Taking its name from the geographical circumstances of Winnipeg, HighWater Press officially launched in 2009 with two new titles.
Tanya Talaga launching documentary series alongside new book
Award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author Tanya Talaga’s forthcoming book is being released alongside a documentary series.
UTP acquires Irwin Law assets
UTP intends to maintain the Irwin Law imprint, with titles such as the Essentials of Canadian Law series continuing as Irwin books.
Ownership of Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Press changing hands
Co-founders Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield will be leaving Gaspereau at the end of 2025, with Hardscrabble Press’s Keagan Hawthorne to continue the literary publishing program.
Obituary: Jerry Trainer
Cassidy McFadzean named Sheridan College writer in residence
Quebec author Caroline Dawson dead at 44
Dawson’s novel As the Andes Disappeared is shortlisted for the 2024 Amazon First Novel Prize.
Alice Munro: Giant of the short story
One need only read a few sentences of Munro’s writing to understand that one is in the presence of literary genius, though this is a term Munro herself would likely have disavowed.
Alice Munro dead at 92
She was hailed as a master of the contemporary short story, and was one of Canada’s most famous writers both at home and internationally.
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