About Red Deer Press
History
Red Deer Press was incorporated in 1975 as a not–for–profit corporation limited by guarantee. Following a 1981 reorganization, the Press grew consistently and substantially both in terms of title output and in terms of sales and marketing activity both nationally and internationally. Title output grew from a single edition to fourteen to sixteen titles plus, on average, eight to ten reprints annually.
In 2004, Red Deer Press launched Robert J. Sawyer Books a line of literate, philosophically rich science–fiction titles personally selected by the man the Ottawa Citizen calls "the dean of Canadian Science Fiction." Each book under this imprint appeals both to SF fans and to general readers who enjoy a mingling of the intimately human with the grandly cosmic.
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to listen to a podcast of an interview with Robert Sawyer on CFRB/CJAD
radio, where he talks about the Sawyer imprint of books, editing books
versus writing them, the status of science fiction writing in Canada today,
among other issues.
In 2005 Red Deer Press was purchased by Fitzhenry and Whiteside and no longer operates as a not–for–profit corporation. We still maintain our own website at www.reddeerpress.com.
Mandate and Objectives
Red Deer Press's mandate is to publish books by, about or of interest to Canadians, with special emphasi upon the Prairie West.
Geographic Location and Community Served
Red Deer Press is located in Calgary, Alberta, and serves general Canadian trade and literary book audiences, with special emphasis on the West. Measured by genre, the Press publishes approximately one-third children's illustrated and juvenile fiction; one-third literary fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction and belle lettres; and one-third literary and trade non-fiction. Measured by the market, approximately equal portions of titles are produced for international, national and Western regional markets. A consistent effort is made to develop emerging literary and artistic talent, which historically has accounted for approximately fifteen to twenty percent of title output.
Staff at Red Deer Press
General inquiries should be addressed to:
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Red Deer Press
195 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R 4T8
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1-800-260-9777 |
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Association Memberships
Red Deer Press belongs to the following organizations:
Book Publishers Association of Alberta
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Canadian Professional Sales Association
Independent Publishers Association of Canada
The Literary Press Group
Publishers Marketing Association
Literary and Cultural Excellence
Red Deer Press has established a reputation for quality children's and literary publishing, especially for developing emerging talent from the prairie region. Our programs in poetry, drama, fiction, creative non-fiction, picture books, and juvenile fiction have earned numerous awards and citations for editorial, design and marketing excellence. The Press is most regarded as a publisher of children's books, which have earned secure reputations and markets domestically and internationally.
Red Deer Press has won several publishing awards, including Alberta
Publisher of the Year four times, and our children's editor, Peter
Carver, has won the IBBY Canada 2007 Claude Aubry Award for distinguished
service to Canadian children's literature and was named the Lois Hole Editor of the Year in 2007 by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.
Our titles have received a number of awards and citations of excellence. Recent accolades include:
An Aboriginal Carol
On the White Ravens' Outstanding New International Books for Children and Young
Adults list, 2008
Carmen
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award finalist - Young Adult Fiction 2005
The End of the World as We Know It
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards finalist - Juvenile Fiction category, 2007
Alberta Children's/Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee, 2008
White Pine nominee, 2008
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee 2009
Falling for Snow: A Naturalist's Journey into the World of Winter
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist (2004)
Alberta Book Cover Design Award Nominee (2004)
Free as the Wind
Alberta Children's/Young Adult Book of the Year Winner, 2008
Grist
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007
White Pine Honour Book, 2008
Evergreen Teen Book Award Nominee, 2009
Heck Superhero
Alberta Children's Book Award Winner (2005)
Governor General's Literary Award Nomination (2004)
Quill & Quire BfYP Top Five Selection (2004)
CBC Radio One Sounds Like Canada Recommended Title (2004)
Hidden Buffalo
Alberta Children's Book of the Year Winner (2004)
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist (2004)
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Award Nominee (2004)
Amelia Frances Howard–Gibbon Award Shortlist (2004)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (2004)
The Horrors, Terrifying Tales: Book Two
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007
In Abby's Hands
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Award Winner (2004)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (2004)
In the Garage
Alberta Children's Book of the Year Nominee (2007)
Keturah & Lord Death
White Pine Award Winner, 2008
U.S. National Book Award nominee for Young People's Literature (2006)
Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards Nominee (2007)
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Shortlist 2008
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Starred Selection, 2007
Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic shortlist
Booklist's Top 10 Youth Romances, 2007
Let's Get Going
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (2004)
Missing Matthew
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Starred Selection (2004)
Mordecai & Me: An Appreciation of a Kind
Canadian Jewish Book of the Year Award Winner (2004)
Quebec Writer's Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non–Fiction Winner (2004)
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Bronze Award (2004)
Alberta Trade Non–Fiction Book Award Nominee (2004)
Mosh Pit
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (2005)
Alberta Trade Fiction Book of the Year Nominee (2005)
My Home Bay
Alberta Children's Book of the Year Nominee (2004)
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Award Nominee (2004)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (2004)
Mythspring
Aurora Award - Best Work in English (Other), Nominee 2007
Aurora Award - Best Short-Form Work in English finalist for:
All the Cool Monsters at Once, James Alan Gardner
This Ink Feels Like Sorrow, Karin Lowachee
Nokum Is My Teacher
Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival Winner, Children's Book of the Year 2007
Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2007 Bronze Medalist -
Multicultural Picture Books
Alberta Children's Book of the Year Nominee (2007)
On Thin Ice
Alberta Children's Book of the Year Winner (2007)
White Ravens: International Youth Library selection of outstanding books, 2007
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards Honourable Mention - Young Adult Fiction 2006
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007
Ordinary Miracles
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year Award Shortlist (2004)
Orphans in the Sky
Canadian Toy Testing Council's Great Books for Children (2006)
Alberta Children's Book Award Nominee (2005)
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Nominee (2005)
The Queen's Feet
Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Nominee (2007)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007
Shining Willow Award nominee, 2008
A Sky Black with Crows
Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature Nominee, 2008
A Team Like No Other
Shining Willow Award winner 2006
Alberta Children's Book Award Nominee (2005)
Ontario Library Association Best Bets Selection, 2004
CBC Radio One Sounds Like Canada Recommended Title (2004)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selection
Tom Finder
Mr. Christie's Book Award Winner (2004)
Benjamin Franklin Award for Juvenile–Young Adult Fiction Winner (2004)
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year Award Shortlist (2004)
Ontario Library Association White Pine Award Shortlist (2004)
Two Words for Snow
Governor General's Literary Award for Drama Nominee (2005)
Wild Orchid
Shortlisted for Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year
Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee (2007)
Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards Nominee (2007)
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Starred Selection
White Pine nominee, 2007
On New York Public Library's list of Books for the Teen Age (2007)
The Unmentionable History of the West
Alberta Trade Non-Fiction Book Award Winner (2007)