The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of the 35th annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. 35 winning titles were chosen from 211 submissions, sent from 9 provinces and 93 publishers.
Read MoreHill will act as a literary ambassador for the City of New Westminster and the community, advocating for literacy and the literary arts and helping to raise the status of poetry, language and the arts in the everyday consciousness of New Westminster residents.
Read MoreThe refundable income tax credit was set to expire at the end of March, but will be extended for two more years to March 31, 2019, subject to the approval of the legislature.
Read MoreThe competition awards unpublished writers over 50 from BC, the Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The deadline for submissions has been extended to June 1, 2017.
Read MoreAssociation of Book Publishers of BC members are invited to register for their tables now.
Read MoreNominations for the award, which honours writers with a substantial body of work who have contributed to BC's literary community/industry, close January 31.
Read MoreThe Alliance pays tribute to Heather Hannaford, Catherine Montgomery, and Ann Picking, arts leaders who have passed away in the recent weeks.
Read MoreThe proposal, helmed by the Association of Book Publishers of BC, Arsenal Pulp Press, Talonbooks, Anvil Press, and the Magazine Association of BC, seeks to establish "a dynamic home for the city's vibrant publishing and writing communities."
Read MoreDeborah Campbell, Eden Robinson and Yasuko Thanh are among the individuals honoured with the literary prizes, which comprise a combined $219,000.
Read MoreThe award, presented by the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, will be conferred in 2017.
Read MoreBeatty is the first US author ever to win the prize after rules changed to allow American writers in 2014.
Read MoreThe awards, which are given to outstanding emerging writers 50 and above, were presented in Victoria on October 15.
Read MoreThe winners of the 80th Governor General's Literary Awards, who receive a prize of $25,000, were announced October 25.
Read MoreThe award was presented to artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun and editors Karen Duffek and Tania Willard on October 3 at the Mayor's Arts Awards.
Read MoreThe City of Nanaimo is now seeking applications for its next Poet Laureate and for its first Youth Poet Laureate. Terms begin in January 2017, and the application deadline is October 28.
Read MoreThe awards, which are celebrating their 80th year, have announced their 2016 shortlist. The award comes with a $25,000 prize. The winners will be revealed October 25.
Read MoreThe award, which will be presented at the Roundhouse in Vancouver October 3, recognizes authors of excellence of any genre who contribute to the appreciation and understanding of Vancouver's history, unique character, or the achievements of its residents.
Read MoreThe City of New Westminster is seeking its next Poet Laureate to serve as the City's literary ambassador.
Read MoreThe award ceremony for the 34th Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada will take place September 22 in Vancouver, with tickets open to the public.
Read MoreUBC Library has acquired a copy of Kelmscott Press's The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, described by the poet William Butler Yeats as "the most beautiful of all printed books."
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