Pedlar Press
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Pedlar Press is an independent Canadian book publisher in Toronto
, Ontario, specializing in contemporary, emerging authors of poetry, prose and graphic novels.
Pedlar Press was founded in 1997 by Beth Follett as a "one-woman operation" and publishes a selected number of books each year. When Follett published her own debut novel
("Tell it Slant", 2001) with Coach House Books
; it was reviewed as characterizing "the kind she publishes herself: poetic, experimental, uncommercial".
Pedlar's authors include poets Souvankham Thammavongsa and Brian Henderson
, graphic novel
ists Lorenz Peter and Fiona Smyth, and novelists Martha Baillie
and Camilla Gibb
, who published her debut novel
with Pedlar. The books have won numerous awards for literary quality. Examples include Camilla Gibb's 2000 Toronto Book Award for her debut novel
"Mouthing the Words", Souvankham Thammavongsa's "Small Arguments", which won the 2004 ReLit Award for Poetry, and Brian Henderson, whose volume "Nerve Language" was a finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards in Poetry. In 2010, Ronna Bloom's collection Permiso was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award
and Barry Dempster
's Ivan's Birches was nominated for the Ontario Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Layout, typography and design have been recognized with a total of ten citations (1998–2007) for the Alcuin Society
Book Design Awards.
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Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario, specializing in contemporary, emerging authors of poetry, prose and graphic novels.
Pedlar Press was founded in 1997 by Beth Follett as a "one-woman operation" and publishes a selected number of books each year. When Follett published her own debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
("Tell it Slant", 2001) with Coach House Books
Coach House Books
Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario. Coach House publishes innovative and experimental poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction. The press is particularly interested in writing that pushes at the boundaries of convention.-History:The company was...
; it was reviewed as characterizing "the kind she publishes herself: poetic, experimental, uncommercial".
Pedlar's authors include poets Souvankham Thammavongsa and Brian Henderson
Brian Henderson (poet)
Brian Henderson is a Canadian writer and poet whose book of poetry Nerve Language was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 2007.-Biography:...
, graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
ists Lorenz Peter and Fiona Smyth, and novelists Martha Baillie
Martha Baillie
Martha Baillie is a Canadian poet and novelist.Baillie was born in Toronto, Ontario and educated at the prestigious Toronto French School. She studied history, French and Russian at the University of Edinburgh, and completed her studies at the Sorbonne, Paris and the University of Toronto. It was...
and Camilla Gibb
Camilla Gibb
Camilla Gibb is a writer living in Toronto.Born in London, England, she grew up in Toronto and studied at the North Toronto Collegiate Institute and the Jarvis Collegiate Institute...
, who published her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
with Pedlar. The books have won numerous awards for literary quality. Examples include Camilla Gibb's 2000 Toronto Book Award for her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
"Mouthing the Words", Souvankham Thammavongsa's "Small Arguments", which won the 2004 ReLit Award for Poetry, and Brian Henderson, whose volume "Nerve Language" was a finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards in Poetry. In 2010, Ronna Bloom's collection Permiso was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award
Pat Lowther Award
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.-Winners:*1981 - M...
and Barry Dempster
Barry Dempster
Barry Edward Dempster is a Canadian poet and novelist.Dempster was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.Two of his collections, Fables For Isolated Men and The Burning Alphabet , were nominated for Governor General's Awards...
's Ivan's Birches was nominated for the Ontario Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
Layout, typography and design have been recognized with a total of ten citations (1998–2007) for the Alcuin Society
Alcuin Society
A voluntary association established in 1965 by Geoff Spencer, the Alcuin Society is a non-profit organization founded for the book arts. It is located in Canada...
Book Design Awards.
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