Wayde Compton reimagined his 1999 short story about a protagonist who escapes the Great Swamp of Ink and journeys north along a blue brick path as a graphic novel, drawn by April dela Noche Milne.
Kidlit Special: Marie-Louise Gay on the 20th anniversary of Stella and Sam
TIFA raids the archives for 40th anniversary podcast
The Toronto International Festival of Authors’s new podcast, Writers Off The Page, presents archival interviews from the festival’s 40-year history.
Personnel changes: House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books
B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes announces purse increases and a new award for “Writing That Provokes”
The seven juried prizes, which cover fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and kidlit categories, will each be worth $3,000.
Daily Deals: Creative work-culture guide to Figure 1
Geoffrey E. Taylor reflects on 15 years as TIFA’s artistic director
Geoffrey E. Taylor is retiring from the position that he has held with the Toronto International Festival of Authors since 2003.
In memoriam: Literary agent Arnold Gosewich, 85
Literary agent Arnold Gosewich, who represented primarily Canadian non-fiction writers, passed away at age 85.
Book Centre announces Bibliovideo, a hub for Canadian kidlit content
The YouTube channel will feature author interviews, read-alongs, illustrator demonstrations, book trailers, reviews, and more.
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