International Women's Day may fall on March 8, but Invisible Publishing plans to keep its spirit alive for the entire month. During March, the indie press will double the royalties it pays its female and ... Read More »
March 2, 2018
Duckbill Books has acquired Indian rights to Arushi Raina's debut novel, When Morning Comes. South African ... Read More »
March 2, 2018
Toronto's Annick Press has been shortlisted for this year’s Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. The awards are given to publishers representing six international regions, as selected by publishing houses, associations, and ... Read More »
March 1, 2018
The Association of Canadian Publishers has released a statement expressing its alarm over the lawsuit filed by the provincial ministries of education and Ontario school boards against Access Copyright, the organization that licenses creative content ... Read More »
March 1, 2018
Nova Scotia's Pottersfield Press is looking to discover new voices with its inaugural Pottersfield Prize for Creative Non-fiction. Pottersfield publisher Lesley Choyce is seeking manuscripts (30,000–150,000 words) that straddle a wide range of creative non-fiction ... Read More »
March 1, 2018
Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has acquired world rights to a children's picture book by Scarborough author Catherine Hernandez, illustrated by Syrus Marcus Ware. I Promise, which celebrates diverse family experiences, is scheduled for ... Read More »
March 1, 2018
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta has submitted a letter to the provincial Minister of Education, David Eggen, asking that the government withdraw from a recent lawsuit filed against Access Copyright. On Feb. 16, the ... Read More »
February 27, 2018
House of Anansi Press editor Douglas Richmond has acquired world rights to non-binary trans filmmaker, writer, and activist Joshua M. Ferguson’s debut title, Me, Myself, They: The Future Is Non-Binary. The book examines what it ... Read More »
February 27, 2018
The copyright battle between the publishing industry and the educational sector has hit an ugly turn. On Feb. 16, the ministries of education for all provinces and territories – excluding British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec ... Read More »
February 26, 2018
Toronto journalist Tanya Talaga has won the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize for Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City (House of Anansi Press). The book recounts the lives of seven ... Read More »
February 26, 2018 | Filed under: Awards
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