Coteau Books was a small, non-profit literary press based in Regina,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
, Canada. It was established in 1975 by Bob Currie, Gary Hyland, Barbara Sapergia and
Geoffrey Ursell
Geoffrey Ursell (March 14, 1943 – February 21, 2021) ''Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan''. was a
Governor General's Literary Awards
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.
The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...
(which Coteau's Gloria Sawai won in 2001 for her short story collection ''A Song for Nettie Johnson'').Coteau Books – Governor General's Literary Awards Coteau had books named GG finalists seven times, in four different genres, which is a rare accomplishment for a press of its size.
Writers published by the firm included
Mark Abley
Mark Abley (born 13 May 1955) is a Canadian poet, journalist, editor and non-fiction writer. Both his poetry and several non-fiction books express his interest in endangered languages. He has also published numerous magazine articles.
He publish ...
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Linda Aksomitis
Linda Aksomitis, née Demyen (born 7 August 1954), is a Canadian author specialising in children's and travel literature, as well as nonfiction about the history of the snowmobile. She is a former president of the Saskatchewan Writer's Guild.
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Sharon Butala
Sharon Butala (born Sharon Annette LeBlanc, 1940 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian writer and novelist.
Life
Butala was born in an outpost hospital in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. She was the second of five daughters born to Amy Graham and Achil ...
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Warren Cariou
Warren Cariou is a Canadian writer and associate professor of English at the University of Manitoba.
Biography
Cariou received a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Saskatchewan and an MA and PhD from the University of Toronto (1998). In 1999 ...
Connie Gault
Connie Gault (born March 6, 1949) is a Canadian novelist, playwright and short story writer.Conni ...
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Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television series including ''Falcon Crest'', '' Homefront'' and ''Promised Land''.
Life and career
Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York. She made her scree ...
Anne Szumigalski
Anne Szumigalski, SOM (b. 3 January 1922 in London, England, d. 22 April 1999) was a Canadian poet.
Life
She was born Anne Howard Davis in London, England, and grew up mostly in a Hampshire village. She served with the Red Cross as a medical ...
, and
Duncan Thornton
Duncan Thornton (born June 14, 1962) is a Canadian author, speaker, and futurist. He was born in Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, where his father served as minister in the United Church of Canada. The family moved to Winnipeg a few years later. ...