Search Results by tag: Second Story Press

Canadian Civil Liberties Association to honour Margie Wolfe and Katherine Govier at gala, featuring Edward Snowden as guest speaker

Second Story Press co-founder and publisher Margie Wolfe and Toronto author Katherine Govier are among a selection of "extraordinary Canadians" being honoured at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's annual gala on April 17. Journalists Jim ... Read More »

February 16, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Rosemary McCarney, children’s author and Canada’s ambassador to the UN

By Dory Cerny

Rosemary McCarney has long been a champion of human rights and standing up for those in need. During her time as president and CEO of Plan Canada, she oversaw the Because I am a Girl ... Read More »

April 20, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

Melanie Florence and Susan Currie win inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest

By Dory Cerny

Second Story Press has announced the winners of its inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest, launched in celebration of the publisher's 25th anniversary. Toronto journalist and author Melanie Florence, who is of Cree–Scottish heritage, and Brampton, Ontario, ... Read More »

May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing

Second Story Press launches aboriginal writing contest

By Dory Cerny

Second Story Press celebrated its 25th anniversary on Dec. 5 with the announcement of a new writing contest geared to authors from the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. The press is seeking unpublished fiction ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Every Day is Malala Day distributed to students at Strong Girls conference

By Becky Robertson

Four hundred students participated in the Strong Girls, Strong World conference at Toronto's Central Technical School on Oct. 23. Each student received a copy of Every Day is Malala Day (Second Story Press), written by ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Photos: Kathy Kacer’s Sardinian school visits

By Sue Carter

Toronto author Kathy Kacer is best known for writing children's historical fiction and non-fiction focused on the Holocaust. In October, Kacer co-edited We Are Their Voice: Young People Respond to the Holocaust (Second Story Press), ... Read More »

July 2, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

CLA announces 2013 Book Awards winners

By Julie Baldassi

The Canadian Library Association has announced the winners of three annual book awards. Susin Nielsen's The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (Tundra Books) took the 2013 Book of the Year for Children. The jury ... Read More »

April 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Attawapiskat book wins First Nation Communities Read competition

By Stuart Woods

The winner of this year's First Nation Communities Read program is Janet Wilson's Shannen and the Dream for a School (Second Story Press), about the fight to get a new school for the Northern Ontario ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

LeftWords Festival to relaunch this weekend

By Natalie Samson

A number of independent publishers have paired up with the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts to relaunch LeftWords Festival of Books and Ideas, a celebration of progressive, critical writing and publishing. The ... Read More »

May 4, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Quillcast episode seven: celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hana’s Suitcase

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hana's Suitcase (Second Story Press), the story of a ... Read More »

April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

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