Search Results by tag: Margaret Atwood

Atwood to mentor emerging writer in Rolex arts program

Thanks to Rolex, one lucky writer will get the chance to become Margaret Atwood's protege. On Monday, the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative revealed its list of arts professionals who will serve as mentors ... Read More »

November 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union has announced the winners of its "Why My Library Matters to Me" personal essay contest. Each of the 44 winners will have lunch and tour a local literary landmark ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Toronto Public Library union to hold read-in

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union will hold a read-in Sunday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nathan Phillips Square. The event is being held in support of local library branches that ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

By Sue Carter

Although Margaret Atwood didn't attend Thursday night's marathon Toronto city council executive meeting to address the city's budget deliberations, she was there in spirit and in swag (scroll down the Torontoist's impressive live blog to ... Read More »

July 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Atwood followers crash TPL petition website

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood took to Twitter on Thursday to mobilize her 225,302 followers against the potential privatization and service cuts to the Toronto Public Library. The traffic resulting after @MargaretAtwood retweeted "Toronto's libraries are under threat ... Read More »

July 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

LongPen goes digital as iDoLVine

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood's LongPen has gone digital in its latest iteration as iDoLVine's LiveSign. According to Matthew Gibson, president and co-founder at iDoLVine and president and CTO at Syngrafii, the tech company responsible for creating and ... Read More »

May 17, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

M&S launches non-fiction imprint with new Margaret Atwood title

By Stuart Woods

McClelland & Stewart has long been associated with some of Canada's leading fiction authors. In an effort to shore up its reputation as a publisher of timely non-fiction, the company announced today the creation of ... Read More »

April 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

By Sue Carter

As Canadians head to the polls on May 2, Q&Q looks at key federal policies affecting the publishing industry. Stay tuned for upcoming features on federal funding, mass digitization, and foreign-ownership regulations. After nearly a ... Read More »

April 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Libraries, Opinion

Book links roundup: David Foster Wallace, Margaret Atwood, Karen Thompson Walker, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Doubleday Canada publishing director Lynn Henry on making the first English-language acquisition of Karen Thompson Walker's much-hyped debut novel, The Age of Miracles Booksellers outraged that posthumous David Foster ... Read More »

March 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Links round-up: Atwood circa 1975, Rumsfeld, and more

By Natalie Samson

Today's links round-up, video edition: TVO launched its digital archive this week. Check out Mike McManus's 1975 interview with Margaret Atwood about her book Lady Oracle. An Atwoodian gem from the video: Remember I'm old. ... Read More »

February 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Margaret Atwood

Atwood to mentor emerging writer in Rolex arts program

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

Toronto Public Library union to hold read-in

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

Atwood followers crash TPL petition website

LongPen goes digital as iDoLVine

M&S launches non-fiction imprint with new Margaret Atwood title

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

Book links roundup: David Foster Wallace, Margaret Atwood, Karen Thompson Walker, and more

Links round-up: Atwood circa 1975, Rumsfeld, and more

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