And the award goes to…
We always love hearing the results of book awards, and we’re proud that WCEA partners have worked on some of the books recognized this fall. Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together, by Anna Olson (Appetite by…
Unravelling in the park: Update
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sylvia Olsen wasn’t able to read in Brentwood Bay’s Pioneer Park on July 6 as scheduled. Instead, she will take part in Sidney LitFest’s final 2021 Authors in the Park event on Friday, August 27, at…
Unravelling in the park
If you live on southern Vancouver Island, may we suggest starting this weekend off early with a literary afternoon in the park? On July 16, author Sylvia Olsen is giving an outdoor reading from her bestselling book Unravelling Canada: A…
Brilliant BC and Yukon books
Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, and publishers shortlisted for the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! Our partners had a hand in five of the finalists: Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize The Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant-Screen Adventure in the…
Behind the scenes with Canadian publishers
Some months ago, an unexpected and flattering invitation came my way: to be the keynote speaker at the Association of Canadian Publishers’ 2020 Mid-Winter Meeting, January 28–29, in Toronto. The ACP organizers asked me to talk about the value of…
Celebrating Canadian children’s literature
We at West Coast Editorial Associates regularly edit and proofread books created in Canada. And, yes, some of us write them too. Immersed as we are, it’s easy to assume that everyone reads Canadian books. But a 2018 report by…
Death knell for the apostrophe?
It’s a tiny mark that spawns immense confusion. The beleaguered apostrophe has been in the spotlight since December, following the announcement by John Richards, founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society, that after 18 years of defending the mark, he was…
Georgina Montgomery’s painterly debut
Almost two years ago, when our partner Georgina Montgomery retired, we said: When she wasn’t meeting writing and editing deadlines, teaching, or parenting, she was dancing around the edges of art, dabbling in things like stained glass and collage. In…
Congratulations to some fine editors
Our warm congratulations go to the recipients of this year’s Editors Canada awards: Jennifer Croll, Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence Iva Cheung, Karen Virag Award Margo LaPierre, Claudette Upton Scholarship (an annual prize established by WCEA in honour of…
New book launch
Congratulations to WCEA partner Merrie-Ellen Wilcox, whose new non-fiction book, After Life: Ways We Think About Death (Orca Book Publishers), is launching in Victoria on September 8 (see time and place details below). Books will be available for sale, and a…