Goose Lane Editions and the icehouse poetry board are thrilled to announce that Qurat Dar (she/they) is the winner of the inaugural Claire Harris Poetry Prize!

Designed to enhance the visibility of debut poetry collections by poets from Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities, the Claire Harris Poetry Prize includes a cash award of $1,000 and publication of the manuscript through icehouse poetry, followed by a series of public readings across Canada. Dar’s stunning manuscript Non-Prophet was chosen from dozens of entries and is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2025.

Goose Lane Editions is over the moon to announce that celebrated writer PP Wong’s new book Anatomy of Freedom has been acquired by our fiction acquisitions editor, Bethany Gibson. This phenomenal novel is scheduled for publication in Fall 2025.

“I read PP Wong’s Anatomy of Freedom with a mounting sense of excitement, immediately immersed, immediately charmed by the wit and complexity and force of the authorial vision,” Gibson said. “This is an accessible yet sophisticated novel that will resonate with readers on many levels. I am thoroughly delighted to be working with PP to introduce her work to the Canadian market.”

Immense congratulations are in order! Fredericton’s own John Leroux has been named a 2024 recipient of the Order of New Brunswick “for his outstanding vision, dedication and commitment to the future of the province's architecture and to the protection of historic buildings, and for his passion for building an improved quality of life for generations to come.”

Art and architectural historian, curator, educator, and practitioner John Leroux has fostered a renewed appreciation of the architecture and culture of New Brunswick.

Catherine Bush’s Skin acquired by Bethany Gibson at Goose Lane Editions

Goose Lane Editions is thrilled to announce that acclaimed writer Catherine Bush’s forthcoming short-story collection, Skin, has been acquired by our fiction acquisitions editor Bethany Gibson.  The book is scheduled for publication in Spring 2025.

It’s an exciting day in the Goose Lane Editions office! Alongside the icehouse poetry board, we’re delighted to announce the inaugural Claire Harris Poetry Prize. The biennial prize will be awarded to a full-length debut poetry collection by a writer who is Black, Indigenous, or from another racialized community. The winning manuscript will be published under the icehouse poetry imprint.