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October 11, 2017Happy (Our) Birthday To You! Enter our Gigantic Anniversary Book Giveaway Contest!
In honour of our tenth birthday here at Open Book, our generous OBPO publisher partners have donated a HUGE prize package of amazing books. So for our birthday, we want to give one of you a present!You ...
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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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March 24, 2017The ROM Dives into Publishing with The Day the Ocean Disappeared
The Royal Ontario Museum's new exhibition Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story picks up after a tragic event that captured the country's attention in 2014: Nine rare blue whales became trapped ...
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May 24, 2017The Word on the Street launches Writing DiverCity Writing Contest
One of our favourite festivals, The Word On The Street Toronto, has launched its first fiction writing contest, open to writers under 35. Writing DiverCity aims to highlight the ever-growing variety and ...
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January 27, 2020Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Now Accepting Submissions
First-time Canadian authors, take note: The sixth annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize is now open for submissions!Sponsored by audiobook and ebook retailer Rakuten Kobo, the Prize recognizes exceptional ...
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August 10, 2020FOLD Kids Book Fest Announces Young Readers Book Club
Great news for book-loving kids (and their parents!)The 2020 FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) Kids Book Fest has announced the creation of the Young Readers Book Club. Focusing on books by acclaimed ...
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June 26, 2017Contest! Win Required Feminist YA Summer Reading from Inanna
YA (young adult) books aren't just for young readers - indeed, they tell us as much (and sometimes more) about ourselves as adult novels, honing in a complicated, influential time in a character's life. ...
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December 07, 2020Contest! Stuff Your Stocking with Smart, Fabulous CanLit from Invisible Publishing
Scoop up some great gifts for someone you love or just stock up for some holiday self-care cozy time: We're giving away a fabulous prize pack of books, courtesy of Invisible Publishing. Essays, short ...
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February 08, 2021Contest: Win Sharp, Smart Fiction by Women in Anansi's Heartbreakers Valentine's Prize Pack
If you missed our previous Valentine's contest, don't fret; we've got more great books to love just in time for V-Day. And this set is red-hot – funny, sharp fiction by women writers at the top of ...
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February 01, 2021Love is in the Air with Dundurn's Book of Love Valentine's Contest!
While it might feel like we're waking up in a Groundhog Day-esque loop these days, time is in fact passing – and that means, whether you love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is coming up fast. So whether ...