Industry News

Media Release – 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners 

Edmonton – The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. These awards celebrate the essential role Alberta book publishers play in supporting authors and telling Alberta’s Story. As the critical middle piece of the storytelling process, Alberta book publishers bring stories by Alberta

Media Release – Discover Alberta books handpicked for the classroom with Alberta Books for Schools

Edmonton –  The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is pleased to announce the launch of the Alberta Books for Schools catalogue and digital database, a brand-new way to discover Alberta books handpicked for the classroom. Thank you to our funders, in particular the Government of Alberta and the Canada Book Fund, whose contributions made this

Media Release – Second Annual Read Alberta Publisher Catalogue

Edmonton— The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is pleased to announce the release of the 2022 Read Alberta Publisher Catalogue, a collection of books published by Alberta publishers during the current year. The second edition of the catalogue features 122 frontlist titles from 20 Alberta book publishers.  Alberta book publishers release titles in a diversity

Registration is now open for the 2022 BPAA Conference and 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Gala

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the  2022 BPAA Conference and 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Gala.  Registration for the conference is $250 per person, and includes the Annual General Meeting, all conference sessions, and a ticket to the Alberta Book Publishing Awards Gala on Friday, September 16. The gala

Media Release – 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Shortlist Announced 

Edmonton – The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The following shortlist represents the finest of Alberta book publishing as determined by leading professionals in the book industry from across Canada, and showcases the wide range of Alberta-published books.  This year, jurors

The Writers’ Union of Canada Parliamentary Petition

We want to invite to you to sign an important Parliamentary petition that the Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has launched, and we strongly support. For over a decade now, Canadian creators and publishers have not been paid for the copying of their works by Canada’s education sector outside of Quebec. Ten years is an

Media Release – 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Now Accepting Submissions

Edmonton – The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Established in 1994, the Alberta Book Publishing Awards recognize and celebrate the best of the Alberta book publishing industry. The awards are adjudicated by experts and publishing professionals from across Canada, who select the very best

2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Call for Juror Nominations

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is seeking qualified jurors to help select the winners of the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards program. Jury packages will be distributed in early March, and meetings will take place in May. Each jury will be expected to attend one meeting over Zoom which should last about an hour.

Media Release – Alberta Book Publishers Celebrate “Alberta Book Day”

Edmonton – The members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) wish to thank the Alberta Government and Minister Ron Orr for declaring November 24, 2021, as the fourth annual “Alberta Book Day.” The day celebrates the many achievements of Alberta-based book publishers, and the significant contributions they make to our province’s cultural and

Media Release – Launch of annual Read Alberta Catalogue

Edmonton –  The Book Publishers Association of Alberta is pleased to announce the release of the Read Alberta Catalogue, a collection of books published by Alberta publishers during the current year. The inaugural issue features over 100 titles from seventeen Alberta-based publishers. Read Alberta was created to celebrate the many wonderful books that tell Alberta’s Story. The catalogue