In conjunction with Paul Gross’ new World War I epic, we are pleased to be releasing the illustrated history of this little known battle. Watch this site for more info.
Manitoba Book Awards We are pleased to announce that Alison Calder's book of poetry, Wolf Tree, won two Manitoba Book Awards on April 26. Alison took home the Award for Best First Book and the Award for Poetry.
Congratulations also go out to the winners in all other categories.
The Gerald Lampert & Pat Lowther Awards We are pleased to announce the following nominations: Wolf Tree by Alison Calder for The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the The Pat Lowther Award.
Dede Crane author of the just released The Cult of Quick Repair became a writer, literally, by accident. Moving to Vancouver Island was the final catalyst.
“The trees here still have stories to tell. And they want them told. I will also add that I love being around writers. Writers are sexy.”
."...it's a great pleasure to read a book set as authentically in 1912 Saskatoon as The Last Flight of the Birdman. Dave Glaze, a teacher, librarian and educational consultant, continues to excel with his juvenile novels. Read more...
Bass tells an absorbing war story...she also weaves engaging banter and familiar coming-of-age themes around a cast of multi-faceted characters in two different eras. [A] fine debut. Read More...
Evocative, mesmerizing, and at times darkly comic, these 12 tales are deceptively simple stories of the monstrous beauty and unshakable disappointments of everyday life. Read more...
Red Dust, Red Sky
by Paul Sunga
Mysticism, myth, and magic swirl, swagger, and stampede through Sunga’s haunting and frequently harrowing tale set in war-torn South Africa during the waning years of apartheid. Read More...
In response to the growing genre of books aimed at smart, savvy women, we felt a need to provide an alternative to the current ‘chicklit’ trend - and FICTIONISTAS was born!
FICTIONISTAS is a unique reading series for female writers of literary fiction and their readers. Six literary presses have joined forces to form this cosmopolitan collective: NeWest Press, Thistledown Press, Vehicule Press, Turnstone Press, Brindle & Glass, and Coteau Books.
French-Canadian women risk becoming “public women, veritable women-men, hybrids that would destroy women-mothers and women.” —Henri Bourassa, ca 1940 Read more.
Herstory, our award-winning daybook, is a celebration of Canadian women from coast to coast to coast. Each week features an inspirational story about women from all walks of life. We are pleased to share these stories here, every week.
