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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...

Get to know Dream House author Cathy Stonehouse! Read on for insight into the books that helped to form and inspire Dream House; the state of Cathy’s writing desk; and her advice to aspiring writers!  * Nigh...

The 2023 Governor General's Literary Awards have been announced and Nightwood Editions author Conor Kerr is a finalist in the poetry category for his collection Old Gods, through which readers are situated i...

We’re pleased to announce that Janine Young has joined Nightwood Editions as Managing Editor. Janine is a writer and has worked as a freelance editor for the last ten years. She earned an MFA in creative w...

The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the shortlist for the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and we're thrilled to announce that Maleea Acker’s poetry collection Hesitating Once to Feel Glory ...

Menaka Raman-Wilms' novel, The Rooftop Garden, has been longlisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. “The Rooftop Garden adroitly weaves the themes of friendship, responsibility, and climate change into...

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!