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Emily Riddle Wins the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Poetry!
Emily Riddle Wins the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Poetry!

The winners for the sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) have been announced, and Nightwood Editions would like to congratulate Emily Riddle for winning the Published Poetry in English category for...

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The Big Melt by Emily Riddle wins the Griffin 2023 Canadian First Book Prize!
The Big Melt by Emily Riddle wins the Griffin 2023 Canadian First Book Prize!

We're so thrilled to announce that Emily Riddle, author of The Big Melt, is the winner of the 2023 Canadian First Book Prize! The Griffin Poetry Prizes were founded in 2000 to encourage and celebrate excelle...

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Emily Riddle and Délani Valin are Finalists for the 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards
Emily Riddle and Délani Valin are Finalists for the 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards

The finalists for the sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) have been announced, and Nightwood Editions would like to congratulate two authors who have been recognized in the Published Poetry in Engli...

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Délani Valin Shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
Délani Valin Shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

Délani Valin has been shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for her book, Shapeshifters. The award recognizes Canadian authors who published their first book of poetry.  Shapeshifters explor...

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Celebrating Our Fall Books!
Celebrating Our Fall Books!

This past fall we’ve had the pleasure of working with some brilliant writers and publishing an incredible list of poetry and fiction. Check out what people are saying!

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The Big Bad: Nehiyaw Visions Of The Future with Emily Riddle and Jessica Johns
The Big Bad: Nehiyaw Visions Of The Future with Emily Riddle and Jessica Johns

On Friday, January 27 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society and Massy Books for The Big Bad: Nehiyaw Visions Of The Future.

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An evening of Métis mother-daughter storytelling:  Délani Valin launches Shapeshifters in Edmonton
An evening of Métis mother-daughter storytelling: Délani Valin launches Shapeshifters in Edmonton

Join us for the launch of Délani Valin’s debut book of poetry, Shapeshifters (Nightwood, $19.95) at Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave) on December 7 at 7pm.

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Nightwood welcomes Karine Hack to the team
Nightwood welcomes Karine Hack to the team

We’re thrilled to welcome Karine Hack to the Nightwood team as editorial assistant! Karine is a writer (find her work in Grain, the Rumpus, and Plenitude magazine), reader, knitter, and beginner r...

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Robert Chursinoff Launches The Descendants
Robert Chursinoff Launches The Descendants

Chursinoff will launch The Descendants with special musical guests Kuba Oms, Dan O’Connell, Wes Regan and Brad Ferguson and Jessicka Lynne of the band Hunting.  

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Joseph Dandurand wins the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize
Joseph Dandurand wins the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize

Joseph Dandurand has won the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize. The award is given to a mid-career poet in anticipation of their future contributions to Canadian poetry.

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Conor Kerr's Avenue of Champions on Giller Prize Longlist
Conor Kerr's Avenue of Champions on Giller Prize Longlist

The 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist has been announced and Conor Kerr has been recognized for his novel, Avenue of Champions.

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None of This Belongs to Me, Undoing Hours, Pebble Swing, and The East Side of it All featured in Poetry in Transit
Several Nightwood Editions authors featured in 2022/23 Poetry in Transit Program announced by the Association of Book Publishers of BC

The Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC) has announced the 2022/23 Poetry in Transit Program featuring several Nightwood Editions authors.

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