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The Book and Periodical Council (BPC) is the umbrella organization for associations involved in the writing and editing, publishing and manufacturing, distribution, and selling and lending of books and periodicals in Canada.

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News and Events

Volunteer of the Year Awards at MagNet 2011: Nominate Someone Today!

Each year at MagNet, Magazines Canada, along with the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, the Atlantic Magazines Association, the Magazine Association of BC, Magazines du Québec and the Manitoba Magazine Publishers’ Association honour outstanding volunteers in their respective regions [more...]

The Writers’ Trust of Canada announces the finalists for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers rewards writers who are unpublished in book form and under the age of thirty-five. Alternating each year between poetry and short fiction, this year the award is given for an outstanding collection of unpublished poetry [more...]

The Writers’ Union of Canada Announces Writing for Children Competition 2011

The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to launch its 15th annual Writing for Children Competition, which invites writers to submit a piece for children up to 1,500 words in the English language that has not previously been published in any format. A $1,500 prize [more...]

OBPO’s Gutenberg 2.0 Online Course is Back!!

The OBPO/Humber College Online Course for Book Publishing Professionals will be running April 5 through June 24, 2011.

This 10 session course (to be completed over 12 weeks) will teach you everything you need to know about Web 2.0 [more...]

Canadian Writers Speak Out on Copyright

The Writers’ Union of Canada, under the leadership of its Chair Alan Cumyn, has put together a video featuring five writers about the perils of Bill C-32, Canada’s controversial new copyright bill [more...]

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