FW: 2022 Book Awards

in case you missed it The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2022 Book Awards Shortlists and Longlists, for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Winners of the 2022 Book Awards will be announced on Thursday May 5! Check out the 2022 ShortlistsCheck out the 2022 Longlists […]

Mini-interview: Bill Cooper

Bill Cooper is an academic with a Ph.D. in cognitive science from MIT, currently president emeritus at the University of Richmond.  He began writing haiku in 2009 and publishes in leading haiku journals.  He has published nine haiku collections and served for five years as one of the founding editors of Juxtapositions:  A Journal of […]

Mini-interview: Gary Barwin

Gary Barwin is the author of 27 books including Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy which won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award and Bird Arsonist (with Tom Prime),The Fabulous Op (with Gregory Betts) and forthcoming, Portal (visual poems.) His national bestselling novel Yiddish for Pirates won the Leacock Medal for […]

Indies Bookstore Day: April 30

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and other industry supporters come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. By joining the celebration, you are advocating for independent businesses, supporting a flourishing bookselling community, and investing in Canadian culture. Find your local participating bookstore. Some offer special readings, […]