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Canada is in a strong position to keep pace with the insatiable demand for bandwidth
Read MoreCate Freeborn wins the Youth Short Story category for “74 Percent of the Victims of Nonfamily Abductions are Girls”
Read MoreThe six shortlisted authors for this year’s Amazon First Novel Award share the literary firebrands that inspire them to push their own fictional boundaries
Read MoreAn interview with the winner of the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award on the state of trans stories in fiction and on making diverse, once-quieted voices come to life
Read MoreWinner of the Amazon First Novel Award in the Youth Short Story Category for 2019
Read MoreNominees for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Youth Short Story category share how they find their voice amid the cacophony of the information age.
Read MoreIn light of the current trend towards blurring fiction and memoir, we asked the nominees of the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award to reveal exactly how much of themselves is infused in their works
Read MoreIl y a 100 ans, le 24 mai 1918, les femmes canadiennes obtenaient le droit de vote aux élections fédérales pour la première fois. Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons cette étape importante tout en réfléchissant au sort de ceux et celles qui en ont été exclues et à la lutte – loin d’être terminée – pour l’égalité des droits.
Read More2017 Governor General’s Literary Award winners on the art of storytelling
Read MoreWith the rise of populism and nativism around the world, it’s more important than ever for Canadians to build more inclusive communities in this interconnected world.
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