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Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, focusing primarily on underrepresented genres such as underground literature, LGBT literature, multiracial literature, graphic novels, visual arts, progressive and activist non-fiction and works in translation, and is noted for founding the annual Three-Day Novel Contest. History Established in 1971, Scriveners' Pulp Press Limited was one of several ventures in alternative arts and literature of the early 1970s. In addition to fiction, poetry and drama titles the Press issued a twice-monthly literary magazine, Three-Cent Pulp, from 1972 to 1978, which introduced a loyal readership to new writing and graphics from around the world. In 1977 Pulp held its first 3-Day Novel Contest, a literary marathon held over the Labour Day weekend during which registered contestants attempted to write a nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambda Literary Foundation
The Lambda Literary Foundation (also known as Lambda Literary) is an American LGBTQ literary organization whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of LGBTQ stories and lives. Function Lambda Literary traces its beginnings back to 1987 when L. Page (Deacon) Maccubbin, owner of Lambda Rising Bookstore in Washington, DC, published the first Lambda Book Report, which brought critical attention to LGBTQ books. The Lambda Literary Awards were born in 1989. At that first gala event, honors went to such distinguished writers as National Book Award finalist Paul Monette (author of '' Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir''), Dorothy Allison ('' Trash''), Alan Hollinghurst (''The Swimming-Pool Library''), and Edmund White ( ''The Beautiful Room is Empty''). The purpose of the awards in the early years was to identify and celebrate the best lesbian and gay books in the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barton (poet)
John Barton (born 1957) is a Canadian poet. Early life Barton was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1957 but was raised in Calgary. Education Barton studied at the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Quebec, Victoria University, and Columbia University in New York. He originally wanted to study architecture but did poorly in calculus and was enrolled in English courses in the Faculté Saint-Jean at the University of Alberta. He became a poet upon realization that there were fewer factors affecting his ability to excel in his chosen vocation. In 1986, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario, with a Master of Library and Information Science. Also, Barton studied Book Editing at the Banff Publishing Centre in 1994. Barton studied poetry with Eli Mandel, Gary Geddes, Robin Skelton, Joseph Brodsky, and Daniel Halpern. Career Barton has written ten books of poetry. Since 1980 his poems have appeared in seventy-five magazines and thirty anthologies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Bach
Mette Bach is a Danish-Canadian author, teacher, screenwriter, and director. She was born in Denmark and grew up in North Delta. Bach attended Simon Fraser University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English. She has an MFA from the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing Program. Bibliography Books Mette Bach's first book, ''Off the Highway: Growing Up in North Delta'', was published in 2010 by New Star Books. ''Off the Highway'' is the nineteenth book in the "Transmontanus" series, edited by Terry Glavin. The book explores her childhood growing up with immigrant parents in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Bach has also written several young adult novels for Lorimer's high/low series. ''Killer Drop'' (2017) and ''Femme'' (2015) are part of the SideStreets series of "edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers." ''Love is Love'' (2018), ''Charming'' (2019), ''Cinders'' (2019), and ''You're You'' (2017) and 'The Love Code' (2021) are part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Antliff
__NOTOC__ Allan W. Antliff is an anarchist activist, art critic, author and founding member of the Toronto Anarchist Free School (now Anarchist U) who has written extensively on the topics of anarchism and art in North America since the 1980s. Career Since 2003 Antliff has held the Canada Research Chair in Art History at the University of Victoria, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on modern and contemporary art. His research interests include dada, contemporary art, anarchist history and political theory, and his graduate seminars include "20th-Century Anarchism and Avant-Garde Art"; "New York Dada" and "American Modernism Between the Wars". In addition to teaching art history, Antliff co-edits the ''Alternative Press Review'', serves as art editor for ''Anarchist Studies'', edited the volume '' Only a Beginning: An Anarchist Anthology'' (1998) and has written two scholarly books; ''Anarchist Modernism: Art, Politics and the First American Avant-Garde'' (2001) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Amory
Richard Amory (October 18, 1927, Halfway, OR – August 1, 1981, San Jose, CA), born Richard Wallace Love, was an American writer. He obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology from Ohio State University, a M.A. in Spanish from San Francisco State University, and began an uncompleted Ph.D. in Spanish at University of California, Berkeley. A high school teacher by profession, he achieved success as a novelist in the late 1960s while still a graduate student and before coming out. Amory is best known for his 1966 novel ''Song of the Loon: A Gay Pastoral in Five Books and an Interlude'' and its sequels, including ''Song of Aaron'' and ''Listen, the Loon Sings''. Variously described as "a gay American version of famous sixteenth-century Spanish pastoral novels" and "a gay version of ''The Last of the Mohicans''," ''Song of the Loon'' has been called "one of the most important gay books of the 20th century." In 1994 one bibliographer estimated that one third of American gay men had read t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Aitken
Will Aitken is an American-Canadian novelist, journalist and film critic. Richard Burnett"Montreal author Will Aitken revives Death in Venice". '' Xtra!'', January 26, 2012. Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, he has been based in Montreal, Quebec since moving to that city to attend McGill University in 1972. In Montreal, he was a cofounder of the city's first LGBT bookstore, Librairie L'Androgyne, in 1973. He has also worked as an arts journalist and film critic for a variety of media outlets,"Aitken goes big on Japan" '' Eye Weekly'', September 21, 2000. including the CBC, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Abdou
Angie Abdou (born 11 May 1969) is a Canadian writer (fiction and nonfiction). Early life and education Abdou was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where she spent her early childhood. Justin Abdou is her only sibling. She received a B.A. (Honours) from the University of Regina (Saskatchewan) in 1991, an M.A. (English) from the University of Western Ontario in 1992, and a PhD (English in the Field of Creative Writing and Canadian Literature) from The University of Calgary in 2009. She currently lives in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada with her children Oliver and Katherine and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University (Canada's only open university). Career Abdou's first collection of fiction, ''Anything Boys Can Do'', was published in 2006 by Thistledown Press. B.C. BookWorld praised the collection as "an extraordinary literary debut." The book deals with contemporary heterosexual relationships and addresses topics such as infidelity and miscommunic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Mooking
Roger Mooking is a Trinidadian-Canadian chef, musician, and television host. Mooking is the host of the television series '' Man Fire Food'' (2012 to present). He is also the host and co-creator of ''Everyday Exotic''. Both programs aired on the Cooking Channel and Food Network Canada. He also appears on ''Heat Seekers'' with Aarón Sanchez on Food Network. Mooking has had many appearances on shows such as ''Today'', ''Good Morning America'', ''The Marilyn Denis Show'', ''Iron Chef America'', '' Top Chef Canada'', and ''Chopped Canada''. Early life Mooking was born in Trinidad and Tobago"Everyday Exotic, the Cookbook: It’s About Flavour" ''Quill $ Quire''. Review by Shaun Smith into an extended family made up of food and beverage business providers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Ekwuyasi
Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian-Canadian writer and artist.Jade Nauss"Francesca Omolara Ekwuyasi moves from Penance to reconciliation" '' The Coast'', November 28, 2019. She is most noted for her debut novel ''Butter Honey Pig Bread'', which was published in 2020. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria,"Proud to Shine on the East Coast" , July 16, 2020. she is currently based in Halifax, . In addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butter Honey Pig Bread
''Butter Honey Pig Bread'' is Francesca Ekwuyasi's debut novel, a contemporary novel published September 3, 2020 by Arsenal Pulp Press. The book tells the story of three women, Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye, and takes place over three continents. Its main themes include food, family, and forgiveness. Background In 2013, after completing her mandatory National Youth Service Corps stint in Nigeria and awaiting her Canadian visa, Ekwuyasi began writing and spent her days reading Nigerian literature in a local library. This experience shaped the writing of ''Butter Honey Pig Bread.'' Later, Ekwuyasi received her Canadian visa and moved to Halifax and continued writing ''Butter Honey Pig Bread,'' though she didn't intend for it to be published. However, a friend encouraged her to send a draft to Arsenal Pulp Press, and around the time her Canadian work permit ended, the manuscript was accepted. In time, the book was published, and Ekwuyasi received per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs
Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), known professionally as Devery Jacobs, is an Indigenous Canadian ( Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk)) actress and writer. For her performance in '' Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' (2013), she garnered a Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Actress. In 2023, for her role on ''Reservation Dogs'', she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Career Jacobs began acting in the late 2000s with role in the television series ''The Dead Zone'' (2007) and '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' (2009). In 2013, Jacobs played the lead character in '' Rhymes for Young Ghouls'', which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. For her work in the film, Jacobs will be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a leading role. In 2014, she appeared in the music video for A Tribe Called Red's "Sisters". In 2019, in the second season of ''American Gods'', Jacobs played a young Cherok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |