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Beach Holme Publishing, now celebrating more than a quarter century of quality Canadian publishing, remains a press true to its regional and literary roots and loyal to a mandate to promote indigenous creative writing to the wider Canadian public. Beach Holme's name derives from the original name of the owner's house which looks out at the calm waters of Vancouver Island's Cadboro Bay, the Pacific and the mountains beyond. Holme is Norse for island, so the allusion seemed appropriate on several fronts. Their DON'T is, please don't make any submissions unless you are a Canadian. Apparently this even excludes U.S. literary agents with Canadian writers. Their site is beautiful, titles look great. But remember, Canadians only. CINAR Films Inc., a Canadian publisher of children's animated videos and educational books, purchased EduSoft Ltd. for $40.2 million last week. The move will allow CINAR, which produces the Emmy Award-winning children's television show "Arthur," to expand its base of children's entertainment and education products. EduSoft provides multimedia educational titles for consumers and schools in more than 40 countries. Firefly Books of Willowdale, Canada is not accepting unsolicited manuscripts (courtesy of CANSCAIP) The General Store is the homey place on the web with a sparkling welcome mat. There are fiction titles for sale on the site, "Unfortunately, we rarely publish fiction works," says Tim Gordon, Publisher. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.,Toronto: "Unfortunately, due to the volume of material we receive, we are no longer able to accept unsolicited manuscripts." Key Porter Books, Toronto: "I regret to inform you that Key Porter no longer accepts unsolicited manuscripts or submissions...We are recommending that writers find a literary agent to represent their work...At present our children's line and fiction line is booked until late 1999, so we are not accepting any submissions whatsoever in these departments." Mira Publishing or MIRA BOOKS 225 Duncan Mill Rd. Don Mills, Ontario Canada M3B 3K9 (416) 445-5860 FAX (416) 445-8635 Tell your agent, they are interested in 100,000 - 150,000 word novels that include elements of romance, suspense, humor, drama and adventure. Compelling stories with satisfying conclusions for a female readership. Submit a brief query letter to: Dianne Moggy, Senior Editorial Coordinator, at MIRA Books address above. "We don't do historicals." I was really sorry to learn that ORCA is full up on submissions until the year 2000 I love the spirit of this small publisher. Oxford University Press Canada: "Unfortunately, Oxford University Press Canada no longer publishes children's books." While Pacific Educational Press is not in the market to publish full colour picture books they are reading submissions. "We publish textbooks for teachers-in-training and professional material for teachers as well as curriculum support materials. We have published trade children's books in the past but we are now restricting ourselves to titles with potential use in the classroom." Contact is Catherine Edwards, publisher. They do have a web site, but have not asked to have it linked. |
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