Hyacinthe Miller, a member of the national organization’s board of directors, wrote a strongly worded memo suggesting it was time to change the image.
Simon & Schuster Canada hires former Anansi editorial director Janie Yoon as executive editor
“I think what I do is where Simon & Schuster is interested in expanding,” says Yoon.
CBC’s Trickster TV series cancelled, with Eden Robinson’s blessing
“I’m deeply grateful that CBC and Sienna respect this situation,” Robinson said.
Six Rights Deals: Caroline Adderson, Megan Gail Coles, Sam Cooper, Wayne Johnston, Leo Furey, and Lawrence Stevenson
Toronto’s Parentbooks, closing after nearly 35 years, was an international destination and community touchstone
The store closes after nearly 35 years in operation at the end of January.
Daily Deals: Ellen Keith’s follow-up to The Dutch Wife to HarperCollins Canada; Anna Maxymiw’s debut novel to McClelland & Stewart
Personnel changes: Frye Festival
Ballpoint Literary Agency launches
Writers’ Trust prize to be named in honour of co-founders Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson
The Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize comes with a $10,000 top-up to the prize, which will now be valued at $60,000.