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May 14, 2024Sahar Golshan Encourages Readers to be SO LOUD! in Her Debut Picture Book
It's as important as ever for some voices to be heard, especially as there are those who are actively trying to dull or silence them. And, it takes a unique and gifted author to tell a story that will ...
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November 19, 2024Sheung-King, Anthony Oliveira, and Martha Baillie Win Big at the Writers' Trust Awards, and More...
This evening, at a vibrant ceremony that took place in the Glenn Gould Theatre at CBC HQ, the Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the winners of the majority of its major awards for the year, with more than ...
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December 04, 2024Sophie Kohn Celebrates the Power of Laughter in Katrina Hyena, Stand-up Comedian
A multi-talented artist who teaches humour-writing as a specialty, Sophie Kohn is no stranger to the effect of laughter and the empowering nature of humour as it develops in young people. This is a ...
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March 17, 2025Canada Reads 2025 Midweek Recap! - Which Titles Remain After Day Two
CBC Canada Reads got off to a fine start on Monday, with some thought-provoking discussion and debate about the titles vying for this year's prize. Now, with day two behind us, there are three books ...
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July 11, 2025Read an Excerpt from Dark Like Under by Acclaimed Author Alice Chadwick
After winning international acclaim for her debut novel, Alice Chadwick is sure to be an author on the rise and one that avid fiction readers will become increasingly familiar with in years to come. ...
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December 04, 2017"What's Your Story?" Final Instalment of the 2017 Obpo Writing Contest Winners: Etobicoke
Today we're proud to present the winners from the final instalment of the Ontario Book Publishers Organization's and Arts Etobicoke's What's Your Story? writing contest. Our final region this year, ...
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January 30, 2019My Reading Year: What I Learned from Reading 275 Books in 365 Days
The other day I told a friend that I'd read 275 books in 2018 and he responded by laughing and declaring emphatically, "That's a reading year!"I think that's an excellent way to describe my past year. ...
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May 31, 2016Special Feature! Talking About Poetry with the Griffin Prize Finalists
The Griffin Poetry Prize is a career-making honour, and has built itself into one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world, honouring the best in both Canadian and international poetry for ...
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January 14, 2017Valentine's Shadow
The terrible weight of Valentine's Day is exactly one month away. What better way to celebrate its inexorable gravity than to discuss one of those topics rarely discussed in relation to the writing ...
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December 06, 2017Bestsellers of the Future: Read the Winning Texts from the 2017 Write Across Ontario Student Writing Competition!
We've heard so many of our favourite writers say they fell in love with writing and reading from their earliest days. So we're excited to present what just might be the next crop of great Canadian writers ...
