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ckut 90.3 fm the ruckus society librarian activism aljazeera.net collectif les lucioles
stateless & deported rob lutes banksy magda Wojtyra redwire magazine
Jeff lemire & ashtray press rené levasseur Little George Dans La Rue uberculture
canada steamship lies montreal review of books expozine creative commons literary press group
PEN International marc ngui & bumblenut citizenSHIFT corporate watch
a big (100+) list of publishing, reading + writing websites
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Adbusters
The Media Foundation wants to create a new media culture, one that does not have commercialism as its heart and soul.
A Different Booklist A Different Booklist promotes literature from across the African diaspora, the Caribbean, Asia and Latin America. Our books range from academic materials to an excellent selection of children's literature.
AK Press
A great publisher out of San Francisco with a liking of the colours red and black.
the Alcuin Society
for lovers of books, the book arts, fine printing and reading. The also have Book Design Awards.
Artcyclopedia
Looking for information about an artist? This is the best place to start.
Association for the Export of Canadian Books
The AECB was established in 1972 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to help Canadian publishers develop foreign markets and promote export sales of their books.
Association nationale des éditeurs de livres
L'Association nationale des éditeurs de livres. Canada's national French language publishers association.
Association of English Language Publishers of Québec
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec represents a diverse group of Quebec's English-language Publishers. The Montreal Review of Books is a project of the AELAQ.
Association of book Publishers of British Columbia The provincial publishing association
Association of Canadian Publishers
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) represents over 135 Canadian-owned book publishers, with members from all provinces, and members from the literary, general trade, education, and scholarly sectors.
Association of Manitoba Book Publishers
The provincial publishing association
Association of Research Libraries
 
Authorlink 
The award-winning news, information, and marketing service for editors, literary agents and writers.
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Banff Centre for The Arts
The Banff Centre for the Arts is a place for artists and is dedicated to lifelong learning and professional career development in the arts, acting as a site and catalyst for creative activity and experience, including writing and publishing.
Bibliofind
More than ten million used and rare books, periodicals and ephemera offered for sale by thousands of booksellers around the world make this the most interesting book-selling site on the Web.
Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival A Festival each year, seven Festivals so far, more than 1000 writers participating since the beginning and a total of more than 40,000 audience members.
Book and Periodical Council
The umbrella organization for associations involved in the writing and editing, publishing and manufacturing, distribution, and selling and lending of books and periodicals in Canada.
Book Avenue
An online source to purchase used, rare and antiquarian books.
Book Publishers Association of Alberta The Provincial Publishing Association
Books In Print Becoming a subscriber to Books In Print at www.booksinprint.com ª will give you access to millions of bibliographic titles with thousands of full text reviews and out-of-print selections along with the speed, convenience and currency only the Web can offer. But it's not free!
Book Television
BookTelevision brings books to life by treating creators like stars and by taking viewers into the minds of the people who write, edit, publish, market, sell, and review books.
Britannica Britannica.com editors bring you the best websites, leading magazines, related books, and the complete Encyclop¾dia Britannica.
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Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts was created in 1957 "to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts," including the literary arts.
Canadian Authors Association
The Canadian Authors Association is Canada's national writing organization. Founded in 1921, the CAA has played a key role in the support and development of the Canadian writing community.
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild We celebrate the book arts on these pages; bookbinding, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing & typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, and conservation.
Canadian Booksellers Association
The CBA site has dates and contact info for events, links to Canadian bookstore sites and details of its annual convention and trade show.
Canadian Bound 
A site devoted to the readership and promotion of contemporary Canadian authors and their works.
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication
The Canadian CIP Program by the National Library of Canada.
Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
An education, research, and information centre based at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre. The Centre is advised by an industry-based board and a Society of Friends of the Centre.
Canadian Library Association
The CLA membership consists of a diverse group of individuals and organizations involved or interested in library or information sciences.
Canadian Literature 
A forty year old quarterly of critisism and review.
Canadian Magazine Publishers Association
The comprehensive news and information service for magazine publishers
Canadian Poetry
A well-stocked poetry site by University of Toronto and University of Toronto Library.
Canadian Poetry Association
To promote the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts of members.
Cancopy
CANCOPY is a non-profit organization founded by Canadian writers and publishers. They acts on behalf of artists,writers and publishers to grant permission to copy. A licensing fee or royalty is collected and given back to the artist, writer or publisher.
CitizenShift Voices of social change at the National Film Board.
conundrum press
A Montréal small press icon
creative commons
A different way at looking at ownership of cultural creativity. Enabling the legal sharing and reuse of cultural, educational, and scientific works.
CRELiQ
Le CRELIQ se consacre à l'étude du domaine littéraire québécois dans des perspectives variées, mais complémentaires, privilégiant l'étude historique (axe 1), sociologique (axe 2) et poétique (axe 3).
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Department of Canadian Heritage The Canadian Government's official site for this department.
Dictionaries online
Hundreds of dictionaries at your fingertips. An essential resource for writers and editors.
Editors Association of Canada
ESTABLISHED IN 1979, the Editors' Association of Canada is a national, nonprofit organization of both English- and French-language editors, with more than 800 members from coast to coast.
expozine Montréal's small press, comic & zine fair
Festival International de la Poésie Près de 400 activités se déroulant sur 10 jours d'affilée, dans plus de 80 lieux d'événements différents où se retrouvent plus de 100 poètes provenant d'au moins 25 pays situés sur 5 continents en présence de 30 000 personnes: voilà le Festival International de la Poésiede Trois-Rivières fondé en 1985.
Foreword Magazine A magazine of independant publishing. Monthly news and reviews.
Freedom to read
What more is there to say? Everyone should have it!
Freelance Writers
A resource site for freelance writers.
Grit Lit
Hamilton's Literary Festival
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Hamilton Small Press Bookfair
The name says it all.
Harbourfront Reading Series
More than just a reading series in Toronto's Harbourfront.
Hot Type
CBC NewsWorlds' literary program with Evan Soloman.
Imprimerie Gauvin Cumulus Press' favourite family-owned print shop.
L'Ile
L'ILE est un site unique qui met en ligne les biographies et bibliographies de plus de 600 auteurs québécois, et quelque 170 dossiers de presse. A site outlining the biographies and bibliographies of more than 600 Quebecers.
Independent Publisher A diversity of information for independent publishers from the United States.
Inkspot
A comprehensive writing resource and community.
International Publishers Association The professional organisation of national publishers associations. Site includes list of members, new technologies, bookfair listings, etc.
internet archives Universal access to human knowledge.
Internet Public Library   As librarians, we are committed to providing valuable services to the Internet community, to learn and teach what librarians have to contribute in a digital environment, to promote librarianship and the importance of libraries, and to share interesting ideas and techniques with other librarians.
January Magazine Books news, reviews, features and profiles
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League of Canadian Poets
Canada's national organization serving professionally published and practicing poets.
Librarian Activist
Rresource put together to offer news, information, and resources to librarians who want to be active in political and social issues surrounding libraries and librarianship.
Library of Congress
 
Literary Arts Allied Collective
Founded in 1995, the Literary Arts Allied Collective is a non-profit organization that strives to fill what it views as a need of the writing and reading community in the burgeoning Internet: a role of low-cost technology facilitator.
Literary Calendar
An almanac of literary information.
Literary Marketplace A directory of the America and Canadian book publishing industry.
LITAC / ATTLC Literary Translators' Association of Canada / Association des traducteurs et traductrices littŽraires du Canada
Literary Press Group of Canada
A non-profit association of Canadian-owned and-operated book publishers. The Literary Press Group of Canada (LPG) has been active since February, 1976
Montreal Review of Books Montreal Review of Books is published biannually by the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ).
MP3LiT
Free spoken word recordings from your favourite authors.
National Library of Austrialia
 
National Library of Canada
Everything about the national library and its contents. See the library's forthcoming books through the CIP data at this monthly list.
Net Lingo
An online language dictionary
NetRead NetRead provides business tools for publishing: marketing tools, a publishing job board, business listings, news and information. The site is designed for publishers, contractors, writers, printers, and booksellers.
New Bartleby
An American National Digital Library
New Leaf Paper recycled paper products.
NewPages Guides
a series of guide books to independent publishers, literary journals, independent bookstores and other US independent establishments.
Northwest Passages
Canadian Literature Online. This site is exhaustive. And very useful at finding resourceful literature sites.
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PEN Canada
PEN Canada is the Canadian Centre of International PEN, the world association of writers. PEN works on behalf of writers who are persecuted by governments for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression.
Periodical Writers Association of Canada The national voice for professional freelance writers and editors across Canada. This organization is quite helpful when you have questions regarding copyright, contracts, etc.
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Playwrights Union of Canada (PUC) is the national, non-profit association of professional playwrights.
Playwrights' Workshop Montreal
A professional theatre centre dedicated to developing contemporary work and new writers for the Canadian stage.
Poetry Society
The Poetry Society exists to help poets and poetry thrive in Britain today. Established in 1909, and now one of Britain's most dynamic arts organizations, the Poetry Society is a membership organization open to all.
popstart
Connecting Canadian Interdisciplinary Artists
Publishers' Catalogue
A comprehensive listing, by country, of publishers around the world.
Publishers Marketing Association
The largest non-profit trade association representing independent publishers of books, audio, video and CDs.
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the international news magazine of book publishing and bookselling.
Publishing Law Center
Packed with helpful information for publishing companies large and small, the Publishing Law Center has legal articles that can help you create and negotiate publishing
contracts as well as other helpful articles.
Reference Desk
Looking for something...you'll probably find it here.
Quebec Writers Federation
The Quebec Writers' Federation came into existence in 1998 following a union of the activities of QSPELL (Quebec Society for the Promotion of English Language Literature) and FEWQ (Federation of English Writers of Quebec).
Quoteland
 
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Salon du Livre de Montreal Montreal's own Salon, which is open to the public and represents the who's who of French language publishing in Canada and elsewhere.
Salon du Livre de Paris
This premier European cultural event, open to the general public, has been paying tribute to the world of publishing in all its diversity and complexity.
Saskatchewan Publishers Group The provincial publishing association.
Small Press Center
For over thirteen years, the Small Press Center has served as a resource for independent publishers, writers, and other creators, encouraging excellence in publishing.
Small Publishers Association of North America
SPAN is a nonprofit professional trade association that will help you discover complete details to become a successful small press.
TERMIUM
The Government of Canada Linguistic Data Bank. The Electronic Genius of Terminology & Translation.
Toronto Small Press Group
The Toronto Small Press Group organises two small press fairs a year.
uberulture collective
überculture is a grassroots, non-profit collective committed to reclaiming culture. They are concerned with the loss of cultural diversity due to a commercial culture industry based on the self-interest and greed of multinational corporations.
Union des ecrivaines et ecrivains quebecois
Union des ecrivaines et ecrivains quebecois.
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Writers (find one)
Now you can find a professional writer in Canada with just a few clicks of your mouse! You can search by name, city, province, subject matter, type of writing, or publication credits.
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia was established in 1975 to foster creative writing and the profession of writing in Nova Scotia.
Writers Guild of Canada The Writers Guild of Canada is a national association representing more than 1,800 writers working in film, television, radio, and multimedia production in Canada.
Writers' Trust of Canada
The Writers' Trust of Canada has been dedicated to advancing and nurturing Canadian writers and Canadian literature.
Writers' Union of Canada

The Writers' Union of Canada, founded in 1973, is a national organization of professional writers of books for the general public.

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