“I think both companies can be strengthened by this, but both companies will be exactly what they are today,” says Annick owner and publisher Rick Wilks.
Partnership between ECW and Annick Press involves ownership transition to ECW’s David Caron
Wattpad announces Spanish-language imprint with Spain’s Penguin Random House
The imprint, also dubbed Wattpad, will publish four titles in 2020.
TIFA’s Roland Gulliver and author David A. Robertson talk Reading is Magic Festival
The festival is inspired by Cressida Cowell’s children’s literature to-do list, and will feature Canadian author David A. Robertson.
HarperCollins puts out a call for unpublished BIPOC middle-grade books
Each submission will be read by an editorial committee and authors will receive feedback and potentially a publishing offer by December 15, 2020.
Inhabit Media to open a new bookstore in Toronto
The Inuit-owned publishing company will open a commercial space to sell its Inuktitut- and English-language books
Nominees announced for the inaugural Sheila Barry picture book award
Sydney Smith and Julie Flett are two of the 10 picture-book creators on the award shortlist
Ripple Foundation gets kids writing for kids
Through a contest, blog, and workshops, this charity teaches kids creative writing and then publish the best results
Penguin Random House Canada supports kids and indie booksellers with Camp Penguin
Kids read fun books from a curated list, get swag like Elise Gravel tote bags, and can sign up for a week of free workshops
Author Marilee Peters adds new COVID-19 chapter to Patient Zero, her middle-grade pandemic primer
When the non-fiction book was published by Annick Press in 2014 it sold 9,000 copies. Since March, it’s sold 20,000 more.
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