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We are just back from Ottawa where Julie Bruck received the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for her book Monkey Ranch from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Monkey Ranch was also a Globe 100 title for 2012.   Brick Books is proud to be the Read more...

Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck is in the Globe 100…

And one more honour for Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck – the Globe 100!!  Read about it here. Monkey Ranch  By Julie Bruck Brick Books It has been nearly 13 years since Bruck’s last poetry collection, and Monkey Ranch, which has won the Governor-General’s Award for poetry, shows both her Read more...

Congratulations to Julie Bruck, winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry!!

Julie Bruck is the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for her book Monkey Ranch. The winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec in Montreal. His Excellency the Right Read more...

Congratulations to Méira Cook, winner of the $5,000 Walrus Poetry Prize!!

Congratulations to Méira Cook, winner of the $5,000 Walrus Poetry Prize for her poem “The Devil’s Advocate”!! Brick Books has published 3 of Méira’s poetry collections – A Walker in the City (2011), Slovenly Love (2003) and Toward a Catalogue of Falling Read more...

Hologram: A Book of Glosas by P.K. Page – “a groundbreaking publication”

In this review of Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page, Harold Heft for the Montreal Gazette writes: “… few artists continue to evolve and improve across an extended lifespan; Page is an exception, as seen by the groundbreaking publication of the volume Hologram: A Book of Glosas Read more...

Congratulations to Sue Goyette – winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize for her book outskirts!!

Congratulations to Sue Goyette, winner of the Atlantic Poetry Prize for her book outskirts!! The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia Literary Awards were presented Friday in Halifax at the Dalhousie University Club in Halifax. New Brunswick writer David Adams Richards is the winner of the Read more...

Congratulations to Susan Gillis and her book The Rapids – Finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry!!

 Congratulations to Susan Gillis and her book The Rapids – finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. This prize is sponsored by Richard Pound in memory of his brother Robert. Here’s the list for poetry. Oana Avasilichioaei, We, Beasts (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers) Mary di Michele, Read more...

Congratulations to Ann Scowcroft – shortlisted for the 2012 Award for People’s Poetry!!

Ann Scowcroft and her book The Truth of Houses has been shortlisted for the 2012 Award for People’s Poetry, announced by the Acorn-Plantos Award Committee. Congratulations also to Barry Dempster (Dying a Little, Wolsak and Wynn) and Tim Bowling (Tenderman, Nightwood Editions).   Here is Read more...

Congratulations to Julie Bruck for the nomination – Governor General’s Award for Poetry!!

Julie Bruck and her book Monkey Ranch are nominated for the 2012 Governor General’s Award for Poetry. Congratulations, Julie!! For the full press release, see http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2012/pe129935980746037097.htm To read more about this book, go here Read more...

Congratulations to by Méira Cook whose poem “The Devil’s Advocate” is one of five finalists in The Walrus Poetry Prize!!

You can vote for her or for Nyla Matuk (with 2 poems in this competition), Stevie Howell or Bardia Sinaee.  Readers’ Choice: Public voting open from August 31 to September 30, 2012. For more information, go to http://walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2012/08/30/the-walrus-poetry-prize-vote/  Read more...

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