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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 […]

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore day!

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, […]

Conyer Clayton  (she/her) is a writer, musician, and editor living on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe land. Her debut collection, We Shed Our Skin Like Dynamite (Guernica Editions, 2020), won an Ottawa Book Award and was a Relit Award finalist. She’s released 2 albums and many chapbooks; recently, Holy Disorder of Being (forthcoming with Gap Riot Press, […]

Towards mid-2021 I started to think, whew, 2022 is going to be a really expensive year, but delightful. So many people’s work I love are having new collections coming out. Here’s the list, and I’ll expand on each every couple days with a mini-interview, from next week into National Poetry Month. still: new, selected & […]