Wednewsday

Middle of the week and only a quarter of the week’s work done? Sounds about standard.

• Writers Trust renames fiction prize after beloved nan and pop of Canlit;
• Canadian titles on USBBY list;
• What sort of Tweets can get you fired? What if you’re a NYT editor? (One of the last poems in my Selected coming this Fall is called “You Can’t Say Anything Anymore”… It’s probably not what you think);
• On mistakes in poetry;
• Joy of Cooking is 90;
• Costa book of the year goes to Roffey (Which one is Costa again? The constant chase for corporate funding, and therefore renaming, means I have no idea which award is which anymore);
• Getting your books appraised: a primer;
• Getting over fears of writing in a second language;
• Maria Shriver starts book imprint;
• The Solstice Awards (for SFF achievement) handed out;
• Looking to get into D&D? Polygon thinks this vampire tale is the best one to start with (have played and it truly is the best written, most immersive module I’ve ever had the pleasure to hack and slash through);