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How I Wrote It
'Writing is 95 per cent rewriting' — Jennifer Chen on writing her debut YA novel Super
Jennifer Chen describes how she came up with her YA novel Super.
13 Canadian works of fantastical fiction for young readers
If your family is a fan of sci-fi, fantasy and dystopian books, here are 13 great reads to check out.
Enter the CBC Short Story Prize now
You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books. Enter by Oct. 31, 2018.
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CBC Literary Prizes
Sandra Murdock wins the 2018 CBC Nonfiction Prize
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Grades 9 to 12 students: What is one book your entire generation should be reading?
Alberta book club hits 90th anniversary by keeping things interesting
Books about de-extinction, forest fires among finalists for $10K science writing awards
Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves among finalists for $10K CODE Burt Award for Indigenous YA literature
Rebecca Rosenblum, Max Wallace nominated for $10K Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature
How lunch with Bono led Steve Jobs to reveal he named a computer after his daughter
The bestselling books in Canada: Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2018
How I Wrote It
Rawi Hage ponders death, war and the nature of mourning in the novel Beirut Hellfire Society
Terese Marie Mailhot, Elizabeth Hay among finalists for $60K Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Kim Maltman, Ulrikka Gernes and Srikanth Reddy named judges for 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize
Magic 8 Q&A
Wayne Grady on family history, redemptive endings and the illusion of freedom
Meghan Markle backs Grenfell fire charity cookbook
Romance fiction is so much more than swashbuckling bodice-rippers, say authors
Lee Maracle to receive $10K Harbourfront Festival Prize for contributions to literature
Why I Write
Catherine Hernandez: 2 things you need to learn in order to be a writer
My Life in Books
Why 2018 Polaris Music Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher loved reading Billy-Ray Belcourt's This Wound Is A World
The CBC Books fall 2018 reading list: 18 must-read Canadian books
Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt, Tanya Tagaq among 12 authors longlisted for 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Why economic anxiety inspired Lisa Moore's new short story collection
My Life in Books
Why 2018 Polaris Music Prize winner Jeremy Dutcher loved reading Billy-Ray Belcourt's This Wound Is A World
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