After 12 years of running writing workshops out of a home space, Firefly Creative Writing has opened a storefront studio in Toronto.
Personnel Changes: The Rights Factory
Toronto literary agency The Rights Factory has announced a number of promotions.
Vancouver author and Ricepaper magazine founder Jim Wong-Chu dies
Vancouver author and Asian Canadian community leader Jim Wong-Chu has died, following a stroke suffered earlier this year.
Book Making: Three academic authors give feedback into their book’s cover design
In an ideal world, the design of a book cover achieves three things.
Daily Deals: Naben Ruthnum’s debut thriller (written as Nathan Ripley) sells in U.K./ANZ
Naben Ruthnum’s debut thriller (written as Nathan Ripley) will be published in U.K./ANZ by Text Publishing.
Distribution announcement: Igloo Books
Simon & Schuster will handle North American sales and distribution for Bonnier Publishing U.S. imprint Igloo Books.
Ask the Agony Editor: Publishing your own book might feel rewarding – just check your expectations
Is it the “idea” of being a published poet that appeals to your mom or does she genuinely believe that poetry is a profitable business venture?
Fundraising efforts for Montreal’s Librairie Astro still falling short
Montreal’s Librairie Astro remains in danger of closing its doors, two months after it launched a crowdfunding campaign to help cover its expenses.
Daily Deals: Debut Shelley Wood novel goes to William Morrow; Scholastic Canada acquires Vikki VanSickle’s YA novel
Quintland, the debut novel by B.C. writer Shelley Wood, will be published by HarperCollins imprint William Morrow in winter 2018.
Personnel Changes: Dundurn
Dundurn has hired Scott Fraser as acquisitions editor and Elena Radic as project editor.