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Registration open for CCBC children’s publishing seminar

The Canadian Children's Book Centre will host a seminar on Oct. 24 called "So You Want to Get Published!" The morning event, to be held at the TPL's Northern District Branch, will feature a panel ... Read More »

August 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events

OBPO to host readings by Ontario authors during Pan Am Games

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Book Publishers Organization has announced a series of free readings it will host during the Pan Am Games in Toronto this month. The events will take place in Ontario's Celebration Zone at the ... Read More »

July 13, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Q&A: playwright Ravi Jain on his Panamania play, Gimme Shelter

By Alexandra Shimo

The Panamania festival features 40 performances and exhibitions across Toronto to complement the games, most of which were commissioned specifically for the event. Award-winning director and playwright Ravi Jain was inspired to write Gimme Shelter, ... Read More »

July 13, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Summer literary festivals: August roundup

By Monika Lemke

The Winterset in Summer Literary Festival runs in Eastport, Newfoundland, Aug. 6–9, offering an outlet for the rich literary culture of the region. The Lyrical Voices showcase opens the weekend, showcasing the province's musical flair. Each of the daily ... Read More »

July 6, 2015 | Filed under: Events, Writing life

Summer literary festivals: July roundup

By Monika Lemke

Nova Scotia's Port Medway Readers' Festival kicks off on July 4 with author and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald, whose most recent novel is 2014's Adult Onset. On July 12, Canadian celebrity chef Bonnie Stern will share her Essentials of Home Cooking. ... Read More »

June 30, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Anne Enright, Garth Risk Hallberg, Miriam Toews among authors appearing at 2015 IFOA

By Becky Robertson

The International Festival of Authors, coming to Toronto's Harbourfront Centre Oct. 22–Nov. 1, has announced its preliminary lineup of more than 50 authors spanning multiple genres and forms. Man Booker Prize winner Anne Enright, Garth ... Read More »

June 25, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Lawrence Hill, Marina Endicott, and Andrew Pyper among writers at 2015 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

By Becky Robertson

The Eden Mills Writers' Festival has announced the roster of authors participating in this year's event. Michael Christie, Marina Endicott, Lawrence Hill, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Andrew Pyper, Nino Ricci, and Kim Thúy are among the more ... Read More »

June 17, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Book-launch venue hop: McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg

By Ariel Gordon

Each month, Q&Q visits dingy watering holes, upscale cafés, and other haunts in search of the country's most beloved book launch venues McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park store may be located in a suburban Winnipeg ... Read More »

June 1, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Events, Writing life

Summer literary festivals: June

By Monika Lemke

Summer literary-event season kicks off this month with the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts' inaugural Spoken Word Festival, running June 4–5 in Sechelt, B.C. The event features local students alongside their spoken-word mentors and artists. ... Read More »

May 14, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Marie Annharte Baker wins Blue Metropolis’s inaugural First Peoples Prize

By Becky Robertson

Indigenous Canadian poet Marie "Annharte" Baker and American graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang will each receive one of two new awards at this year's Blue Metropolis Literary Festival in Montreal, taking place April 20–26. Annharte ... Read More »

April 9, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Events

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Registration open for CCBC children’s publishing seminar

OBPO to host readings by Ontario authors during Pan Am Games

Q&A: playwright Ravi Jain on his Panamania play, Gimme Shelter

Summer literary festivals: August roundup

Summer literary festivals: July roundup

Anne Enright, Garth Risk Hallberg, Miriam Toews among authors appearing at 2015 IFOA

Lawrence Hill, Marina Endicott, and Andrew Pyper among writers at 2015 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

Book-launch venue hop: McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg

Summer literary festivals: June

Marie Annharte Baker wins Blue Metropolis’s inaugural First Peoples Prize

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