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  • How to Secure a Literary Agent
    How to Secure a Literary Agent
    March 25, 2019

    How to Secure a Literary Agent

    With spring just around the corner (we hope), there’s a renewed sense of optimism in the air. Writers are slowly emerging from the depths of their hobbit holes, and some have manuscripts ready to be ...

  • Melanie Mah and Meaghan Strimas Win the 2017 Trillium Book Awards!
    Melanie Mah and Meaghan Strimas Win the 2017 Trillium Book Awards!
    June 21, 2017

    Melanie Mah and Meaghan Strimas Win the 2017 Trillium Book Awards!

    Last night in Toronto, debut novelist Melanie Mah won the 2017 Trillium Book Award for The Sweetest One (Cormorant Books). The award, presented by the Ontario Media Development Corporation, honours the ...

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