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We are excited to announce that Brandon Reid has been nominated for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for his debut coming-of-age novel, Beautiful Beautiful (Nightwood Editions, 2023).

The West Coast Book Society has announced the shortlist for the 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes, and Nightwood Editions would like to congratulate the following finalists: Cathy Stonehouse, whose poetry colle...

Nightwood Editions is thrilled to announce that Crushed Wild Mint by Jess Housty is longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award.

We are excited to announce that Tim Blackett has been shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards—the Fiction Award and the First Book Award—for his debut story collection, Grandview Drive. The shortlist ...

Get to know Brooke Lockyer, the author of debut novel Burr! * Nightwood: Can you tell us a bit about Burr in your own words? Brooke Lockyer: Burr explores the question: How do you continue a relationship ...

Get to know Nick Thran, the author of If It Gets Quiet Later On, I Will Make a Display!  * Nightwood: Can you tell us a bit about your book in your own words? Nick Thran: If It Gets Quiet Later On, I Will M...

Happy New Year! We are so excited to welcome these four wonderful books in Spring 2024.  Teeth by Dallas Hunt This is a collection of poetry about grief, death and longing. It’s about the gristle that lodges...

The Nightwood team is signing off for 2023—the office will be closed from Dec. 23rd until Jan. 2nd. Thank you for all your support this past year! Wishing everyone a gentle holiday season with many good book...

Get to know Beautiful Beautiful author Brandon Reid! Read on for insight into the process of writing Beautiful Beautiful, as well as the books that helped shape and inspire the work. * Nightwood: From where...

Get to know Alternator author Chris Banks! Read on for insight into the process of writing and editing Alternator, the state of Chris's writing desk and a fun fact about Chris. * Nightwood: Tell me about th...

Get to know Crushed Wild Mint author Jess Housty! Read on for insight into the process of writing Crushed Wild Mint; the state of Jess’s writing desk... er boat; and their advice to aspiring writers! * Nigh...

We're thrilled to announce that Laisha Rosnau, the author of poetry collections Notes on Leaving, Lousy Explorers, Pluck and Our Familiar Hunger (all published with Nightwood Editions), has won the Latner Gr...