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NEW ROLES
ANITA CHONG has been promoted from senior editor to the newly created role of executive editor at McClelland & Stewart. ■ KAILE SHILLING, an experienced non-profit director, has been named the new executive director of the Vancouver Writers Fest. The festival will be held Oct. 18 through 24.
AWARDS
ANNE CARSON was awarded the $50,000 (U.S.) PEN/Nabokov Award in a virtual ceremony in April. The award is given annually to a living author whose body of work is of “consummate quality.”
JUST ANNOUNCED
Ottawa’s CENTURY PRESS is publishing its first book this June. Its edition of The Great Gatsby will feature letterpress printing and upcycled leather bindings.