Annick Press
Founded | 1975 |
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Founder | Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks |
Country of origin | Canada |
Headquarters location | Toronto, Ontario |
Distribution |
University of Toronto Press (Canada) Publishers Group West (United States)[1] |
Publication types | Books |
Official website |
www |
Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks.[2][3] Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000.[4] 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.[5]
Annick Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers,[6] the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario,[7] and IBBY Canada.[8] It was recently made a part of the Canadian government's "Read Up On It" programme through Library and Archives Canada.[9]
Notable authors
- Priscilla Galloway, children's book author, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi award in 2000[10]
- 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".[11]
- 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[12]
- 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[13]
- Leslie's Journal by Allan Stratton was named to the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" booklist[14]
References
- ↑ Annick Press Moves to New Distributors in 2016
- ↑ http://www.annickpress.com/about/index.html
- ↑ "The big boom in children's publishing", Toronto Star, April 8, 1989; abstract accessed November 18, 2009
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ http://www.annickpress.com/about/index.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ Collections Canada.ca
- ↑ "Priscilla Galloway". Annick Press. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ↑ 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 Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 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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