WCA Deal Report for November 3, 2023

By Westwood Creative ArtistsNovember 3, 2023Deals

Sarah Howden at Orca Book Publishers has acquired CALL ME AL, a middle grade novel written by Wali Shah and Eric Walters, in which eighth-grade student Ali Khan finds that writing poetry—first about his crush, then about what it means to be an immigrant and the anti-Muslim racism around him—helps him discover who he truly is, for publication in March 2024. Hilary McMahon at Westwood Creative Artists represented Shah, and Amy Tompkins at Transatlantic Agency represented Walters in the deal for world rights.

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Westwood Creative Artists is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected literary agencies. We take enormous pride in our superbly talented roster of clients, and in the phenomenal recognition their work receives from publishers, critics, and award juries in North America and throughout the world. Working out of the historic Chelsea Shop, in Toronto’s Huron-Sussex neighbourhood, our staff of fourteen includes eight literary agents who are supported by a dedicated administrative and bookkeeping staff, in-house international rights and film/TV and multimedia rights teams, and an outstanding network of twenty-five international co-agencies. We take great pride in the enthusiastic response to our list from publishers around the world and in the wide praise our writers receive from Canadian and international critics. We are honoured that many of the writers we represent have won and been shortlisted for such esteemed prizes as the Booker Prize, the Nobel Prize, and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

WCA Deal Report for November 3, 2023

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