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The Acorn Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada
through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP)
for our publishing activities. We also acknowledge the support of the
Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $20.0 million in
writing and publishing throughout Canada.
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ABOUT THE ACORN PRESS
THE ACORN PRESS was founded in 1994 by editor, poet,
and publisher Laurie Brinklow, as the fulfillment of her long-standing
dream to have her own publishing company. The Press is based in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Prince Edward Island, though Canada's smallest province, has produced
some of Canada's most important literature, including the novels of L. M.
Montgomery (including the children's classic Anne of Green Gables) and the
poetry of Canada's People's Poet, Milton Acorn.
Works published by the Acorn Press continue the
PEI tradition of literature with local interest and global appeal.
The Acorn Press takes as its particular goal and mandate to help
encourage the flourishing literary culture of Prince Edward Island
by publishing "Books about Prince Edward Island by Prince Edward
Islanders." The Acorn Press combines high editorial standards
with excellent local design and printing to craft fine books of
poetry, fiction, history, folklore, and literature for children.
A GROWING REPUTATION
The Acorn Press has a growing reputation for books
of cultural and literary significance to Prince Edward Island, with
prize-winning titles such as The
True Meaning of Crumbfest (text by David Weale with
illustrations by Dale McNevin), winner of the Ann Connor Brimer
award for children's literature.
An Acorn Press Title, The
Brow of Dawn, received the first PEI Book Award, in
2006. Another, Last Tomato,
was a finalist for this award.
Two Acorn titles, the memoir The
Brow of Dawn by Catherine Edward and the novel The
Betrayer by Michael Hennessey -- have been finalists
for the Best Atlantic Published Book Award. Fireflies
in the Magnolia Grove, poetry by John Smith, was shortlisted
for the Atlantic Poetry Prize.
Both of Prince Edward Island's poets laureate are
Acorn authors: John Smith, PEI's first laureate, published Fireflies
in the Magnolia Grove with Acorn. Frank Ledwell, PEI's
second laureate, has published three titles with Acorn: Dip
& Veer, The North
Shore of Home, and Island
Sketchbook.
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