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Tegan and Sara explore coming of age and coming out in their new book Junior High

Junior High, co-written by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin and illustrated by Tillie Walden, reimagines Tegan and Sara's adolescence as a middle-grade graphic novel

24 books by past CBC Poetry Prize winners and finalists being published in 2023

Being a finalist for the CBC Poetry Prize can jumpstart your literary career.

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes May 29

Michelle Min Sterling on her debut novel Camp Zero

In Canadian author Michelle Min Sterling's debut novel, Camp Zero, Alberta's cold climate is seen as a new and precious resource. Sterling talks about the book and how visiting a cousin working in the oil patch inspired the setting for her first eco-thriller. Listen now.

Radio The Sunday Magazine May 29

Enter the CBC Poetry Prize now

You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point and have your work published on CBC Books. The deadline to enter is May 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Kate Beaton, Margaret Atwood and Chip Zdarsky among Canadian finalists for 2023 Eisner Awards

40 Canadian kids books to read in spring 2023

We need to talk about class to tackle inequality in Canada, author argues

Radio The Sunday Magazine May 27

Mi'kmaw author writes children's storybook to reconcile her father's past

Bernice Hillier

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador May 27

Halifax artist encourages kids to overcome fears of swimming in new book

News Canada Nova Scotia May 23

Author delves into life and tragic death of Krystal Senyk, murdered 31 years ago in Yukon

News Canada North May 28

How plagues explain our history

Radio The Sunday Magazine May 28

B.C. Holocaust survivor shares stories of harrowing history — and hope — in 2023 memoir

Bridgette Watson

News Canada British Columbia May 22

How Shakespeare's strangest play helps us confront the climate crisis

Radio Ideas May 25

Emily Riddle went from CBC Poetry Prize finalist to winning the $10K Canadian First Book Prize

Daphné Santos-Vieira

What this Canadian author learned from his father's death

Radio The Current May 23

Governor General’s Literary Awards

Recognizing Canada’s best English-language and French-language books in seven categories. Discover the books

Scotiabank Giller Prize

$100,000 for the author of the best Canadian novel, short story collection or graphic novel. Discover the books

The Next Chapter

Host Shelagh Rogers speaks with iconic Canadian authors and rising literary stars about the stories and ideas that intrigue and inspire them. Visit Show Site

Writers & Company

Host Eleanor Wachtel explores in-depth the lives, thoughts and works of distinguished writers from around the world. Visit Show Site

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