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July 04, 2015
A Roadblock All Writers Set for Themselves Every Now and Then
When I teach classes in creative writing at U of T’s School of Continuing Studies and at Haliburton School of the Arts, I have on occasion faced this predicament: A bright, talented, energetic student ...
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June 21, 2016Literary Prize News: Talented Authors Honoured in History, Poetry, LGBTQ Writing & More!
It's prize season in Canada, and a handful of incredible books have recently been honoured by a number of organizations. You'll want to check out the winners below when you're putting together your summer ...
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May 08, 2015Graphic Novel Month: in the Stacks at the Merril Collection
It might be tucked away on the third floor of the Lillian H Smith Children's library branch of TPL, but the Merril Collection is not for kids. Of the 75,000 items in the science fiction, fantasy and horror ...
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October 05, 2017"Our Culture Depends on our Literature" - Governor General's Literary Award Shortlists Released
Canada Council Director and CEO Simon Brault had strong and encouraging words for writers and publishers in Canada upon the release of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award shortlists yesterday, ...
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May 27, 2016Mona Awad Wins the Amazon.ca First Novel Award for 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
Last night at a reception in Toronto, Mona Awad was awarded the Amazon.ca First Novel Award. This year was a special occasion — it is the 40th anniversary of the award (which has been sponsored by Amazon.ca ...
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September 19, 2016
Featured Video: Artists Interpret New CanLit Classics at The Word On The Street
Can you tell that we're excited for The Word on the Street? We've been chatting with WOTS authors, running some awesome book giveaway contests, and generally counting down the days!We're even more excited ...
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March 21, 2018League of Canadian Poets Announces First Ever Longlists for Book Prizes
In honour of World Poetry Day and the 20th anniversary of Poetry Month in Canada, The League of Canadian Poets has announced, for the first time, longlists for their 2018 Poetry Awards, including the ...
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January 07, 2019Contest! Win Narrative Nonfiction from Book*hug's Essais Series
They say truth is stranger than fiction, and indie darlings Book*hug are bringing the strange, challenging,and fascinating to readers in their Essais Series of narrative nonfiction. With top Canadian ...
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April 29, 2019Lisa de Nikolits Pulls Back on the Curtain on the Writing Life with "Writer for a Year"
We know what a writer's life looks like in the movies: either endless parties and adoration, jet setting and publicity - or gritty whiskey-swilling and existential angst. But how about a more realistic ...
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August 21, 2018Contest! Embrace the True History of Labour Day with a Progressive Prize Pack from Between the Lines
Labour Day isn't just a long weekend – it acknowledges the hard, historical work unions, activists, & other labour crusaders did, the effects of which we still benefit from today. Embrace the history ...
