Annick Press
| Founded | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Toronto |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website |
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Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks.[1][2] Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000.[3] A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999. Annick Press publishes approximately thirty books of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults per year.[4]
Annick Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers,[5] the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario,[6] and IBBY Canada. [7] It was recently made a part of the Canadian government's "Read Up On It" programme through Library and Archives Canada.[8]
Notable authors
- K.V. Johansen, winner of the Ann Connor Brimer award
- Robert Munsch, a member of the Order of Canada and "Canada's best-selling author," who "sells more books than any other Canadian author every year".[9]
- Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1994
- Roslyn Schwartz, creator of the Mole Sisters books and television programme
Awards
- In 2014, The Man With the Violin, written by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, won the TD Children's Literature Award[10]
- In 2009, Mattland, written by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Hebert and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award from the Canadian Library Association[11]
- Leslie's Journal by Allan Stratton was named to the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" booklist[12]
References
- ↑ http://www.annickpress.com/about/index.html
- ↑ "The big boom in children's publishing", Toronto Star, April 8, 1989; abstract accessed November 18, 2009
- ↑ http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/article.cfm?article_id=4682
- ↑ http://www.annickpress.com/about/index.html
- ↑ http://www.publishers.ca/CNM_MembSearch.wws
- ↑ http://www.obpo.ca/members.cfm?member_id=1
- ↑ http://www.ibby-canada.org/patrons.html
- ↑ Collections Canada.ca
- ↑ From a CBC "Life and Times" biography programme
- ↑ http://www.annickpress.com/Man-with-the-Violin-The
- ↑ Canadian Library Association press release, accessed November 18, 2009
- ↑ Annick Press website, accessed November 18, 2009
External links
- Annick Press official website
- A podcast interview from "Just One More Book" with Rick Wilks of Annick Press, from 2007 (accessed November 18, 2009)
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