Based on the Rocky Mountain Books workflow management system, Don will walk participants through the process he uses to manage: Acquisitions Contracts Metadata creation Editorial and Design coordination Production coordination Sales and Marketing coordination This session will be perfect for small to mid-sized publishers. RMB publishes 20–30 books a year (plus reprints) and this process
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar: kinisitohtên cî: Do you understand? : Moving beyond colonialism in editing, presented by Chelsea Vowel. For generations, Indigenous authors have been forced to reshape their words and stories to be legible to a non-Indigenous audience. Increasingly this practice is shifting as Indigenous
Join NeWest Press General Manager Matt Bowes on November 27 at 3PM MST for a virtual afternoon discussion about the November-December Alberta Reads Book Club title, Taken by the Muse by Anne Wheeler! Registration is now open, and Book Club Questions are available on the Alberta Reads Book Club webpage. These questions will be used
The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta, with the support of the Alberta Cultural Industries Association, are pleased to present a workshop on fostering inclusive and respectful workplaces. This half-day workshop will help participants build awareness about the importance of creating safe workplaces, and how to promptly and proactively address
The 2019 Book Publishers Association of Alberta Conference and Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity for Alberta book publishers to meet, network, and develop their professional skills. Eventbrite registration is now open. Conference registration includes: Access to all conference sessions Opening reception and ‘Beer, Books, and Trivia’ on Thursday, September 12 Single admission to the
The 2019 Book Publishers Association of Alberta Conference and Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity for Alberta book publishers to meet, network, and develop their professional skills. Eventbrite registration is now open. Conference registration includes: Access to all conference sessions Opening reception and ‘Beer, Books, and Trivia’ on Thursday, September 12 Single admission to the
The 2018 Book Publishers Association of Alberta Conference and Annual General Meeting will be held September 14 and 15 2018 at the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Alberta. The conference provides an opportunity for Alberta book publishers to meet, network, and develop their professional skills. Registration is now open through Eventbrite. Conference registration includes: access to
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta congratulates the Read Alberta eBooks project team at Alberta Municipal Affairs Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) on receiving the Premier’s Award for Public Service. The Read Alberta eBooks project was designed by the PLSB in a partnership with the Book Publishers Association of Alberta, and has created a new
Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda has declared May 15, 2018 as Alberta Book Day. “Books are a feast for the mind. As we mark the first Alberta Book Day in our province, we celebrate the depth, breadth and longevity of the book-publishing industry in Alberta, as well as Alberta’s talented writers, publishers and creative
Edmonton – The members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) wish to thank the Alberta Government, through the announcement by Minister Miranda today, for declaring May 15, 2018 as the inaugural “Alberta Book Day”. The day has been designated to celebrate the depth and breadth of the book publishing industry in Alberta, and