Word Vancouver to champion diversity, says interim director Bonnie Nish
Word Vancouver will proceed for a 24th year with interim director Bonnie Nish saying the 2018 literary festival will celebrate the diversity of Vancouver’s writing community.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada announces Journey Prize finalists
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the $10,000 McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.
Ten years of Telling Tales
A crowd and author favourite, the day-long, outdoor children’s book festival takes place at Westfield Heritage Village in Rockford, Ont., on Sept. 16.
Friends and colleagues recall the joy and accomplishments of Priscila Uppal
The poet and essayist Canisia Lubrin expresses Uppal’s influence succinctly: “Priscilla Uppal saved me.”
Brampton Library eliminates overdue fines for kids’ materials
The Brampton Library Board is hoping to encourage visits from young readers by eliminating overdue fines on the majority of children’s materials borrowed from across the city’s seven branches.
Kidlit Spotlight Q&A: The collaboration between Kenneth Oppel and Sydney Smith was bound to be something special
Award-winning children’s book creators Kenneth Oppel and Sydney Smith talk about collaboration on their new title, Inkling – about an inkblot that escapes a sketchbook and shakes up a family of three – as well as tough topics in the book and what they would ask the inkblot to do for them.
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