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LPG Academic Catalogue LITERARY PRESS GROUP ACADEMIC 2014 CATALOGUE {} Welcome Th e Literary Press Group is a collective of independent Canadian literary presses, all of whom work tirelessly to introduce and support incredibly diverse voices that keep the Canadian literary scene vital, fresh, and interesting. When you choose a course text from an LPG publisher, you’re choosing to support some of the hardest working people in the Canadian publishing industry. Th at’s because, for our members, publishing is a labour of love and not a money-making venture. Although they each have a unique mandate, our publishers share a commitment to introducing new authors and new ideas to a literary scene that is overrun with the same voices and the same information. Our publishers are the ones saying yes to debut authors, who often go on to work with bigger publishers. Th ey are taking risks and supporting authors who are outside of the mainstream. And when they’re not bringing you something completely new, they are reissuing important literary texts that are out-of-print and/or diffi cult to source. In this catalogue you’ll fi nd 130 potential course texts from 35 of our members, and this is just a sample of what’s available. New poetry and fi ction, drama and theatre history, literary theory and essays on culture—together our members’ books provide you with an unrivalled selection of contemporary Canadian thought and creativity. For a full listing of our members, see www.lpg.ca/publishers. The Literary Press Group of Canada gratefully acknowledges the support of Connect with us /lpgcanada @LPGCanada /lpgcanada Contents Meet the Publishers 2 Desk Copy Contact Information 4 Poetry 5 Fiction 17 Drama 27 Memoir & Biography 29 Literary Theory & Criticism 35 Essays & Ideas 38 Canadian History & Culture 40 Indigenous Studies 43 Political Studies 46 Related Interest 47 Ordering Information 48 Meet the Publishers ARP Books / Winnipeg, MB Banff Centre Press Baraka Books Bayeux Arts Banff, AB Montreal, QC Calgary, AB Publishing dynamic cultural fiction and non-fiction, with an Housed at the Banff Centre—the Inspired by the cross-cultural word Since 1994 Bayeux has been commit- emphasis on progressive politics, world’s largest arts and creativity ‘baraka’, Baraka is committed to ted to producing books of beauty that ARP has been publishing renowned incubator—the press publishes providing readers with ideas, points build bridges across cultures. The Um- academics, first-time novelists, innovative work that has been of view, and creative works that brella, part of their children’s imprint community activists, and established conceptualized, produced, per- might otherwise be overlooked be- ‘Odd Little Books’, was nominated writers since 1996. formed, or exhibited at the Centre. cause of cultural or linguistic barriers. for a 2012 Governor General’s Award. www.arpbooks.org www.banffcentre.com/press www.barakabooks.com www.bayeux.com BookThug Breakwater Books Brick Books Chaudiere Books Toronto, ON St. John’s, NL London, ON Ottawa, ON Publishing innovative books of Founded in 1973 to feature the high Brick is the only publishing company Founded in 2006, Chaudiere was poetry, prose, and creative criticism, quality writing happening in New- in Canada that exclusively publishes created to spotlight literary works BookThug aims to provide a space foundland, Breakwater now has over poetry. Founded in 1975, the press of often-overlooked Ottawa-based for emerging writers, as well as estab- 300 titles in print and, though more continues to foster interesting, ambi- writers. They publish collections by lished writers, who want an opportu- national in reach, is still committed tious, and compelling work by both new and established poets, as well as nity to publish experimental works. to promoting East Coast literature. new and established poets. anthologies of poetry and prose. www.bookthug.ca www.breakwaterbooks.com www.brickbooks.ca www.chaudierebooks.com Coach House Books Coteau Books Creative Book Publishing ECW Press Toronto, ON Regina, SK St. John’s, NL Toronto, ON Located in an actual coach house, the Begun in 1975 to provide an outlet Founded in 1983, Creative’s Publishers Weekly recognized ECW press has been active in publishing for Saskatchewan poetry, Coteau now original purpose was to serve the as one of the most diversified inde- new and established Canadian voices publishes works of fiction, poetry, Newfoundland reading public. pendent publishers in North America, since the 1960s. Recent books include drama, and young adult fiction. They Twenty-five years later, it has publishing poetry, fiction, as well as Maidenhead by Tamara Faith Berger, still publish many prairie authors as published more than 200 works books on music, film and television, and Stroll by Shawn Micallef. well as many first-time writers. of literary and cultural excellence. politics, and sports. www.chbooks.com coteaubooks.com www.creativebookpublishing.ca www.ecwpress.com Freehand Books Guernica Editions Inanna Publications Invisible Publishing Calgary, AB Toronto, ON Toronto, ON Halifax, NS Freehand Books was established in Established in 1978, Guernica has Founded in 1978, Inanna is one of Committed to working with writers 2007 as the literary imprint of the published over five hundred titles only a very few independent feminist who might not ordinarily be published academic publisher Broadview Press from authors worldwide. These titles presses in Canada committed to and distributed commercially, Invis- with a very simple mandate: to pub- include poetry, novels, short story publishing fiction, poetry, and ible works exclusively with emerging lish excellent Canadian literature. collections, cultural essays, and the- creative non-fiction by and about and under published authors to pro- atre as well as works in translation. women from diverse perspectives. duce entertaining, affordable books. www.freehand-books.com www.guernicaeditions.com www.inanna.ca www.invisiblepublishing.com 2 Literary Press Group / Congress 2014 Meet the Publishers J.G. Shillingford Linda Leith Publishing New Star Books NeWest Press Winnipeg, MB Montreal, QC Vancouver, BC Edmonton, AB Shillingford primarily publishes Founded in 2011 by Blue Metropolis New Star Books is a product of the Founded officially in 1979, NeWest theatre titles (both plays and non- founder Linda Leith, this house social ferment of the Sixties. Its roots Press set out to provide better oppor- fiction), but also publishes poetry, publishes in both print and electronic are a literary supplement that ran in tunities for young writers in the prai- and non-fiction titles, mainly formats, with a focus on literary Vancouver’s one-time underground rie region, in a publishing industry Canadian social history, biographies, fiction, and a pioneering series of newspaper, the Georgia Straight but that was traditionally dominated by and true crime. Singles essays. it became New Star in 1974. central Canadian publishing houses. www.jgshillingford.com lindaleith.com www.newstarbooks.com www.newestpress.com Nightwood Editions Palimpsest Press Pedlar Press Quattro Books Gibsons, BC Kingsville, ON St. John’s, NL Toronto, ON Nightwood strives to publish new Palimpsest is committed to Pedlar publishes writers who are We aim to fulfill the vision that poetry and fiction that foster a com- discovering and fostering new struggling with questions about what Canada is extremely diverse and the munity of writers and readers, provid- talent, supporting established writers, it means to be human and about the literature it produces, regardless of its ing a forum for thought, discussion, and ensuring their trade books are function of the individual in society, style, or the context that informs it, and interaction while reflecting the well-distributed and kept in print. and whose texts embody these ques- should be accessible to all. diversity our country is known for. tions in startlingly fresh ways. nightwoodeditions.com www.palimpsestpress.ca www.pedlarpress.com www.quattrobooks.ca Ronsdale Press Roseway PublishingBlack Point, Scrivener Press Signature Editions Vancouver, BC NS Sudbury, ON Winnipeg, MB Ronsdale publishes in a wide variety Roseway Publishing publishes Since 1995, Scrivener has a mandate Begun in 1986 as a student collective of genres, including poetry, fiction, works of fiction, creative non-fiction, to serve the writers of Ontario’s at Concordia University under the and young adult fiction. Of particu- and biographies related to social northeast by making publishing name Nuage Editions, Signature lar interest are its non-fiction titles, injustices and the struggles involved accessible to them, which adds to was renamed in 2001. They publish including biography, history, and in making the world a better place the national literary culture by mani- literary fiction and mysteries, non- social ideas. to live. festing the region’s distinctiveness. fiction, poetry, and drama. www.ronsdalepress.com fernwoodpublishing.ca/roseway www.scrivenerpress.com signature-editions.com TSAR Publications Thistledown Press Turnstone Press Véhicule Press Toronto, ON Saskatoon, SK Winnipeg, MB Montreal, QC TSAR is dedicated to publishing Since 1975, Thistledown has built Founded in 1976, Turnstone has Since 1973 Véhicule has published fresh new multi-cultural writing its reputation on its commitment to become one of the most highly award-winning poetry, fiction, essays, from Canada and across the world quality and its willingness to embrace regarded publishers in western translations, and social
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