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November 26, 2025Embracing Tropes
A lot of my summer reading list involved beachy romance novels like Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s Never Been Better and Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After, and, like many twenty-something women, (re)reading ...
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November 14, 2025Seven Major Prizes and More Than $375,000 Awarded at an Inspiring Writers’ Trust Celebration
The annual Writers’ Trust Awards lit up Toronto this week with a full evening of literary celebration. With seven major prizes presented and more than $375,000 invested directly into the hands of Canadian ...
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September 17, 2025Finalists Announced for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has revealed the shortlist for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, honouring novels and short story collections that stretch the boundaries of narrative ...
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September 12, 2025Meet the Finalists for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Meet the Finalists for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for NonfictionThe Writers’ Trust of Canada has unveiled the shortlist for the 2025 edition of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust ...
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September 03, 2025Three Finalists Announced for the Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers, a $12,000 award that shines a spotlight on powerful debut voices from across the ...
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June 02, 2025Three Emerging Writers Win the 2025 Bronwen Wallace Awards
This evening at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, three Bronwen Wallace Awards were handed out to some exciting emerging authors, in the categories of short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Capping ...
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March 04, 2025Su Chang's New Novel is a Sweeping and Powerful Intergenerational Drama
Born in Shanghai, author Su Chang has long admired certain Canadian writers and their ability to create sweeping, multicultural narratives that bridge gaps and challenge the literary status quo. Now, ...
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December 12, 2024Perfect Gifts for Writers
Tis the season to ask the most pressing of all questions: What is the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Books? Pens? Journals? A six-figure book deal: (Note: we all want the latter!)Authors Farzana ...
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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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November 04, 2024Suzan Palumbo's Novella Countess is a Queer, Caribbean, Anti-Colonial Sci-fi Epic
Suzan Palumbo has already turned heads in her previous work, with short fiction that has been nominated for the Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy Awards. Avid sci-fi readers will delight in immersing ...
