Under the direction of the Board and the Executive, the Book and Periodical Council secretariat conducts the day to day administration of the Council.
Current Board Members
Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director, Ontario Library Association)
Nic Brewer (Artistic Programming Director, League of Canadian Poets)
Jazz Cook (Acquisitions and Development Editor, Fernwood Publishing)
Annie Gibson (Publisher, Playwrights Canada Press)
Siobhan O’Connor (Chief Operating Officer, The Writers’ Union of Canada)
Anita Purcell (Writer and Consultant with the Canadian Authors Association)
Lauren Stewart (President & CEO, BookNet Canada)
Brandi Tanner (Administrative Director, Canadian Authors Association)
Officers
Chair: Michelle Arbuckle (Executive Director, Ontario Library Association)
Vice-Chair: Lauren Stewart (President & CEO, BookNet Canada)
Past Chair: Anita Purcell (Writer and Consultant with the Canadian Authors Association)
Treasurer: Siobhan O’Connor (Chief Operating Officer, The Writers’ Union of Canada)
Staff
Annie McClelland (Executive Director)
Past Chairpersons
| 1975 | William Roberts Graeme Gibson |
| 1976 | Harry Campbell |
| 1977 | Tom McMillan |
| 1978 | Tom McMillan |
| 1979 | Campbell Hughes |
| 1980 | Campbell Hughes |
| 1981 | Campbell Hughes |
| 1982 | Françoise Hélbert |
| 1983 | Dorothy Bogdan |
| 1984 | Francess G. Halpenny |
| 1985 | Gladys E. Neale |
| 1986 | Gladys E. Neale |
| 1987 | Stephanie Hutcheson |
| 1988 | Geoffrey Dean |
| 1989 | James Taylor |
| 1990 | Harald Bohne |
| 1991 | Irene S. McGuire |
| 1992 | Irene S. McGuire |
| 1993 | Jack Shapiro |
| 1994 | Arden Ford |
| 1995 | June Callwood |
| 1996 | Richard Lee |
| 1997 | Genia Lorentowicz |
| 1998 | Warren Wilkins |
| 1999 | John Neale |
| 2000-2002 | Kim McArthur |
| 2002-2003 | Alison Gordon |
| 2003-2004 | Mike Collinge |
| 2004-2005 | Barry Grills |
| 2005-2006 | Barry Grills |
| 2006-2007 | Barry Grills |
| 2007-2008 | John Degen |
| 2008-2009 | Stephanie Fysh |
| 2009-2010 | Stephanie Fysh |
| 2010-2011 | Melissa Pitts |
| 2011-2012 | Melissa Pitts |
| 2011-2012 | Anita Purcell |
| 2012-2013 | Anita Purcell |
| 2013-2014 | Anita Purcell |
| 2014-2015 | Stephanie Fysh |
| 2015-2016 | Stephanie Fysh |
| 2016-2017 | Stephanie Fysh |
| 2017-2018 | Christen Thomas |
| 2018-2019
2019-2020 2020-Present |
Christen Thomas
Sandy Crawley (Interim) Michelle Arbuckle |