter

The news that Bertelsmann, the German owner of multinational giant Penguin Random House, is set to acquire another multinational powerhouse – Simon & Schuster – shocked many of Canada’s independent publishers, who anticipate this will ... Read More »

February 4, 2021

U.K. fashion retailer Peter Ruis named president of Indigo

By Ryan Porter

Indigo Books and Music has hired British fashion retail baron Peter Ruis to lead the company as president, reporting to CEO Heather Reisman. Ruis will be relocating from London to Toronto with his family. Ruis ... Read More »

February 2, 2021

CBC’s Trickster TV series cancelled, with Eden Robinson’s blessing

By Ryan Porter

Production on the second season of Trickster, the television adaptation of Eden Robinson’s bestselling Trickster trilogy, has been cancelled, the CBC has announced. The series was co-produced by Toronto production company Sienna Films and series ... Read More »

January 29, 2021

Prev 6 789 10....85 86 Next

Quill and Quire

Michael Ignatieff to chair 2021 Cundill History Prize

New Nova Scotia poetry prize to be named for Maxine Tynes

Writers’ Trust launches $60,000 prize for public-policy writing

Dundurn Press unveils new logo, imprint, and mandate

Jen Sookfong Lee, Pia Singhal join ECW as acquiring editors

Bestsellers: How mental-health bookstore Odin Books is helping people  cope during COVID-19

Writers’ Union calls for Canadian Heritage to review Penguin Random House mega-merger with S&S

Indie publishers voice concerns about Bertelsmann’s pending acquisition of Simon & Schuster

U.K. fashion retailer Peter Ruis named president of Indigo

CBC’s Trickster TV series cancelled, with Eden Robinson’s blessing

Job Board