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May 14, 2020Trillium Book Awards Announce 2020 Shortlist
The Trillium Book Awards announced their shortlist Tuesday. Created to recognize exceptional English and French literature and poetry from Ontario, this year the prizes will feature a category for Poetry ...
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June 05, 2017
Contest! Win a Pack of Powerful Poetry from Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Is every month Poetry Month for you? Are your shelves packed with stanzas and line breaks, from free verse to villanelle? Why not add even more great poetry to your personal library with this incredible ...
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June 19, 2017Contest! Love the Planet with Environmental Books from Wilfrid Laurier University Press
If you are interested in (or alarmed by) the issues facing our natural world, Wilfrid Laurier University Press has some great books to add to your summer reading list. We're excited to announce that ...
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July 06, 2021Kobo & The West End Phoenix Release Powerful Story & Music Feature on the Experience of Living Toronto as an Indigenous Person
Last spring, Toronto's beloved indie newspaper The West End Phoenix collaborated with Rakuten Kobo to release their first City Edit series of eBooks, called Telegrams from Home.They've partnered again ...
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May 31, 2014Acknowledgements: Stuart Ross, Copy Editor
Book publishing, as an industry, is not unlike a Jenga tower held together by sheer force of will. If the industry works at all, it's only because many dedicated and diligent people work or little reward ...
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August 15, 2016#WritingTips Mondays: CBC Canada Writes Offers 100 Writing Tips!
The good folks at CBC Canada Writes, the country's largest and most prestigious set of short writing prizes, have compiled a whopping 100 writing tips to inspire writers in every genre.Don't miss using ...
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June 23, 2016Kevin Hardcastle & Soraya Peerbaye Win 2016 Trillium Book Awards
Open Book is thrilled to announce that our own Kevin Hardcastle, Open Book Toronto's Assistant Editor, has won the $20,000 2016 Trillium Book Award for his debut short fiction collection, Debris (Biblioasis). ...
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May 26, 2017
writing & what & why
Writing is a strange and lonely experience where you spend a lot of time in your head trying to create worlds that weave in and out of reality.Writing is an exhilarating experience when it goes well. ...
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May 29, 2017
Contest! Say Thanks to the Teacher in Your Life with Great Books from Pembroke Publishers!
Every student and parent knows that a great teacher is worth their weight in gold. With the end of the school year approaching, we're excited to bring you a contest that gives you the perfect way to thank ...
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June 02, 2022Pik-Shuen Fung Wins 2022 Amazon Canada First Novel Award
It was a good night for Penguin Random House Canada's new Strange Light imprint last night, when Pik-Shuen Fung took home the 2022 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for Ghost Forest. The imprint identifies ...
