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Fall 2012 New Releases

Home for Christmas

Dead Air

 

Home for Christmas: A Family Saga of Rural Canada

by John Forrest 

 

A Christmas story cycle from the author of Angels, Stars and Trees!

 

"Sweet, personal, and thoroughly Canadian.... You'll enjoy." —Julie E. Czerneda, award-winning author of Reap the Wild Wind.

 

 

 

Dead Air

by Scott Overton 

 

It’s a hard thing to accept that someone wants you dead....


When radio host Lee Garrett receives a death threat, he shrugs it off as a prank—until an undeniable attempt on his life. 

 

"... drawing readers in and holding them, breathless, to the last page. Overton's ... a writer to watch." —Mark Leslie

 

 

 

Recent releases


Manhattan, Manitoulin, by Bonnie Kogos

"Manhattan, Manitoulin captures the essence of relationship, loss, rebounding and the delight of learning again.”—William J. Newell.

 

Shepherd in Residence, by Elizabeth Creith

"Sheep are eternal and hers is writing for the ages and here they are again, unwithered by age and in no way stale because of custom. I know you will enjoy them as much as I did, and do."--from the Foreword by Bill Richardson, host of CBC's Richardson's Roundup, where these memoir vignettes of shepherding in northern Ontario first appeared.

 

Fancy Clapping by Mark D. Dunn

"...handfuls of Dunn's fanciful Northern Ont-ological wit and bewilderness..."--Gary Barwin

 

The Touch of a Moth: the 35th Annual Haiku Canada Members' Anthology edited by Claudia Coutu Radmore and Marco Fraticelli

"...this collection will light up the sky for years to come."--Terry Ann Carter

 

Check our Forthcoming page for details about what's coming up!

 

Scrivener Press may be looking for you!

At Scrivener Press we're always interested in high quality manuscripts that fit our list. If you think you might have one, by all means let us know. Find out how on our Submissions page.

 

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Scrivener Press acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities.

 

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Scrivener Press is a member of the Literary Press Group of Canada, and of the Association of Canadian Publishers. We are distributed by LitDistCo.

 

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This Just In...

We have a WINNER! 
Come on Over! Northeastern Ontario A to Z, by Dieter K. Buse and Graeme S. Mount, has won the 2012 Ontario Library Services--North Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for non-fiction. Congratulations, Dieter and Graeme!

Roger Nash's The Camera and the Cobra shortlisted for the 2012 Ontario Library Services--North Northern Lit Award for Adult Fiction. Congratulations, Roger!

Tom Managhan's The Bottle Collector shortlisted for the 2012 Ontario Library Services--North Northern Lit Award for Adult Fiction. Congratulations, Tom!

Bonnie Kogos's Manhattan, Manitoulin received a "Regional Highlights" nod on the Literary Press Group's July Newsletter, here.

Come on Over was featured on The Agenda, with Steve Paikin! Watch the interview with Dieter here.

Roger Nash's The Camera and the Cobra has been well reviewed in the Globe and Mail. Read Jim Bartley's review here.

Welling, by Margaret Christakos, and The Stonehaven Poems, by R. D. Patrick, have both been long-listed for the ReLit Award for Poetry!

Welling, by Margaret Christakos, has been named one of the Globe's Top 100 books for 2010, one of only three poetry titles on the list! Congratulations Margaret!

Recent Reviews...

... of Welling

...of Swampy Jo

...of Regreen

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