The 2016 BPAA Book Publishing Conference and AGM will take place at the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Alberta on September 15 to 17. It will include Professional Development with a focus on publishers’ relationships with writers, an evening social, the 2016 Alberta Book Publishing Awards and Gala, and our 2016 AGM. Registrations will open in
In Calgary for Congress 2016? Please attend these events featuring UCalgary Press books and authors. • Sunday, May 29th CHA Roundtable: Is Oil a Dirty Word? – Petra Dolata, Press Board member and series editor, Dominique Perron, author of l’Alberta autophage. Congress community event hosted by the Canadian Historical Association. Theatre Grand Junction, downtown Calgary.
Strathcona Place is hosting the Dr. John W. Bilsland Awards again this year at Maharaja Banquet Hall on Saturday June 4th at 4pm. This is the only 55+ literary awards in Northern Alberta Inaugurated last year to celebrate and foster the creativity of older writers, the award was received with enthusiasm. Award judges included local
Please join the staff of the University of Alberta Press for readings and refreshments as we launch our newest literary titles: Standard candles [Alice Major], Sleeping in Tall Grass [Richard Therrien], and 100 Days [Juliane Okot Bitek]. Our MC for this year’s Literary Cocktails is Dennis Cooley [The Home Place] Literary Cocktails Wednesday, April 20,
Tickets for this year’s Alberta Book Publishing Awards Conference and Gala are on sale now. Links to the two registration forms are below. Please return your form by mail or email to Les Bush (lbush@bookpublishers.ab.ca) before August 25 to get your tickets. We look forward to seeing you there! Registration Form Gala Ticket Form Follow
Why Grow Here by Kathryn Chase Merrett | Book launch July 27, 2015 at 7:30 Central Lions Seniors Association 11113 – 113 Street, Edmonton Please join the University of Alberta Press and the Edmonton Horticultural Society for a special talk on the history of gardening in Edmonton, followed by a reception. Free event. Free parking.
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is excited to announce the shortlists for the 2015 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! The awards will be presented during the Annual Book Publishing Awards Gala on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Fort Edmonton Park. Click here for the details of the event, and to see the shortlists. Tickets go on sale July
Award submissions for the 2015 Alberta Book Awards is now open. The Alberta Book Awards will be held September 18, 2015, at Fort Edmonton Park. Please see our Awards Submissions page for submission forms and more information. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2015. All questions may be directed to krollans@bookpublishers.ab.ca