The shortlist for the 21st annual Danuta Gleed Award, given for the best debut collection of short fiction in English, was announced today.
Toronto Public Library is looking for a romance writer in residence
The Toronto Public Library is seeking a professional romance author for a two-month residency at its newly renovated North York Central Library branch.
Town Is by the Sea honoured by inaugural New York Rights Fair for visual excellence
The inaugural New York Rights Fair is honouring 15 books for excellence in visual design, including the Canadian picture book Town Is by the Sea, written by Joanne Schwartz and illustrated by Sydney Smith (Groundwood Books).
Personnel change: Orca Book Publishers
Winnie Yeung says collaborating on a young Syrian refugee’s story proved educational for both
I am not a writer by profession, but literature is my passion. I teach English language arts and ESL in an Edmonton junior high school. Usually, when I ask my students to write about their lives, even just their summer vacations, I’m met with whining. “I don’t know what to write!” So I was delighted when, one day in my office, a Grade 9 student named Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, who had fled the civil war in Syria, shared his secret wish: “I want to tell my story.”
David Chariandy and Arthur Manuel among winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes
David Chariandy has been named the winner of the 2018 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for his novel, Brother (McClelland & Stewart).
University of Regina Press, Tenille Campbell, Beth Goobie win Saskatchewan Book Awards
Indigenous poet Tenille Campbell and the University of Regina Press were the big winners at this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards, which took place April 28.
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Halifax’s Nimbus Publishing has ambitious plans for the future
The spirit of renewal is in the air at Nova Scotia’s Nimbus Publishing.
Deals: The magic realism and rich world of Eden Robinson’s Trickster trilogy make it the perfect fit for a TV series adaptation
Michelle Latimer, founder of Streel Films, didn’t expect to find her next project when she picked up Eden Robinson’s novel Son of a Trickster. “I wasn’t actively looking for properties, just a good book to read,” says the filmmaker and actor, who in March teamed up with Jennifer Kawaja, co-founding producer of Sienna Films (Cardinal, Combat Hospital), to acquire TV rights to Son of a Trickster and its sequels.
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