Quill & Quire

Quill & Quire is a Canadian magazine focused on the book and publishing world, established in 1935. It typically circulates around 5,000 copies per issue, with the publisher estimating a readership of 25,000. The magazine reviews various books and magazines and serves as a platform for discussing trends within the publishing sector. It is recognized as an important source for concise reviews of new Canadian literature.

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Baraka Books introduces “Published & Printed in Canada” labelling for their new books

3 days ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

Montreal’s Baraka Books will begin explicitly highlighting the Quebec and Canadian origin of their books in September. A sticker bearing the words “Published & Printed in Canada,” illustrated with a maple leaf and fleur-de-lys, will be printed on the copyright page of each new title. The plan is also to sticker the covers of books sent out from the publisher’s office, and Baraka Books is considering having all their books stickered at their Canadian distributor.
Shortlists for 2025 Alberta Book Publishing Awards announced

3 days ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the 2025 shortlists for the annual Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The awards, which encompass trade and academic publishing, and include design awards, celebrate the best in Alberta publishing in 12 categories. The winners will be announced at a gala reception in Calgary on Sept. 18.
SWCC Book Awards shortlists recognize contributions to science writing

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada announced the shortlists for the 2024 SWCC Book Awards last week at the association’s 2025 conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories. A third award, the Paradigm Prize, recognizes underrepresented perspectives in science writing, for which the winner is selected from among the finalists for the two main categories.
Scott Alexander Howard, Anh Duong , Leanne Toshiko Simpson win 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer prizes

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Cassandra Drudi

Three authors have been named the winners of the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. The prizes recognize exceptional books written by first-time Canadian authors in three categories: literary fiction, nonfiction, and this year, romance fiction. The genre fiction category alternates between mystery, romance, and speculative fiction. The winners were announced on June 17. Each award carries a cash prize of $10,000 and promotional support for the author by Rakuten Kobo.
Ten books longlisted for 2025 Sunburst Award

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Cassandra Drudi

Ten books have been shortlisted for the 2025 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. This year marks a return of the annual $3,000 award after a four-year hiatus. Jurors Natalee Caple, Geoff Ryman, and Lorina Stephens selected the longlisted titles from the 78 books submitted.
Glad Day Bookshop transforming and relocating

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

Glad Day Bookshop is on the move again and changing its bookstore operations to a non-profit status. Toronto’s Glad Day, now in its 55th year, is the world’s the oldest queer bookstore. In 2016, after decades in its location on Yonge Street, the store faced a steep drop in sales and moved into the heart of Toronto’s gay village to ground-floor retail space that also included a kitchen and bar.
Leslie Jamison wins 2025 Weston International Award

1 week ago | quillandquire.com | Cassandra Drudi

American author and essayist Leslie Jamison has been named the winner of the 2025 Weston International Award. The $75,000 award, administered by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours an international author for their career achievement in literary nonfiction.
H Felix Chau Bradley named 2025 Max Margles resident

2 weeks ago | quillandquire.com | Cassandra Drudi

Montreal writer and editor H Felix Chau Bradley has been named the recipient of the 2025 Max Margles Writing Residency in Ireland. Chau Bradley is the fourth writer to receive this residency, which is administered by the Quebec Writers’ Federation. They will spend three weeks in October at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Anaghmakerrig, County Monaghan, Ireland.
The 2025 Doug Wright Awards winners announced

2 weeks ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

The Doug Wright Awards for the best in Canadian comics were handed out in Toronto, in conjunction with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, on June 7. The winners in each category receive a small cash prize, with the winner of The Nipper additionally receiving a week-long retreat at the Valleyview Artist Retreat, in Caledon, Ontario.
Valérie Bah wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award

2 weeks ago | quillandquire.com | Attila Berki

Montreal-based writer Valérie Bah has won the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award for the novel Subterrane, published by Esplanade Books, an imprint of Véhicule Press. In his review of the novel in Quill & Quire, Jean Marc Ah-Sen wrote, “Subterrane’s chapters, which are written in distinct styles and voices, [display] Bah’s commitment to the full-blooded individuality of the characters.