Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Ontario’s unique reserve

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The Ontario Arts Council’s Writers’ Reserve is unlike any other Canadian grant program for writers. Juried by book and magazine publishers rather than writers, the program was designed in part to help Ontario publishers retain ... Read More »

February 24, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Wanted: A few good booksellers

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Susan Renouf, president of Key Porter Books, is full-time publisher and part-time secret shopper. She frequently slips into bookstores and plays the role of the querying customer, inwardly assessing the selling skills of staff. “In ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Total B.C.

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You won’t find an entry for Charles Bedaux in The Canadian Encyclopedia, but you will find him immortalized in The Encyclopedia of British Columbia, a massive work-in-progress due out from Harbour Publishing in September 1999. ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Hitting the jackpot

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Every year for the last three years, the Friends of the Oakville Public Library in Oakville, Ontario has raised money through two book sales and a lottery at the local mall. They’ve collected $40,000 so ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Collins plans varied list at RHC

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Former Toronto Life editor Anne Collins took over as editorial director at Random House of Canada in June, saying she plans to develop an eclectic list that will include everything from “really good crime fiction” ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Commonwealth’s revenues were $8-million

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A former employee of Commonwealth Publications says the controversial subsidy press brought in far more money from its publishing operations than has previously been reported.Derek Kowaluk, who managed the company’s computers and databases, said Edmonton’s ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Fears raised over Pearson, S&S deal

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Educational publishing in Canada is expected to lose another key player following the purchase of Simon & Schuster’s educational division by Britain’s Pearson PLC in May. Pearson-owned Addison Wesley Longman, and Prentice Hall, owned by ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

Play fair, Council tells festivals

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The Canada Council wants the Harbourfront readings series to play nicely with the other festivals in the country’s literary sandbox. So it’s adjusted its grant criteria in an attempt to address the brouhaha that erupted ... Read More »

February 24, 2004

McArthur in new venture

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Kim McArthur is back in business with a new company, a new logo, and a new reason to celebrate. At CBA, the former president of Little, Brown Canada will officially launch McArthur & Company, a ... Read More »

February 24, 2004