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The Writers' Trust Unveils the Rising Stars of 2026!

Five emerging Canadian writers are getting a major career boost this spring as Writers’ Trust of Canada announces its 2026 Writers’ Trust Rising Stars cohort.The annual program pairs early-career ...

The Finalists Have Been Named for the 2026 Amazon First Novel Award

One of Canada’s most closely watched literary prizes for emerging writers is back with a fresh shortlist, as the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalists have officially been announced.Now approaching ...

The Illustrator's Studio with Brittany Lane - TAKING TURNS WITH TURTLES: A RESCUE STORY

Before the sun is fully up, people are already walking the shoreline, scanning the sand for signs of life in Taking Turns with Turtles: A Rescue Story (Groundwood Books). The work is quiet but urgent, ...

Maggie Helwig wins 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has named Maggie Helwig the winner of the 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for her book Encampment. The prize, presented at the annual Politics and the ...

CBC Unveils the 2026 Short Story Prize Finalists

Five writers have been named finalists for the CBC Short Story Prize, selected from nearly 3,000 submissions from across the country. The announcement comes from CBC Books, in partnership with the Canada ...

Pippa Mackie Brings the Climate Fight Home in HURRICANE MONA

A climate protester is forced to take the fight back to her childhood home in Hurricane Mona, a comedy that builds its tension in close quarters. In this captivating work, Mona, newly sentenced to house ...

Tegan Quin Champions THE CURE FOR DROWNING to a Huge Win at CANADA READS 2026

Day Three of Canada Reads 2026 is usually where things get tense, and this year was no exception. With three books left, there was nowhere to hide and no easy consensus, just sharper arguments and a clearer ...

CANADA READS Mid-Week Roundup - Which Books Are Still in the Running?

Canada Reads is well underway, and this year’s competition brings together a strong and varied group of titles, each offering a distinct perspective on the theme of connection and understanding. Together, ...

A Short-Lived Community Lingers Long After it is Gone in TEMPORARY PALACES

A short-lived community leaves a long afterlife in Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi Press), a debut novel from Jeff Miller that circles back to one summer and ponders what, exactly, remains from that ...

Read an Excerpt from SUPERCANUCKS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CANADIAN SMALL-TOWN SUPERHEROES

Superheroes step off the usual urban stage and into smaller, stranger corners of the country in SuperCanucks (Latitude 46 Publishing). This collection leans into familiar comic tropes while reworking ...