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Griffin Prize Giveaway! Win Two Tickets to the 2026 Readings, and a Poetry Prize Pack!

The Griffin Prize awards ceremony is right around the corner, and lucky poetry fans can hear all of the shortlisted authors at the upcoming Griffin Prize Poetry Readings right before the announcement ...

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Ink & Imagination! Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier on I WILL NOT WALK TO SCHOOL

Some mornings, even the smallest task feels impossible. In I Will Not Walk to School (Kids Can Press), that task is simply getting out the door in the morning!Monster is very clear about one thing. He ...

May 14, 2026

Collected Thoughts: The Editors of MUM'S THE WORD Discuss This Surprising New Anthology

Motherhood looks very different depending on who is telling the story in the new anthology, Mum's the Word (Guernica Editions), a collection that reaches far beyond sentimental clichés and simple narratives.The ...

May 12, 2026

Story Sparks & Surprises: An Interview with Heather Beaumont, author of WHEN WE GO HOME

A trip that initially doesn’t quite feel like a homecoming slowly begins to evolve in When We Go Home (Kids Can Press), a story about what it means to belong in more than one place.Marlee isn’t convinced ...

May 07, 2026

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 ...

May 06, 2026