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On a background of an open bible with verses, the book cover for The King James Bible Play appears in the center. The book cover features a dark grey border of classical Biblical artwork. Inside against a light grey background is hand holding a black pencil with a pineapple eraser on the end. On the hand is the word “Genesis” followed by the opening scriptures of the Bible.” The name and author appear above and below this image in thin black underlined text.
On a dark blue background, the book cover for Someone Like You appears in the top left corner with pictures of Christine Quintana and Bethany Caldwell in small circle frames in the top right corner. Underneath is event details in white, pink and yellow text. At the bottom left corner is the logo for Perfect Match Bookshop. The book cover for Someone Like You features a warm illustration of the entrance to an apartment complex with a red framed doorway, front door lanterns, a doormat, and green shrubs on either side with a bike wheel peeking out in the bottom left corner. Above is a balcony with an ornate railing and the silhouette of two feet positioned romantically towards each other. In front of the door are the words “Someone Like You” in cursive yellow text and the author’s name at the bottom.
On top of a pink background is the shape of a gradient orange-yellow sun. The words “Summer Sales Week August 3-9” appear in the center in bold orange and pink text. On the top right is a dark blue spiked sticker shape with the words “30% off everything” in yellow curved text. Surrounding these words are eight book covers, the Playwrights Canada Press logo, and an illustration of colourful sunglasses and sandals.
On a background of the Toronto city skyline at night, the book cover for Tyson’s Song appears in the center with the words “Toronto Book Awards 2026 Longlist” above in bold white text. The cover features an orange full moon in the center on a gradient purple and blue background. Inside the moon are the faces of two black men looking up. At the bottom is an image of the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower positioned to look like a tear drop descending from one of the men’s eyes. The title of the play and author’s name appear in rough-edged white text above and below the image.
On a daylit wooden table with a bookshelf in the background, a copy of Raised by Women sits atop a small stack of book copies. The cover features a painting of a woman's face looking down with eyes closed and smiling. The title and author’s name is written in paintbrush strokes beside it in blue and offwhite.
On an off-white background, the title “Playwright Pop-Ups” appears in blue text at the top. Below that on the right side are the words “Raised by Women Author Signing featuring Keith Barker” in black and blue cursive text with a photo of Keith below. Beside that to the left is the book cover image for Raised by Women. At the bottom left is a cropped photo of the Festival Theatre exterior. Above that is the text: “Friday July 24 1-5pm at the Festival Theatre Store 55 Queen St Stratford ON” in blue and black text. Beneath that are the logos for Stratford Festival and Playwrights Canada Press.
On a pink and blue gradient background, the words “Join us at the Queer Zine & Book Fair Sunday June 14 1-6pm 32 Lisgar St” appear at the top right in pink, white and black text beside the logo for Glad Day Bookshop on the top left. Below the logo is a pride flag and two spiked speech bubbles with black text reading “Everything 30% off, 50% off 3 or more”. At the bottom are six book covers side by side.
The book covers for Rogers v. Rogers and The Green Line stand side by side on an orange background with the title and authors floating above them in red and green text. The logo for the Dora Awards as well as the words “Outstanding New Play Nominees” appear above in white text. And the words “Available at playwrightscanada.com” appear in black text below.
On an off-white background, the title “Playwright Pop-Ups” appears in red text at the top. Below that on the left side are the words “Salesman in China Author Signing featuring Leanna Brodie & Jovanni Sy” in black and red cursive text with photos of Leanna and Jovanni side by side. Beside that to the right is the book cover image for Salesman in China. At the bottom right is a cropped photo of the Avon Theatre Store exterior. Beside that to the left is the text: “Friday June 12 1-5pm at the Avon Theatre Store 89 Downie St Stratford ON” in red and black text. Beneath that are the logos for Stratford Festival and Playwrights Canada Press.
On a red background, the book cover for The Parallel Project appears at the bottom left with descriptive text in yellow and teal surrounding the image. The book cover features a yellow background with drawn circles, lines and dots in teal scattered amongst the page with the title and author in red text at the top left corner.
The book cover for Someone Like You features a warm illustration of the entrance to an apartment complex with a red framed doorway, front door lanterns, a doormat, and green shrubs on either side with a bike wheel peeking out in the bottom left corner. Above is a balcony with an ornate railing and the silhouette of two feet positioned romantically towards each other. In front of the door are the words “Someone Like You” in cursive yellow text and the author’s name at the bottom.
On a white background, a stack of colourful books appear in the center with teal and orange confetti-like dots on the perimeter. In the center are the words 'Pop-Up Shop' in thick blue text. Above are the words 'Paprika Theatre Festival 2026" in cartoon-ish purple text and the same text is used below to feature the dates of the pop-up shop.
On a bright orange background, five book covers are jumbled together on the left side with the words “New Plays by Asian Authors” in bold neon letters aligned to the right of the image.
The book cover for Salesman in China features a layered tapestry of illustrations. On top are four cyclists on a street riding next to a large billboard with two Chinese scientists amidst images of rockets, space travel, and technological progress. In the middle is a waving Chinese flag and images of workers reminiscent of Chinese communist propaganda. At the bottom is the iconic image of Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman carrying two suitcases. On a red banner at the bottom, the title and authors appear in yellow and white text.
On a dark green and orange gradient background, the words “Earth Day Plays” appear in bold yellow text above and three book covers appear side by side below.
The book cover for Hurricane Mona features a blue background and a square grid with a white ball at the bottom center with a circular dotted trail above it. Overtop of the image are block strips of magazine cut-out-like clippings in pink, yellow and orange colours that feature the title and author of the play as well as images of a mushroom, a burning earth, a dripping slanted gas can with a skull and bones on it, a frog, a raised fist and a drop of oil with a red no symbol on top on it.
A hand holds up the front cover of Kainchee Lagaa & Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Plays in front of a bookshelf. The book cover features a photograph from above of two Brown trans women looking at the camera wearing their undergarments and draped in colourful scarfs lying on a dirt ground surrounded by tree branches, rolls of toilet paper, chicken bones, and scissors. The title and author appear in bright pink and purple horror-themed dripping and scratched texts.
On a yellow, pink and purple background, the words “2026 Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama Finalists” in black text above beside a Alberta Literary Award Finalist round yellow emblem with a flower in the middle. Below that are the book covers for Mermaid Legs and Rise, Red River side by side and the Playwrights Canada Press logo underneath.
On a black background, the words “The fastest way to the truth is through illusion.” appear in white italic text at the top with large coral red quotation marks around it. Below that to the right is a black and white photo of Susanna Fournier in a frame with a frayed edge like a torn piece of paper. To the left of the photo is the book cover for PYPER on an angle. Below that are the words “Interview with Susanna Fournier, Author of PYPER” in white italic text.
The book cover for AFRODISIAC features an illustration of a black woman’s face with her eyes closed wearing a colourful cloth wrapped on her head and a yellow halo-like object above her head against a purple background. The title appears in bold purple text above and the author’s name appears in thin white text at the bottom.
A book copy of PYPER is being held for the camera. The book cover features an anime-style drawing in black of a young man in a collared shirt with multiple other heads protruding from and within his own head against a blue background. The title and author appear in bold black text above the drawing.
Five book copies of Love You Wrong Time are splayed out on a wooden table. The book cover features a neon yellow background with a large thunderbolt shape in white. In the bottom left corner are illustrations of the two authors Deanna and Maddie carrying bouquets of flowers and musical instruments, a violin case and a handheld keyboard with a strap. They both wear sunglasses. Deanna wears a black top with a red harness, big red pants and red heels. Maddie wears a purple dress with large shoulders and large red boots. The title and authors appear in black text above the drawings.
On a black background, the book cover for Prince Faggot appears in the lower left corner and the words “Finalist, 2026 LGBTQ+ Drama Lambda Literary Award” appear in yellow text around the cover with the Lamdba Literary gold emblem at the bottom right. The book cover for Prince Faggot features the name of the play in bold black narrow text against a bright yellow background. The author's name appears in between the two words of the title in small handwritten black text.
On a light purple background are the words “Cover Story, Saman Farzaneh on Earworm” in black handwritten text beside the book cover for Earworm and a blob-like frame with a picture of Saman Farzaneh, a middle-aged Iranian man with short hair, a beard and a red plaid shirt. The book cover for Earworm features a light brown illustration of a woman looking forward from the side with enormous flowing locks of hair on a beige background. Inside her hair are the faces of fifteen other women with their eyes closed. The title of the play is spelled out in hair below the image with the author’s name above it.
The book cover for An IMM-Permanent Resident features a wooden tabletop with a green coffee mug on top and two pages of a permanent residency application form on the table. Each page is filled out with answers in blue pen as well as doodles of hearts and the CN Tower and an Indian-style building. Paperclipped to each page is a standard government-issued photograph of the authors Neha and Himanshu. Their bodies are illustrated beneath their individual photographs in blue pen and they are each holding hands across the two separate pages. The title and author’s names appear in orange, white and green text above the pages.
The book cover for Against the Night features a picture of an orange and yellow sunset with a dark silhouette of trees at the bottom and a dark night sky overtop of the sunset. The title and authors are written in thin orange and yellow text at the bottom.
On a mustard yellow background, the book cover for The Art of War appears with a dark blue and gold finalist sticker on it. Above are the words “2026 Saskatchewan Book Awards Shortlist, Book of the Year Award, City of Saskatoon Book Award” in blue and red text. The Saskatchewan Book Awards logo appears in the top left corner. To the left of the cover are the words “The Art of War by Yvette Nolan, Available now at playwrightscanada.com” in blue and red text and the Playwrights Canada Press logo underneath. The book cover features an expressionist painting of a war cannon entrenched in a swampy patch of a meadow surrounded by World War Two army soldiers with an orange sky in the background. The title and author are featured at the top and bottom in red and yellow faded text.
The book cover for Chasing Champions features a cropped old black and white photo of the boxer Sam Langford in a fighting stance with his hands in fists. Behind the photo on a yellow background are the words “Samuel Langford” in black text and underneath is a red banner with the title and author in yellow, white and black text.
The book cover for Rogers v. Rogers features the title in big bold red font with the words “Rogers” sideways on either side. There are multiple lines like computer wires stretched vertically from top to bottom and weaving within the words. The rest of the title and author are featured in the middle of the image in red and white text.
On a bulletin board background with black lined corners, the book cover for Your Show Here appears in the center with tape marks on the corners. The cover features a close-up photograph of Daniel Brook’s face smiling amidst a bouquet of yellow tulips. Above the photo on a black panel is the title and author in blog white text.
On a bright red background, the photos of five authors appear on top in narrow column images that resemble the spines of books. The author’s book covers also appear below their pictures. Underneath are the event details written in white and yellow text framed by white borders with one corner resembling the pages of a book. In the bottom left corner is a picture of the host that resembles the front cover of a book. Beside it is the logo for Canada’s Theatre Museum.
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On a light green background, a picture of Kamila Sediego smiling appears on the right. The book cover for Homecoming floats beside her photo at a slight angle. Above the image are the words “Pinoy pride is real, y’all. And it’s deep.” in elegant italic black text with two large quotation marks in light orange surrounding it. At the bottom left are the words “Interview with Kamila Sediego Author of Homecoming” in elegant black text.
On a mustard yellow background with an aerial view of a computer keyboard and mouse, the words “We’re hiring! Publishing Assistant. Deadline: February 4, 2026” appears in black text next to the Playwrights Canada Press logo.
On a black background, the book cover for Prince Faggot appears in the top right with event details in white and yellow text surrounding the image. A black and white photo of Jordan Tannahill is in the bottom right corner in a diagonal frame. The book cover for Prince Faggot features the name of the play in bold black narrow text against a bright yellow background. The author's name appears in between the two words of the title in small handwritten black text.
On a background photo of a wooden stage lit by multiple spotlights, five book covers appear at the bottom with the words “November 28-30 Black Friday Sale 40% Off Site Wide” appear above in bold white and yellow font.
On a pink and purple gradient background, a cutout from a blue spiral notebook features the words “Glad Day Lit Nov 30 12pm-6pm 32 Lisgar Free entry” in black typewritten font beside the words “Queer Zine and Local Author Fair” in pink handwritten text. Below this text are four book covers side by side with the Glad Day Bookshop logo and the words “30% Off Everything 505 Off 3 or more Books” in white and yellow typewritten text. At the top is a flowing pride flag.
The book cover for Prince Faggot features the name of the play in bold black narrow text against a bright yellow background. The author's name appears in between the two words of the title in small handwritten black text.
On a teal blue background, the words “20 Plays for Community Theatres” appear in bold white text with a bright red shadow protruding from them. The words “(That You Might Not Know—But Should!)” appear in white handwritten text beside it. Beside the text are several scattered diagonal book covers.
On a background photo of a meadow of red poppies under a cloudy sky, three book covers stand side by side together at the bottom of the image and at the top are the words “Remembrance Day Plays” in bold white text.
On a background photo of a cracked red clay surface, the book cover for Rise, Red River appears on the right and above the words “Winner 2025 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama” in bold white text beside the gold GG emblem. The book cover features a white background with a leafless tree appearing at the bottom of the image and mirrored at the top of the image upside down. In the center are the imprints of a face and two arms that look buried underground. The title and author appear at the top and bottom in bold red and orange text.
The book cover for Tyson’s Song features an orange full moon in the center on a gradient purple and blue background. Inside the moon are the faces of two black men looking up. At the bottom is an image of the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower positioned to look like a tear drop descending from one of the men’s eyes. The title of the play and author’s name appear in rough-edged white text above and below the image.
The book cover for Earworm features a light brown illustration of a woman looking forward from the side with enormous flowing locks of hair on a beige background. Inside her hair are the faces of fifteen other women with their eyes closed. The title of the play is spelled out in hair below the image with the author’s name above it.
On a background with orange and pink triangular shapes, the words “GG SALE 20% OFF UNTIL NOV 6” appear in bold white and black text beside the grey GG emblem and three book covers beside each other.
The book cover for As Above features a roughly drawn light green rectangle with an offwhite border. Inside is a watercolour painting of a green cedar tree with exposed roots. Inside the tree in white text, the words “As Above” appear with the “Above” appearing upside down. The author’s name appears below in small green text.
The book cover for Homecoming features a light brown background resembling a woven basket. At the top is the name of the play and author in dark green text. Below is a thin brown arched line and inside is an assembly of green leaves on a small twig with a white flower on top and surrounded by white butterflies made out of paper.
The book cover for Red Like Fruit features a square image with a blue background of a red lollipop resting on its side with the white stem prominently featured on top of a white background. The words “Red Like Fruit” appear in red on the top left corner and the words “Hannah Moscovitch” appear in blue in the top right corner.
On a gold glittering background, the book covers appear in the center beside a grey GGBooks Finalist logo. Above the graphic are the words “2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards Drama Finalists” appear in thin dark blue font.
Two black and white photos of the authors Sanita Fejzić and Jumoke Verissimo are side by side with pictures of their book covers centered below them. The TIFA logo is in the upper right corner and white text surrounds the image reading: “Diaspora Dialogues: Writing War, Presented in partnership with Diaspora Dialogues, Sat, Nov 1, 4:30pm, Alumni Hall, Victoria College, 91 Charles St W, Toronto, ON, Sanita Fejzić, Author of Blissful State of Surrender, Jumoke Verissimo, Author of Circumtrauma, Get festival passes at festivalofauthors.ca”
On a blue background, the words “Playwrights Canada Press Play Fair” appear in bold blue and white diagonal text at the top. On the right is a white speech bubble with the words in blue text “October 24, 2025 Time: 2-6pm.” Below is a typewriter with books surrounding it and a piece of paper coming out of it with black text saying “30% off all plays, 50% off if you buy 3 plays or more!” At the bottom is the Playwrights Canada Press logo in the lower left corner and the words in white text “Deerfield Hall 1st Floor.”
The book cover for CoyWolf features an illustration of three wolves crouched together in a protective stance blurred against a mountain landscape and sunrise sky. In the forested part at the bottom, the text and author name appear in dark green and blue text.
On a white background, a large assortment of events are displayed between October 16-18 for the Black and Caribbean Book Affair with dates and times, event listings and author photos.