2019 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Open for Submissions
The 2019 Alberta Book Publishing Awards will be accepting submissions beginning on January 2, 2019 in the following categories: Book of the Year: Children
BPAA News
Holiday Office Closures
Please note the BPAA office will be closed December 21-January 1. We will reopen for regular business hours as of January 2, 2019. Happy
Indigenous Mentorship Program
Members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta are hoping to work with Indigenous people interested in learning more about book publishing. They have
Read Alberta Books December 2018
Read Alberta Books is a collective marketing effort of the book publishers of Alberta which is administered by the BPAA and sponsored by the
Kieran Leblanc on Attending Buchmesse 2018
It was a whirlwind week at the Frankfurt Book Fair, full of meetings, tours, events and nearly 80,000 steps to covering 56km of the
Events
June 13, 2018: Durvile Publishing Book Signings
Women in Criminal Justice is the fourth book in Durvile Publishing‘s True Cases series. It is unique in that stories are authored by eminent
May 15, 2018: Alberta’s Book Publishers Celebrate “Alberta Book Day”
Edmonton – The members of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) wish to thank the Alberta Government, through the announcement by Minister Miranda
May 12, 2018: Freehand Books presents HOMES: A REFUGEE STORY Book Launch
Join Freehand Books and authors Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung as they celebrate the launch of HOMES: A REFUGEE STORY which tells
April 26, 2018: University of Alberta Literary Cocktails
Please join the staff of the University of Alberta Press for readings and refreshments as they launch their newest literary titles. Literary Cocktails is
April 24, 2018: LitFest Presents Tima Kurdi: The Boy on the Beach
An intimate and poignant memoir about the family of Alan Kurdi—the young Syrian boy who became the global emblem for the desperate plight of
Industry News
Kieran Leblanc on Attending Buchmesse 2018
It was a whirlwind week at the Frankfurt Book Fair, full of meetings, tours, events and nearly 80,000 steps to covering 56km of the
Freehand Books and Frontenac House nominated for GG Awards
The Canada Council for the Arts Governor General’s Literary Awards releases the list of finalists in seven categories for both official languages and for
USMCA Maintains Cultural Industry Exemption
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) congratulates the Government of Canada on this week’s announcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). After more than
The Literary Landscape of Western Canada (Catalogue)
Canada has been declared the Guest of Honour country for the Frankfurter Buchemasse in 2020, and Canadian publishers are excited for this opportunity to
I Value Canadian Stories
The I Value Canadian Stories initiative includes a new video series featuring Canadian creators discussing their work, why they love it and also sharing