Georgina Beaty, author of the new book The Party Is Here, chats with fellow Freehand author Rhonda Douglas (Welcome to the Circus) for her project
“Busy Women on Writing Books”: Interview with Georgina Beaty Read More
We’d like to introduce you to our new newsletter, Freehand’s Footnotes! Footnotes is our new monthly newsletter. In it, you’ll get all the details on
Introducing Freehand’s Footnotes Read More
Congratulations to Leona Theis, whose If Sylvie Had Nine Lives has won the 2021 High Plains Book Award for Short Stories! The jury said, “If Sylvie Had
If Sylvie Had Nine Lives wins High Plains Book Award Read More
Congratulations to Susan Ouriou and Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau! The Lover, the Lake has been named a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for
The Lover, the Lake shortlisted for Governor General’s Literary Award Read More
Freehand was honoured to take home four awards at last week’s Alberta Book Publishing Awards ceremony: Watershed by Doreen Vanderstoop won the Trade Fiction Book
Freehand wins four prizes at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Read More
Keith Maillard talks to Read Alberta about his latest book The Bridge, being nonbinary, and writing a musical (“I’ve tried to talk myself out of
Keith Maillard interview with Read Alberta Read More
It’s wonderful to see this great review of Keith Maillard’s memoir The Bridge in the Vancouver Sun. [Maillard] does not force any simple resolution on
The Bridge reviewed in the Vancouver Sun Read More
Congratulations to Anne Simpson, whose novel Speechless won the 2021 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award! The award was presented on May 13, 2021, at an
Speechless wins the $25,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award Read More
Steven Beattie reviews Susan Olding’s Big Reader for the Toronto Star, saying that it’s “not simply a justification for a reading life, but an examination
Big Reader reviewed in the Toronto Star Read More
Congratulations to John Gould, whose short story collection The End of Me has been shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award! The winner will be announced
The End of Me shortlisted for the ReLit Award Read More
Congratulations to Anne Simpson, whose novel Speechless has been shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award! The winners will be announced in an online ceremony
Speechless shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award Read More
Congratulations to Leona Theis, whose book If Sylvie Had Nine Lives has been shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards! The winners will be announced in
If Sylvie Had Nine Lives shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards Read More