Annick Press is a Canadian

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company that was founded in

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, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in

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by Colleen MacMillan in 1999. Annick Press publishes approximately thirty books of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults per year. Annick Press is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, and IBBY Canada. It was recently made a part of the Canadian government's "Read Up On It" programme through Library and Archives Canada.

Notable authors

Priscilla Galloway Priscilla Galloway (July 22, 1930 - October 28, 2018) was an award-winning Canadian children's literature author and former English teacher. She received a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1977. Her dissertation was entitled, "Sexism and th ...

, children's book author, winner of the

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in 2000 * K.V. Johansen, winner of the Ann Connor Brimer Award *

Robert Munsch Robert Norman Munsch (born June 11, 1945) is an American-Canadian children's author. Personal life and career Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 1945. He grew up in a family of 9 children. He graduated from Fordh ...

, a member of the

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and "Canada's best-selling author," who "sells more books than any other Canadian author every year". *

Bill Richardson William Blaine Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was also the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary ...

, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1994 *

Roslyn Schwartz Roslyn Schwartz (born 29 September 1951) is a Canadian children's author and animator. Born in Montreal, Quebec, she was raised in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Schwartz is the author of ''The Mole Sisters'' series, ''The Smoker's Addiction ...

, creator of the

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books and television programme *

Kathy Stinson Kathy Stinson (born 1952) is a Canadian children's writer. Life Stinson was born in Toronto, taught elementary school there and studied at the University of Toronto. She lives in Rockwood, Ontario with her partner Peter Carver, a retired ...

, creator of

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originally published in 1986 and rerelased in 2021 with updated illustrations by Melissa Cho.

Awards

*In 2014, ''The Man With the Violin'', written by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, won the TD Children's Literature Award *In 2009, ''Mattland'', written by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Hebert and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award from the Canadian Library Association *''Leslie's Journal'' by Allan Stratton was named to the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" booklistAnnick Press website, accessed November 18, 2009
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References

External links

Annick Press official website

A podcast interview from "Just One More Book" with Rick Wilks of Annick Press, from 2007 (accessed November 18, 2009)
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