Annick Press
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Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario 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
- Priscilla Galloway, children's book author, winner of the Bologna Ragazzi award in 2000[9]
- 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".[10]
- Bill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1994
- Roslyn Schwartz, creator of the Mole Sisters books and television programme
- Kathy Stinson, creator of the Bare Naked Book originally published in 1986 and rerelased in 2021 with updated illustrations by Melissa Cho.[11]
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
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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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