awards
Poetic Prejudice
One of my areas of responsibility as Dundurn’s publicity assistant is preparing our submissions to various literary award programs. You’d be surprised the kind of niche awards that are out there: best book about science; best first novel by a writer of Scottish heritage; best illustrated work with footnotes under 30 words each.
Ok, I may [...]
A Silver Birch Award for The Third Eye
Yesterday, I found myself outside amongst screaming fans numbering in the thousands … was I playing hooky from work and attending an outdoors concert? Nope, rather I was at the Festival of Trees, the culmination of the Forest of Reading Program, at the Habourfront Centre in Toronto, where Dundurn’s very own Mahtab Narsimhan won the Silver Birch [...]
Dundurn congratulates Liedewy Hawke on Governor General’s Award Nomination
On October 21st, The Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for the 2008 Governor General’s Literary Awards. Dundurn is delighted that Liedewy Hawke was nominated for Translation – French to English for The Postman’s Round, a novel rich in its subtle evocations of the sober and precise art of haiku.
Here’s what the Canada [...]
Vote for the Best Literature Blog
No, not Defining Canada. Unfortunately we’re not involved. However a couple of bloggers that have reviewed a few of Dundurn’s books informed us of the 2007 weblog awards. There is a category for Best Literature Blog. Do you have a favourite literature blog that you enjoy reading or subscribing to? Or perhaps you might want [...]
