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The longlist for the First Nation Communities READ 2023 has been announced, and we are happy to share that A Magical Sturgeon written by Joseph Dandurand and illustrated by Elinor Atkins was nominated in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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

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.

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...

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.  

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.

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