The ReLit Longlists
The longlists for the 2009 ReLit Awards have been announced. The ReLit Awards recognize books by Canadian authors that are published by independent Canadian presses. Founded in 2000, each year ReLit...
View ArticleNOW HEAR THIS! Launches Year Four of its S.W.A.T. Program
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Once by Rebecca Rosenblum
Rebecca Rosenblum (Biblioasis, 2008) Cover art by Marta Chudolinska.For more information about Once, please visit the Biblioasis website
View ArticleAgent’s Corner: Ebook shopping is ebook searching. Why is it so hard to...
By Samantha HaywoodHave you tried “browsing” for ebooks lately? My own experience has left me worried that unless you are specifically searching for the title you already know you want, you aren’t...
View ArticleAgent’s Corner: What We’ve Gained and What We’ve Lost (Part I)
By Samantha HaywoodI’ve been working in publishing for over a decade, and one of the biggest changes of note has been the shift away from an industry mentality of publishing an author over the course...
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Pivot Reading Series Season Three Begins August 11th
By Nathaniel G. MooreI heard from a good literary source recently that American actress Claire Danes has been going to a lot of literary events in New York, hanging out with Zadie Smith and the lot....
View ArticleAgent’s Corner: Do.It.Yourself Editing: Preparing the perfect manuscript for...
Literary Agent Samantha Haywood discusses the importance of a well-edited manuscript. Writers, readers, Samantha would love to answer your questions. Please post them in the 'Post a comment' section at...
View ArticleAgent's Corner: The author and agent’s new best friend: the freelance publicist
Literary Agent Samantha Haywood discusses the benefits of working with a freelance publicist. Writers, readers, Samantha would love to answer your questions. Please post them in the 'Post a comment'...
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Agent's Corner: What Sells Abroad
Literary Agent Samantha Haywood discusses the foreign book market. Writers, readers, Samantha would love to answer your questions. Please post them in the 'Post a comment' section at the bottom of the...
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Conflict of Interest: The State of the Short Story (Part Two)
by Nathaniel G. Moore The State of the Short Story (Part One) was published on Open Book earlier this week.The best short story stands or lives up to the confusion and multiplicity of the world; it...
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Ten Questions, with Rebecca Rosenblum
Rebecca Rosenblum is the award winning author of two collections of short stories and a chapbook. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Journey Prize and the Danuta Gleed Award. Rosenblum's...
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The Ottawa International Writers Festival
By rob mclennanThe Ottawa International Writers Festival runs from October 20–25, 2011. Originally founded in 1997 by father-and-son team Neil and Sean Wilson, the now semi-annual Ottawa International...
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Weekly Round-Up: Open Book: Ontario
An update of the interviews and features on Open Book: Ontario this week.Open Book talks with hockey writer Mike Leonetti, author of The Magnificent Mario (Scholastic), about writing for young readers,...
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Writers and Day Jobs: How Authors Make it Work
By Grace O'ConnellLate at night, a window glows above the city streets. At her desk, The Writer stubs out a cigarette and closes her new laptop. She pours herself a scant glass from a good bottle of...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Short Film Based on Rebecca Rosenblum's How to Keep Your...
Director Sean Frewer has given Rebecca Rosenblum's "How to Keep Your Day Job (a short story published in Rosenblum's The Big Dream) a cinematic treatment. The short film, adapted from Rosenblum's...
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