5/6/2008 - Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz 2008 Winners Announced |
Toronto, May 6, 2008 – The winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards have been selected. The Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards are funded by the Ruth Schwartz Foundation. The administration of these awards is shared by the Ontario Arts Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council which manages the jury process, and the Canadian Booksellers Association whose members choose the short list of books.
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5/5/2008 - Canadian Consumers and Taxpayers are Supporting Giant American Wholesalers and Amazon, Charges ACBW |
Toronto, May 1, 2008 - The Association of Canadian Book Wholesalers claimed last week in meetings with book publishers and distributors that Canadian taxpayers and consumers are unwittingly subsidizing giant American library wholesalers. The strong Canadian dollar has sent some book buyers to the U.S. market.
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5/1/2008 - Arthur Ellis Awards Finalists Announced |
Crime Writers of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2008 Arthur Ellis Awards for excellence in Canadian crime writing.
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4/22/2008 - Author William Marsden Wins National Business Book Award |
This year's National Business Book Award winner
is William Marsden for his book Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta is
Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (and doesn't seem to care)
published by Knopf Canada. The announcement was made this afternoon at an
award luncheon in Toronto.
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4/17/2008 - 2008 Short List Announced - Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards |
Toronto, April 17, 2008 – The winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards will be announced at Ryerson Community School at 1:30 p.m. on May 6, 2008.
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4/16/2008 - The 2008 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist Announced |
The 2008 Atlantic Book Awards shortlists have been announced. Visit the The Festival website to view the details regarding upcoming readings, signings, and workshops - and the complete details of the nominated authors and books for Atlantic Book Festival 2008.
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4/7/2008 - 2008 Alberta Literary Awards Shortlist Announced |
The Writers Guild of Alberta is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2008 Alberta Literary Awards! The Alberta Literary Awards recognize and celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors.
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4/3/2008 - CBA Libris Awards 2008 Nominees Announced |
Voted on by members of the Canadian book industry, CBA Libris Awards celebrate the best in Canadian books and the people behind their success—those whose passion, ingenuity, creativity and collaborative spirit helped books connect meaningfully with readers in the previous year.
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4/1/2008 - CBA News 1 April 2008 |
CBA News is a weekly email published by CBA. The pdf link is not exactly how the publication appears. If you are not currently receiving CBA News, please contact us at esinkins@cbabook.org to request your complimentary subscription.
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3/11/2008 - CBA meets with Ontario Ministry of Education |
CBA meets with Ontario Ministry of Education. Following up on letters, issued last fall by all three associations, CBA was able to organize a joint meeting to discuss with the Ministry our concerns following Premier McGuinty’s announcement during the fall election campaign that $80 million dollars in new funding for Ontario public school librarians and school libraries would be spent outside the public funding infrastructure through one sole supplier
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