Congratulations to the finalists of the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize, including titles published by ACP members ECW Press and Greystone Books!

The Association of Canadian Publishers is saddened by the news of the passing of Sharon Fitzhenry, President & CEO of Fitzhenry&Whiteside. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and the entire publishing community during this difficult time. publishers.ca/sharon-fitzhen…

A huge congratulations to ACP board secretary Alana Wilcox of Coach House Books for receiving the 2023 Ivy Award, given annually to a person who has made a substantial contribution to Canadian publishing!

Loving this 'indie press gems' post from 49th Shelf, highlighting the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlisted titles from Goose Lane Editions, Invisible Publishing, ECW Press, and @ualbertapress.
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Congratulations to everyone who made the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, including titles published by ACP members Goose Lane Editions, Invisible Publishing, ECW Press, and UAlberta Press!

ATTN: A recent statement from the Canadian Federation of #Library Associations labels authors and publishers “attackers” of libraries. Full statement by TWUC, UNEQ, Canadian Authors, ANEL, ACP, Literary Press Group, Copibec, Access Copyright ➡️ bit.ly/44zZLA0 🧵1/6

Thank you MP Stephanie Kusie for taking the time to discuss copyright reform and issues pertinent to Canadian publishing with ACP member Kelsey Attard of Freehand Books!

'There is a ready-made solution to address the devastating impact of education fair dealing. Canadian creators and publishers urge the federal government to act today so there will be Canadian stories tomorrow.'

Pascale St-Onge François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 #cdnpoli

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'Both ministers and ministries need to act, and act now. The cri de coeur from the cultural industries and from Canada’s writers, artists and publishers can no longer be ignored.'

François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 Pascale St-Onge #cdnpoli

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ACP stands with the American book industry in condemning a proposed Texas law that would mandate publishers & book retailers to review & rate countless books & library materials being sold to school libraries based on sexual content. publishers.ca/texas-censorsh…
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The Association of Canadian Publishers is hiring a full-time Member Services Manager! The deadline to apply is 5:00 pm EDT on September 6, 2023. View the full job posting here: publishers.ca/hiring-members…

NEW on the Q&Q Job Board: Membership Services Manager
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'No other developed nation’s legislators has seen such a profound rout of copyright protections as has resulted because of the loophole that educational interests have been able to exploit.'

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'[Minister St-Onge's] next job is to convince Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, whose department is the lead on the copyright file, that Canadian creators have suffered enough.' via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-c…

Canadian creators & publishers deprived of over $200 million in unpaid royalties.

Education royalties collected by Access Copyright down 92.3% since 2012.

Canadian stories are disappearing.

#cdnpoli Justin Trudeau François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 Pablo Rodriguez

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