We're thrilled to announce that WCEA partner Rowena Rae and her sister, Elspeth Rae, have received a 2018 Moonbeam Award for their book A Duck in a Sock: Four Phonics Stories, the first in their Meg and Greg series of chapter books for…
Finalists were recently announced for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards and the Victoria Book Prizes, and we were thrilled to see three books we worked on for Orca Book Publishers among the nominees. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of…
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…
At an October 2017 seminar in Vancouver, Greg Younging treated editors and other publishing folk to a sneak peek at his forthcoming book, Elements of Indigenous Style. Since the book hit stores in February 2018, it’s been sailing off the…
People often get a deeper insight into their profession when their table turns: teacher becomes student, doctor becomes patient, or, in my case, editor becomes writer. I’ve been writing for years and have been edited plenty of times. My graduate…
We're thrilled at the news that Transatlantic Agency has signed WCEA partner Frances Peck as a new client. Frances's first novel, The Broken Places, is already in the hands of potential publishers. "Delighted to be repped by this esteemed agency," Frances…
The big question for many people working for the first time with an editor is, why? Why is this step needed? Why must I allow my finely honed work to be trod on by someone who’s not a subject matter…
Not only are we celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, we’re toasting the addition of two talented individuals to our pool of editors, writers, and trainers. As of October 1, 2017, Barbara Johnston and Rowena Rae are partners with West…
We’re delighted to see partner Lana Okerlund’s article on Seth Thorne Tilley on the cover of the fall 2017 British Columbia History magazine. You can find Lana’s absorbing tales of the province’s pioneer booksellers and stationers on her blog, A Most…
It’s a year for anniversaries. As we mark our 25th, we raise a collective glass to Room, celebrating four decades of literature, art, and feminism. Three partners—Audrey McClellan, Lana Okerlund, and the newly retired Yvonne Van Ruskenveld—have been members at…
