Edmonton— What is Your Alberta Story? Alberta has a unique cultural heritage and identity. What part have you played in creating the vibrant and diverse province we all call home? During the 2023 election campaign, when we all come together to choose who will represent us, the Book Publishers Association of Alberta will also be collecting
The BPAA is accepting advertisement submissions for the Alberta Books for Schools 2023/24 catalogue. The Alberta Books for Schools catalogue is an annual catalogue from the BPAA, featuring Alberta-published books matched to the Alberta K-12 curriculum. Copies of the catalogue will be distributed to Alberta K-12 schools and school boards, libraries, and booksellers; Canadian wholesalers and teachers’
Edmonton – The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is now accepting submissions for the 2023 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
Edmonton – The members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) are delighted to celebrate November 3, 2022 as the fifth annual “Alberta Book Day”. The day has been designated to celebrate the depth and breadth of the book publishing industry in Alberta, and to recognize the significant contributions Alberta book publishers make to
Calgary, Alberta— Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) is pleased to announce that eMagazine titles from across the province will now be available to library patrons across Alberta. Alberta’s magazine publishing industry has joined forces with the province’s book publishers to expand the Read Alberta eBooks project, launched in 2017, to include digital editions of dozens of
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
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
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
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
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