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- [SUMMER SALE!](https://greatplainspress.ca/summer-sale/) - Shop our Summer Sale to save 40% off your next great read!
- [Job Posting: Marketing Director](https://greatplainspress.ca/job-posting-marketing-director/) - Angeline is moving on to her next adventure, and we are on the hunt for our next marketing director!
- [Hawkins wins Manitoba Day Award!](https://greatplainspress.ca/hawkins-wins-manitoba-day-award/) - She Won the Vote for Women was recognized by the Association of Manitoba Archives.
- [Latest Budget a Wake-Up Call for Cities](https://greatplainspress.ca/latest-budget-a-wake-up-call-for-cities/) - City Project author and editor celebrates anniversary of the series with important call to Canadian cities!
- [Coop Wins MYRCA Award!](https://greatplainspress.ca/coop-wins-myrca-award/) - Coop The Great took home the Sundog Award at the MYRCA celebration in April!
- [Latest City Project title already a Bestseller!](https://greatplainspress.ca/latest-city-project-title-already-a-bestseller/) - Erna Buffie, who spent over twenty years working on CBC's The Nature Of Things, launches Out On A Limb this May. Latest City Project title already a Bestseller!
- [Koller Launches in Edmonton](https://greatplainspress.ca/koller-launches-in-edmonton/) - Earthen launch details announced!
- [Spring Launches Begin!](https://greatplainspress.ca/spring-launches-begin/) - Anna Rosner launches Last Year With Maddy on April 21st!
- [Echoes From Our Past aims to put Canadian history in young readers' hands](https://greatplainspress.ca/echoes-from-our-past-aims-to-put-canadian-history-in-young-readers-hands/) - We've updated our call for submissions!
- [Holiday Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/holiday-gift-guide-2025/) - What have the elves put together this year? Find out!
- [HOLIDAY SALE IS ON!](https://greatplainspress.ca/holiday-sale-is-on/) - Get a code for 40% off physical books!
- [Forest of Reading](https://greatplainspress.ca/forest-of-reading-2/) - We are thrilled to see Ghosts of Gastown on the Forest of Reading Silver Birch list! Congratulation Jessica Renwick and all of the nominated authors.
- [Book Events to Attend This Fall ](https://greatplainspress.ca/book-events-to-attend-this-fall/) - Join our authors for their upcoming book launches and events happening this Fall!
- [CALL TO MIDDLE GRADE WRITERS!](https://greatplainspress.ca/call-to-middle-grade-writers/) - Echoes From Our Past aims to put Canadian history in young reader's hands
- [Darren Bernhardt wins Manitoba Day Award!](https://greatplainspress.ca/darren-bernhardt-wins-manitoba-day-award/) - Prairie Oddities wins the Manitoba Day Award for 2025!
- [Michel kicks off The City Project!](https://greatplainspress.ca/michel-kicks-off-the-city-project/) - Angeline interviews Michel Durand-Wood about his new book and the launch of The City Project!
- [Michel Leboeuf Shortlisted for Hubert-Reeves Prize](https://greatplainspress.ca/michel-leboeuf-shortlisted-for-hubert-reeves-prize/) - Biologist Michel Leboeuf is once again a finalist for this prestigious prize for popular science!
- [Place Your Bets!](https://greatplainspress.ca/place-your-bets/) - Angeline interviews author Lee Kvern
- [Author Interview: Lorna Schultz Nicholson](https://greatplainspress.ca/author-interview-lorna-schultz-nicholson/) - Check out this interview with author Lorna Schultz Nicholson.
- [Matthew Fox in the Toronto Star](https://greatplainspress.ca/matthew-fox-in-the-toronto-star/) - Author Matthew Fox on his reading habits and why he threw this highly acclaimed book across the room
- [New Series Explores Why Our North American Cities Are Struggling ](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-series-explores-why-our-north-american-cities-are-struggling/) - The City Project, edited by Michel and Emma Durand-Wood, explores the various puzzle pieces that make up a city.
- [BOOK SALE!](https://greatplainspress.ca/save-40-percent/) - Save 40% from January 20 - February 15th
- [Launch of She Won The Vote For Women, hosted by the Council of Women of Winnipeg](https://greatplainspress.ca/robert-hawkins-launches-she-won-the-vote-for-women-in-winnipeg-hosted-by-the-council-of-women-of-winnipeg/) - Mark your calendars for January 23rd!
- [Meet Our New Marketing Director](https://greatplainspress.ca/meet-our-new-marketing-director/) - Angeline Javier is a filmmaker and digital marketer from Winnipeg Manitoba. Angeline is excited to work with Great Plains Press to share work from different voices from across Canada. With a background in film, she hopes to use her skills in communication and marketing to promote our authors and their stories.
- [SHIPPING DELAYS](https://greatplainspress.ca/shipping-delays/) - Due to the Canada Post strike, shipping books outside of the City of Winnipeg is delayed.
- [Lessons in Fusion co-wins the 2023 McNally Robinson Book for Young Readers Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/lessons-in-fusion-by-primrose-madayag-knazan-co-winner-of-the-2023-mcnally-robinson-book-for-young-readers-award/) - At an event on June 11, 2023 at Winnipeg Book Store McNally Robinson, the Manitoba Book Award winners were announced. We are delighted to share the news that Primrose Madayag Knazan's debut YA novel Lessons in Fusion was the co-winner (alongside David A. Robertson's The Stone Child) of the McNally Robinson Book for Young Readers
- [Opposite Identicals on the MYRCA Northern Lights List](https://greatplainspress.ca/opposite-identicals-on-the-myrca-northern-lights-list/) - A huge congratulations to author Deborah Kerbel whose YA Cli-Fi novel Opposite Identicals has made the 2025 MYRCA Northern Lights List! We're honoured to have one of our titles amongst such illustrious company. Congrats to all the authors and publishers. More info at https://www.myrca.ca/
- [Fall Events!](https://greatplainspress.ca/fall-events/) - Don't miss these upcoming author events across Canada. With a crop of great books launching, our authors are keeping busy this fall season. GHOSTS OF GASTOWN October 19th at 12:30, Raven's End Books in Winnipeg October 26th, Owl's Next Books in Calgary October 30th, Audrey's Books, Edmonton PRAIRIE ODDITIES November 1st at McNally Robinson. Darren
- [Pride is a protest - Matthew Fox](https://greatplainspress.ca/pride-is-a-protest-matthew-fox/) - Pride Month is raging. Amidst all the celebration, there is the reminder we queers hear again and again: Pride is a protest. It's a notion easily lost. We’ve come a long way in terms of rights and social acceptance. Especially in Canada, queer people are more visible than ever. There’s a diversity of sexualities and ethnicities
- [Join us for Talking Climate](https://greatplainspress.ca/join-us-for-talking-climate/) - Talking Climate features four authors discussing how they tackle the existential threat of climate change in their work. Four authors on climate change.
- [The Head is available now!](https://greatplainspress.ca/the-head-is-available-now/) - HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO THE HEAD! Congratulations to Edmonton-based author Robyn Braun on the release of her novella, The Head! A surreal and penetrating tale of academia, work life, and surviving trauma. On the morning of her thirtieth birthday, Dr. Trish Russo, a math professor at Cascadia University, discovers a disembodied but living infant head
- [This Lark of Stolen Time now available!](https://greatplainspress.ca/this-lark-of-stolen-time-now-available/) - HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! Congratulations to Edmonton-based author Richard Cumyn on the release of his latest novel, This Lark of Stolen Time! In this novel about love and belonging, Cumyn gives us a portrait of a family coming together and falling apart. Playing with structure and voice, This Lark of Stolen Time stitches together the stories
- [Behind-the-scenes of Opposite Identicals](https://greatplainspress.ca/behind-the-scenes-of-opposite-identicals/) - In the spring of 2013, a Florida man was suddenly and tragically swallowed up by a massive sinkhole that opened up under his bed while he was sleeping. Despite the efforts of his brother, who tried to jump into the hole and save him, his body was never recovered. The house and neighboring homes were
- [New Year, New Deals!](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-year-new-deals/) - Get ready for I Love To Read month with print books discounted by 40-60% on our website. Sale ends February 15th. Full List: 60% Off!! Gracelessland, Adam Lindsay HonsingerThe Light that Remains, Lyse ChampagnePeculiar Lessons, Lois BraunPrivilege, Jason Patrick RotherySomewhere North of Normal, Adam Lindsay HonsingerWhere the Waters Meet, Stéphanie BoulayWinter Willow, Deborah-Anne TunneyFamily of
- [2023 Holiday Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/2023-holiday-gift-guide/) - We are delighted to share some recommendations of our recent titles for your bookish gift needs! We have something for every type of reader on your list. Click on the LINK HERE to see the full guide or browse around our site for more!
- [The Curious Misadventures of Kitty the Cat on CBC Kids Summer Reads list!](https://greatplainspress.ca/the-curious-misadventures-of-kitty-the-cat-on-cbc-kids-summer-reads-list/) - We are thrilled to share that The Curious Misadventures of Kitty the Cat by Marie-Renée Lavoie and translated by Arielle Aaronson is listed on CBC Books list of 15 middle-grade and YA books to read this summer. Check out the full list HERE.
- [Fall 2023 Titles Are On the Way](https://greatplainspress.ca/fall-2023-titles-are-on-the-way/) - While we don't want summer to end just yet, we wanted to give a reminder that our Fall titles are available for pre-order and will be out in the world before you know it! Our first of the fall season is the novel Children of Tomorrow by J.R. Burgmann which is being published on September
- [Arielle Aaronson - Women in Translation Month](https://greatplainspress.ca/arielle-aaronson-women-in-translation-month/) - August is Women in Translation Month, an annual celebration of women writers from around the world writing in languages other than English. It's also a chance to recognize the women who work to translate works from other languages into English in order to share those voices. This month, we want to share some words from
- [Great Reviews for Saving](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-reviews-for-saving/) - We're so happy to share some of the love from critics for Shane Neilson's memoir Saving. Chris Smith at the Winnipeg Free Press says, "It's a hell of a story." The Midwest Book Review shares that Saving is, "Candidly engaging, emotional poignant, impressively informative, and ultimately inspiring, "Saving: A Doctor's Struggle to Help His Children"
- [2 Yellow Dog titles nominated for Red Cedar Awards!](https://greatplainspress.ca/2-yellow-dog-titles-nominated-for-red-cedar-awards/) - We are delighted to share that 2 of our Yellow Dog titles have been nominated for the 2023/24 Red Cedar Awards! My Left Skate by Anna Rosner is nominated for the Nonfiction Award! Peanut Butter and Chaos by Anita Daher is nominated for the Fiction Award! The Red Cedar is organized by the Young Readers'
- [New interview with Amy LeBlanc](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-interview-with-amy-leblanc/) - Author of Homebodies Amy LeBlanc sat down with Olivia Van Guinn for an interview published on The Filling Station. Check out the full interview HERE.
- [K.R. Byggdin wins $30,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/k-r-byggdin-wins-30000-thomas-raddall-atlantic-fiction-award/) - WONDER WORLD, the debut novel by queer novelist K.R. Byggdin wins the 2023 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award At the Atlantic Book Awards ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Manitoban ex-pat K.R. Byggdin was announced as the winner of $30,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Byggdin's debut novel Wonder World, published by Manitoba publisher Enfield & Wizenty, is a
- [Great Plains Books Shortlisted for MB Book Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-books-shortlisted-for-mb-book-award/) - We’re thrilled to share the news that THREE Great Plains titles have been nominated for the 2023 Manitoba Book Awards. More information can be found at manitobabookawards.ca. Winners will be announced in June. Congratulations to our authors: Primrose Madayag Knazan, Anne Mahon, and Sheila North. Lessons in Fusion by Primrose Madayag Knazan nominated for the MCNALLY ROBINSON
- [On Saving from author Shane Neilson](https://greatplainspress.ca/on-saving-from-author-shane-neilson/) - One time, I was walking up Delhi Street in Guelph, Ontario. The incline was slight. Overcast sky, about 11:15 am. My son had been taken to the Guelph General Hospital by ambulance a few minutes before. I walked up the street wondering if he was still alive. Did the seizure cease? I thought. Or did
- [2020 Holiday Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/2020-holiday-gift-guide/) - Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide is here to help you make your gift list and check it twice. We know your gifts this year will be filled with local love! In the guide you'll find our latest and best books to make your holiday shopping simple. Featuring primarily Manitoba authors, these books will interest folks
- [Meet the Authors: Fall 2019 Book Launches](https://greatplainspress.ca/meet-the-authors-fall-2019-book-launches/) - Our fall titles are hot off the presses! We're excited to launch Feral, Winter Willow, Privilege, and Haunted Manitoba at venues across Canada. Listen to the authors read from their new books and be sure to pick up a signed copy. All events are free and open to the public. Haunted Manitoba
- [Hot Summer to Fall Launches](https://greatplainspress.ca/hot-summer-to-fall-launches/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
- [May launches](https://greatplainspress.ca/may-launches-and-readers-choice/) - We are gearing up for our final releases of the Spring 2017 season! On May 11th Byron Rempel will visit Winnipeg to launch The Bodice Ripper. The novel follows McGill professor Anna Hill as she gives up on a romance of her own, and fashions a harlequin of her own set in Medieval Spain. But
- [How to Find Canadian Books](https://greatplainspress.ca/how-to-find-canadian-books/) - When you’re looking for your next great read, do you seek out books by Canadian authors? If you’re in Manitoba, you might be especially likely to do so. Google search trends show that in the year 2020, Manitoba had the highest proportion of searches for “Canadian books” compared to other provinces. You can see a
- [Night Moves and Abandoned Manitoba Audiobooks Now Available](https://greatplainspress.ca/night-moves-and-abandoned-manitoba-audiobooks-now-available/) - We're thrilled to announce the release of Night Moves and Abandoned Manitoba in audiobook format. You can now purchase these reader-favourite Great Plains Publications titles everywhere audiobooks are sold. We are taking steps to ensure our books are accessible to all readers, and the release of these audiobooks bring us one step closer to this
- [National Indigenous Peoples Day](https://greatplainspress.ca/national-indigenous-peoples-day/) - Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀At Great Plains, we celebrate the works of Richard Van Camp, whose book Night Moves was recently released as an audiobook; Errol Ranville's memoir Run As
- [Great Plains is Moving!](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-is-moving/) - As of June 22, 2021, Great Plains Publications will be located in Winnipeg's Lord Roberts neighbourhood. Please note our new mailing address: 320 Rosedale AveWinnipeg, MBR3L 1L8 Our contact information is otherwise unchanged. We are forwarding mail from our previous address for a limited time. Orders purchased through our website for pick-up in Winnipeg will
- [Our Newest Team Member](https://greatplainspress.ca/our-newest-team-member/) - We here at Great Plains Publications are delighted to welcome Keith Cadieux as our new Marketing Director. Keith brings with him a range of experience working with several different arts organizations, writing and publishing experience, and he was a co-editor of an Enfield & Wizenty title: The Shadow Over Portage & Main. We're excited to
- [2021 Holiday Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/2021-holiday-gift-guide/) - November 25, 2021 The cold weather has arrived and December fast approaches! Our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide is here to help with your various gift giving needs, and to help you find a few items to add to your own list :) In the guide you'll see our most recent releases as well as some
- [Great Plains Books up for Awards!](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-books-up-for-awards/) - We are proud to share recent awards shortlists that include Great Plains' Books! Vermin by Lori Hahnell is shortlisted for the Short Story Collection award in the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards. More information can be found HERE. Lessons in Fusion by Primrose Madayag Knazan is a finalist for a Snow Willow Award (Grades 7+) in
- [2022 Father's Day Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/2022-fathers-day-gift-guide/) - Need gift ideas for the Dad or Dads on your list? Check out our 2022 Father's Day Gift Guide.
- [A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba CONTEST](https://greatplainspress.ca/a-daytrippers-guide-to-manitoba-contest/) - Tag @GREATPLAINSPUB in a social media post with photos of your favorite Manitoba adventure destination. Your favourite hiking, trail, landmark, tucked-away restaurant, off-the-beaten-path attraction! A total of 4 winners will be chosen randomly by username and will receive a free, signed copy of the 4th edition of A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba. Winners will be contacted directly
- [2022 Holiday Gift Guide](https://greatplainspress.ca/2022-holiday-gift-guide/) - Need help finding the perfect books for the readers in your life? Check out our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide! Great Plains has something for everyone. Shop at your favourite independent book seller, or directly through us!
- [Passing of Tom Goodman](https://greatplainspress.ca/passing-of-tom-goodman/) - It’s with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of our friend and Great Plains author Tom Goodman. Tom was the author of Her Darling Boy, an exploration of the letters between his grandmother and the uncle he was never able to meet, a soldier at the battle of Vimy Ridge. Our
- [Some Thoughts on Peanut Butter and Pandemonium from Author Anita Daher](https://greatplainspress.ca/some-thoughts-on-peanut-butter-and-pandemonium-from-author-anita-daher/) - In this second of the series, Peanut Butter and Pandemonium, Sam’s world expands in a quantum way into what we would consider fantasy but is rooted in Nordic myth.
- [Wonder World Shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize](https://greatplainspress.ca/wonder-world-shortlisted-for-the-thomas-raddall-atlantic-fiction-prize/) - We are beyond delighted to share the announcement that K.R. Byggdin’s debut novel Wonder World has been shortlisted for the 2023 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize! More info on the awards can be found HERE! For more about Wonder World or to purchase it directly from us, click HERE. Also available at all fine book retailers. Find it at an
- [Manitoba Book Awards Nominations](https://greatplainspress.ca/manitoba-book-awards-nominations/) - The Manitoba Book Awards have announced this year's shortlist, and we are delighted to see Great Plains authors on the list! Gordon Goldsborough's Abandoned Manitoba is up for the Isbister Award for Non-Fiction, the Manuela Dias Book Design Award for General Illustration and the Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher. Her Darling Boy by Tom Goodman
- [Award Shortlist](https://greatplainspress.ca/award-shortlist/) - Congratulations to Richard Van Camp and all of the ReLit Awards Shortlist nominees. We are thrilled to see Night Moves on this distinguished list!
- ['Tis The Season](https://greatplainspress.ca/tis-the-season/) - Seasons greetings and all the best in 2017!
- [Best Book](https://greatplainspress.ca/best-book/) - Congratulations to Natasha Deen - Gatekeeper has been selected as a Best Book by the Canadian Children's Book Centre! Pick up the Fall 2016 edition of the magazine for full details.
- [Author Wins Cross-Border Fiction Prize!](https://greatplainspress.ca/author-wins-cross-border-fiction-prize/) - Congratulations to Tyler Enfield - Madder Carmine has won the High Plains Book Award for Fiction! From the judges: "Madder Carmine is a masterpiece... Enfield's fever dream of a classical quest is dizzying, poetic and original... a major work that deserves to be celebrated." We also received word this morning that Madder Carmine, as well
- [Farewell Mr. Kinsella](https://greatplainspress.ca/farewell-mr-kinsella/) - We were saddened to hear about the passing of the great W.P. Kinsella this weekend. Enfield & Wizenty is proud to have published Mr. Kinsella's final manuscript, Butterfly Winter. Godspeed, sir.
- [Our authors at Thin Air!](https://greatplainspress.ca/our-authors-at-thin-air/) - The Thin Air International Writer's Festival takes place in Winnipeg from September 23 to October 1 and we've got a collection of Great Plains writers taking part! Weird Winnipeg, September 23 at 9 - Jonathan Ball and Daria Patrie from The Shadows Over Portage And Main will give you the jitters. Gala: Celebrating Manitoba, September
- [New Website, New Staff!](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-website-new-staff/) - We have a new website! We've worked with Relish New Brand on this refresh. If you spot any errors or oddities during your browse, send them to us at marketing@greatplains.mb.ca Speaking of new arrivals, our Managing Editor Catharina de Bakker has welcomed a new baby girl to her family. We will miss her during her
- [HIGH PLAINS](https://greatplainspress.ca/high-plains/) - Congratulations to Tyler Enfield on his High Plains Book Awards nomination for Madder Carmine! We have just signed Tyler’s newest adventure novel for middle-grade readers and can’t wait to announce details. Bravo as well to Natasha Deen, who just received a glowing review for Gatekeeper from CanLit For Little Canadians. We agree that she is
- [AWARD WINS!](https://greatplainspress.ca/award-wins/) - We are delighted to announce that Night Moves by Richard Van Camp has won the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize and Jodi Carmichael’s Forever Julia has won the McNally Robinson Book For Young People Award. Congratulations to Richard and Jodi and all of the nominees!
- [NOMINEES ANNOUNCED!](https://greatplainspress.ca/nominees-announced/) - Nominations have been announced for the Alberta Book Awards and the Manitoba Book Awards and it is exciting to see our authors on both lists. ALBERTA Richard Van Camp’s Night Moves is up for the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction, and “Born A Girl” is on the Howard O’Hagan Award for Short Story list. Joining
- [GATEKEEPER TRAILER IS OUT!](https://greatplainspress.ca/gatekeeper-trailer-is-out-2/) - This trailer for Gatekeeper has given all of us chills here at Great Plains!
- [Gatekeeper Trailer is out!](https://greatplainspress.ca/gatekeeper-trailer-is-out/) - This trailer for Gatekeeper has given all of us chills here at Great Plains!
- [Spring Launches](https://greatplainspress.ca/spring-launches/) - It's still cold here in Winnipeg, but the sun is shining longer and we know that spring will be here before we know it! Mark your calendars for these exciting events: April 18th - The Light That Remains launches at the the Ottawa Writers Festival April 20th - The Shadow Over Portage And Main hits the
- [Leonard Flett at the Niche](https://greatplainspress.ca/leonard-flett-at-the-niche/) - Leonard Flett's memoir, From The Barren Lands, has held a steady place on the McNally Robinson Bestsellers list since it's release this fall. You can meet Len on February 20th at the Neechi Niche. He'll be signing copies of his book from noon until 2. Stop by to say hi and explore this wonderful building
- [ReLit & Bestsellers](https://greatplainspress.ca/relit-bestsellers/) - We are back from an excellent holiday break. We hope you had the chance to spend quality time with friends and family! Excellent news for our first 2016 Monday: Hello Sweetheart is on the ReLit Shortlist. This collection from Elaine McCluskey received a strong critical response when it came out, and it's great to see
- [GPP Podcast](https://greatplainspress.ca/gpp-podcast/) - Just in time for the holidays, Christian Cassidy of West End Dumpling fame had three Great Plains authors on to discuss their local history books. Do you have a history buff in your life? The gift of a quality book under the tree is sure to please! Visit the West End Dumplings podcast site for
- [An Award & A Star Review!](https://greatplainspress.ca/an-award-a-star-review/) - Congratulations to Jodi Carmichael and Richard Van Camp, whose books received some fantastic support this past week. The fall issue of Best Books For Kids & Teens has hit the newsstands and we are thrilled to see Forever Julia as an official selection! Another important magazine in the world of publishing, Quill & Quire, has
- [Strong Start to Fall Season](https://greatplainspress.ca/strong-start-to-fall-season/) - The fall launch season is underway! Tyler released Madder Carmine in Edmonton and has found his way on to the Bestseller lists in his region, while garnering strong reviews for his crossover fiction title. Richard Van Camp also has great buzz behind Night Moves. Rabble.ca says that “For readers who are familiar with Van Camp’s earlier
- [Fall Launches Set!](https://greatplainspress.ca/fall-launches-set/) - The morning air is crisper in Winnipeg this week, and thus our first reminder about the coming fall is upon us. It's always sad to see summer come to an end, but we are excited to launch our fall titles in October! Mark your calendars. October 8 - Madder Carmine by Tyler Enfield launches at
- [Win a signed copy of Daytripper's!](https://greatplainspress.ca/win-a-signed-copy-of-daytrippers/) - Win a signed copy of A Daytripper's Guide To Manitoba! Great Plains Publications wants you to get out and discover all that Manitoba has to offer! Take a photo of yourself exploring a path or attraction in Manitoba, then tweet it, facebook it or send it out on instagram with the hashtag #daytrippersGuideMB. On August 4th,
- [Q&Q and Best Books!](https://greatplainspress.ca/qq-and-best-books/) - Our spring titles have launched! As expected, A Daytrippers' Guide To Manitoba and On The Air are on top of the Bestsellers lists at McNally Robinson again. Bartley and Garry will be signing books across the city in the lead up to Father's Day. We'll be posting the schedule on our Facebook page shortly. Check
- [Spring Books are off!](https://greatplainspress.ca/spring-books-are-off/) - The sun is shining, the plants are blooming, and our authors are launching! Yes, spring is officially here. Jodi Carmichael kicked off the release of Forever Julia with a standing-room-only launch event in McNally Robinson's Atrium. Since then, she's received an excellent review from The Winnipeg Free Press ("This is a young writer to watch"),
- [Ready, Set, Launch!](https://greatplainspress.ca/ready-set-launch/) - March is coming to an end and that means we are headed into launch season here at Great Plains! We are proud of the eclectic mix of titles on our spring list. Mark the dates below in your calendar to meet the authors behind the titles and pick up a signed copy for your collection!
- [#IBelieveHer](https://greatplainspress.ca/ibelieveher/) - Our launch events for the Spring 2015 list are over a month away, but author Jodi Carmichael's Forever Julia is already garnering some buzz. The novel, published under our Great Plains Teen Fiction imprint but also highly suitable for the New Adult genre, centres on Julia, the girlfriend of high school superstar, Jeremy. When Jeremy's feelings for
- [Spring List](https://greatplainspress.ca/spring-list/) - It may still be January, but we are in the midst of designing, printing and promoting our spring titles. We have a novel from an exciting new author set to launch in Toronto in early May. Our last novel under Enfield & Wizenty, The House On Sugarbush Road, won the Book of the Year Award
- [New Year, New Representation](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-year-new-representation/) - Happy New Year! Great Plains Publications is ringing in 2015 by moving to new sales representation and book distribution. We are thrilled that Rorie Bruce will still be representing our titles locally, but he is now part of the Publishers Group Canada team which will be handling our representation from coast to coast. Distribution will
- [Happy Holidays!](https://greatplainspress.ca/happy-holidays/) - Happy Holidays from the dogs here at Great Plains Publications! Scout and Trish have had a fabulous year publishing such great titles and marketing them from coast to coast! Joining Scout and Trish in sending good cheer to you and yours is Gregg Shilliday, Ingeborg Boyens, Catharina de Bakker and Mel Marginet. Congratulations to Natasha Deen, who
- [National Reviews](https://greatplainspress.ca/national-reviews/) - All of our fall 2014 books have launched and it's great to see our authors receiving positive reviews across the country. Elaine McCluskey's Hello, Sweetheart was reviewed by Steven W. Beattie in the National Post this week and he says, "The stories in Hello, Sweetheart are barbed and frequently sardonic – one of the best
- [Fall List Launches](https://greatplainspress.ca/fall-list-launches/) - Our fall list is hitting the shelves! You can find our Enfield & Wizenty titles (Hello, Sweetheart and The View From The Lane) at your favourite local shop now (if it hasn't arrived yet, be sure to request a copy to ensure the store has placed their order.) Natasha Deen's spooky teen novel, Guardian, has
- [Jan Andrews makes Forest short list](https://greatplainspress.ca/jan-andrews-makes-forest-short-list/) - Great Plains Teen Fiction is honoured to announce that Jan Andrews has been shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading prize. Jan's novel, The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley, is one of 10 novels selected from across the country for the White Pine Award. The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley is written from
- [On The Same Page](https://greatplainspress.ca/on-the-same-page-2/) - Great Plains Publications once again has a title on the short list for On The Same Page Manitoba. Stuck In The Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg is in the running to be chosen as Manitoba's next Book Club pick. The public is encouraged to vote for their choice between now and September 15th. On September 11th,
- [Black Bottle Man On Stage](https://greatplainspress.ca/black-bottle-man-on-stage/) - Craig Russell's celebrated novel, Black Bottle Man, has been adapted for the stage. You can catch the production at 2 or 8 PM on August 30th at the Bernie Theatre in Winnipeg (123 Doncaster Street). Tickets are $15 and available now at McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant Avenue. Black Bottle Man was released in 2010 and
- [Exciting Fall List](https://greatplainspress.ca/exciting-fall-list/) - While we are enjoying summer here at Great Plains, fall is on our mind. We have strong list of books set to hit the shelves of your favourite local shop! Crime writer Mike McIntyre looks back at his 20 years covering the beat while historian Matt Komus is set to spook us with tales from the heart
- [Chistopher Dafoe in Winnipeg to launch In Search of Canada](https://greatplainspress.ca/chistopher-dafoe-in-winnipeg-to-launch-in-search-of-canada/) - Christopher Dafoe returns to Winnipeg to launch In Search of Canada: The Early Years of John Wesley Dafoe at McNally Robinson on June 26th. The book was reviewed in the June 21st edition of the Winnipeg Free Press by Gerald Flood, who notes that "In Chris' able hands [the biography] never reads like history. Rather, it reads,
- [Alberta Bestsellers!](https://greatplainspress.ca/alberta-bestsellers/) - Not just one but two Great Plains titles are currently bestsellers in Alberta! Edmonton authors Gail Sidonie Sobat and Spyder Yardley-Jones launched their graphic novel Jamie's Got a Gun at the Roxy Theatre in Edmonton last month. Fans of Alberta author Lee Kvern's 7 Ways to Sunday can catch the
- [Strong reviews and nominations for Great Plains Authors](https://greatplainspress.ca/strong-reviews-and-nominations-for-great-plains-authors/) - Spring has finally sprung in Manitoba, and our latest releases have been garnering strong reviews. Pickle Me This says Lee Kvern's 7 Ways To Sunday is "wild instead of farmed, 20-some years of stories gathered together for the first time instead of a carefully curated collection ... I loved this book, hooked by the first story."
- [Great Plains Authors take home prizes](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-authors-take-home-prizes/) - The Manitoba Book Awards were held on April 27th at the West End Cultural Centre, and our Great Plains authors and designers did not leave empty handed! The Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award honours a book that evokes a special character of and appreciation for Winnipeg, and we were delighted to see Bartley Kives and
- [7 Ways to Sunday Launches!](https://greatplainspress.ca/7-ways-to-sunday-launches/) - 7 Ways to Sunday launches at 7pm on Tuesday, April 15th at the Memorial Park Library in Calgary, Alberta. Guests are invited to wear their best bathrobes! Lee Kvern’s much-anticipated new collection contains stories which revolve around humanity in all its flawed glory: an artist’s girlfriend dies by mistake; a mother holds surveillance on her son’s foray into
- [Manitoba Book Awards](https://greatplainspress.ca/manitoba-book-awards/) - The nominees for the Manitoba Book Awards have been announced and we are thrilled to see multiple Great Plains titles on the shortlist! 300 Years of Beer, penned by local beer aficionados Bill Wright and Dave Craig, is up for three awards. The illustrated history is up for the Best Illustrated Book of the Year,
- [Jan Andrews is on the CLA Shortlist](https://greatplainspress.ca/jan-andrews-is-on-the-cla-shortlist/) - The Canadian Library Association has announced the shortlist for the Young Adult Book Award, and we are delighted to see The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley in this list of top 10 books. The CLA Young Adult Book Award recognizes the author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction for readers age 13 to
- [Spring List Coming Soon](https://greatplainspress.ca/spring-list-coming-soon/) - We are ThisClose to hitting print on our Spring 2014 catalogue and are thrilled by the strong line up. Spring 2014 will see Great Plans Teen Fiction launch its first Graphic Novel! Stay tuned for more details on Jamie's Got A Gun and all of our upcoming titles ...
- [Stuck in the Middle launches November 3rd!](https://greatplainspress.ca/stuck-in-the-middle-launches-november-3rd/) - A new book featuring photographs from Bryan Scott (Winnipeg Love Hate) and text by Bartley Kives (Winnipeg Free Press, A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba) launches on Sunday, November 3rd in the McNally Robinson Atrium. Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg finds Bryan and Bartley exploring the geography, design and reputation of the only
- [Forest of Reading](https://greatplainspress.ca/forest-of-reading/) - Following on the heels of Jan Andrews' Gold Medal Moonbeam win, Colleen Nelson's The Fall has been shortlisted for the prestigious Forest of Reading White Pine Award. Ontario teens will vote for the winning title, which will be announced in November. Congratulations Colleen!
- [Silent Summer wins Moonbeam Gold Medal](https://greatplainspress.ca/silent-summer-wins-moonbeam-gold-medal/) - The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley by Jan Andrews has been selected as a Gold Medal winner by the Moonbeam Awards. Launched in 2007, the awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to celebrate children’s books and life-long reading. Kyle McGinley doesn’t say a word. Fed up
- [The Lucky Ones selected for On the Same Page](https://greatplainspress.ca/the-lucky-ones-selected-for-on-the-same-page/) - Anne Mahon's The Lucky Ones has been selected as the feature title in the On The Same Page initiative. On The Same Page, a program sponsored by The Winnipeg Foundation and the Winnipeg Public Library, encourages all Manitobans to read and talk about the same book at the same time. Congratulations Anne! We also send
- [Thin Air](https://greatplainspress.ca/thin-air/) - Thin Air 2013 is just around the corner! The Winnipeg International Writers Festival is 9 days of readings, discussions, performances, panels and - of course - great conversation. You've probably seen the paperback guide around town in coffee shops, bookstores, universities and other places. Pick one up! Two of our Great Plains Teen Fiction authors
- [Teen Fiction Authors in the news](https://greatplainspress.ca/teen-fiction-authors-in-the-news/) - Our Great Plains Teen Fiction authors are keeping busy! Colleen Nelson was interviewed by Shaw TV here in Winnipeg about her new novel, The Fall. The clip will be airing on the station shortly, but you can get a sneak-peek here! The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley continues to garner great reviews. The latest praise
- [New for Kindle](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-for-kindle/) - Naomi Lewis' I Know Who You Remind Me Of is now available on Kindle! This celebrated collection of short stories was the winner of the 2012 Colophon Prize and Finalist for the 2013 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction. “Flowing seamlessly from the tragic to the hilarious, the nine unusual tales set mainly in Canadian cities, are
- [Anita Daher on CBC](https://greatplainspress.ca/anita-daher-on-cbc/) - Great Plains Teen Fiction editor Anita Daher joined Ismaila Alfa on CBC Radio in July to talk about teen readers and finding books to keep boys engaged. Listen to the Anita Daher interview now!
- [Another strong review for THE FALL!](https://greatplainspress.ca/another-strong-review-for-the-fall/) - Colleen Nelson's The Fall continues to garner praise from critics across the country. The latest review comes from Resource Links: "[Nelson] brings her careful sense of observation to bear on the development of her story and characters ... a central theme that is highly topical is the misinformation Cory spreads about Ben on Facebook after
- [On the same page](https://greatplainspress.ca/on-the-same-page/) - Great Plains Publications and Enfield & Wizenty are delighted to announce that both Méira Cook's The House on Sugarbush Road and Anne Mahon's The Lucky Ones have been selected as part of the On The Same Page shortlist. On The Same Page, a project supported by The Winnipeg Foundation and the Winnipeg Public Library, encourages all
- [Great Plains in the media](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-in-the-media/) - The Fall by Colleen Nelson was featured in the Winnipeg Free Press' Books section on June 15th. "[Colleen Nelson] has a sharp ear for authentic dialogue ... The dragons Ben faces are gangs, drugs and alcohol, but they are just as real and much more menacing than medieval monsters. Teens will relate to many things in this
- [Richard Van Camp on The Next Chapter](https://greatplainspress.ca/richard-van-camp-on-the-next-chapter/) - Richard Van Camp was interviewed by Shelagh Roger's on CBC Radio's The Next Chapter. Listen to the interview now to hear about Richard's writing process and how his Dogrib (Tlicho) background and his love for the north influence his writing. Also hear how he describes Enfield & Wizenty editor Maurice Mierau as a "warrior poet!" The
- [300 Years of Beer launches June 6th at McNally Robinson](https://greatplainspress.ca/300-years-of-beer-launches-june-6th-at-mcnally-robinson/) - Just in time for Father’s Day, Great Plains Publications has released a new book on Manitobans’ favourite summer pastime. 300 Years of Beer: An Illustrated History of Brewing in Manitoba covers all aspects of beer-making and beer-drinking in this province. Join Bill Wright and Dave Craig for the launch of 300 Years of Beer at McNally
- [Richard Van Camp wins Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction!](https://greatplainspress.ca/richard-van-camp-wins-georges-bugnet-award-for-fiction/) - Enfield & Wizenty author Richard Van Camp took home the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction at the Alberta Literary Awards for his collection of short stories Godless But Loyal to Heaven. Congratulations Richard! Also shortlisted in the same category was I Know Who You Remind Me Of by Naomi Lewis. We are delighted to see
- [A launch and a great review!](https://greatplainspress.ca/a-launch-and-a-great-review/) - More exciting news here at Great Plains Publications! Our spring YA titles continue to shine, with a fantastic review of The Fall just in from CM Magazine: "The theme of how grief is handled by men and boys permeates this novel and makes it a must-read for teachers and older teens, both boys and girls.
- [Best Books for Kids & Teens 2013](https://greatplainspress.ca/best-books-for-kids-teens-2013/) - We are excited to announce that Gail Sidonie Sobat's Chance to Dance for You was picked as a starred selection in the Spring 2013 edition of Best Books for Kids & Teens. Congratulations Gail! Sometimes keeping a secret is harder than telling the truth. Ian lives in a suburb where everything’s the same. The houses
- [Méira Cook and Kevin Marc Fournier take home big prizes at the Manitoba Book Awards](https://greatplainspress.ca/meira-cook-and-kevin-marc-fournier-take-home-big-prizes-at-the-manitoba-book-awards/) - The Manitoba Book Awards were handed out in front of a full house at the West End Cultural Centre, and Enfield & Wizenty is delighted to announce that Méira Cook’s The House on Sugarbush Road took home the McNally Robinson Book of the Year. In the McNally Robinson Book for Young People category, Kevin Marc
- [Two titles up for the Alberta Literary Awards](https://greatplainspress.ca/two-titles-up-for-the-alberta-literary-awards/) - We are delighted to announce that two of our Enfield & Wizenty titles have been shortlisted for the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction as part of the Alberta Literary Awards. I KNOW WHO YOU REMIND ME OF by Naomi Lewis “Full of sympathy and hilarity, the absurd and the unexpected, I Know Who You Remind Me
- ["Highly recommended" - Fantastic review for Jan Andrews!](https://greatplainspress.ca/highly-recommended-fantastic-review-for-jan-andrews/) - We are excited to announce that our spring season is off to a strong start here at Great Plains, with Jan Andrews' THE SILENT SUMMER OF KYLE MCGINLEY receiving a glowing review from CM Magazine. "Andrews has created a character with whom young readers will have empathy, with whom they will laugh and cry, and
- [Authors Nominated For Manitoba Book Awards!](https://greatplainspress.ca/authors-nominated-for-manitoba-book-awards/) - Happy as flying frogs around here today, after we got the word that three GP books have been nominated in multiple categories for the Manitoba Book Awards! The House on Sugarbush Road by Meira Cook, Green-eyed Queen of Suicide City by Kevin Marc Fournier, and I Know Who You Remind Me Of by Naomi K. Lewis,
- [Eerie Coincidence of Space and Story](https://greatplainspress.ca/eerie-coincidence-of-space-and-story/) - The stories in author Naomi K. Lewis' tremendous collection, I Know Who You Remind Me Of have been called "raw," and "luscious" and "first rate." We've discovered recently that "eerie" can be added to those accolades. A novella-length feature in the popular collection is called "Attachment." It's the hilarious and poignant story of sisters Bonnie
- [New Reviews!](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-reviews/) - New reviews for Verbatim by Jeff Bursey, and for The New Northwest Passage by Cameron Dueck are on the interwebs. Check them out here and here.
- [Reviewer kicks himself over RVC's Godless but Loyal to Heaven](https://greatplainspress.ca/reviewer-kicks-himself-over-rvcs-godless-but-loyal-to-heaven/) - The staff at Enfield & Wizenty like to encourage self-esteem and joy. The kind of joy that we get from reviewers like Michael Hingston of the Edmonton Journal, who wanted to kick himself for not reading the wonderful Godless but Loyal to Heaven sooner. Don't do that, Michael! Read the great review here.
- [Anthology Coming Home, "Stunning" and "Brutal"](https://greatplainspress.ca/anthology-coming-home-stunning-and-brutal/) - It's rare for an anthology to be so across the board great, although you could call us at Enfield &Wizenty biased. If you'd prefer a more objective view, we recommend the Telegraph-Journal. You can see the review here.
- [Starred Review](https://greatplainspress.ca/starred-review/) - You'll have to pick up a copy of this month's Quill & Quire magazine. E & W author, Meira Cook's new novel, The House on Sugarbush Road has been given a starred review! As soon as the article is available online, we'll post it. But of course, we recommend you buy a copy of the
- [Richard Van Camp, Newsmaker of the Year!](https://greatplainspress.ca/richard-van-camp-newsmaker-of-the-year/) - Enfield & Wizenty are happy to announce that our own Richard Van Camp, author of Godless but Loyal to Heaven has been named the Northern Journal's Newsmaker of the Year for 2012. The photo of Richard with a campfire behind him is priceless, as is his declaration, "This is what I was born to do!"
- [New Managing Editor](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-managing-editor/) - With Catharina deBakker on maternity leave, those particularly large shoes are being filled quite nicely by Mel Marginet. Mel is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Honours program for Theatre and Film and is the co-founder and Artistic Head of Theatre by the River. Selected stage credits include Lungs, Generous, Saint Joan, One Good
- [New Years Wishes from Great Plains/Enfield & Wizenty Authors](https://greatplainspress.ca/new-years-wishes-from-great-plainsenfield-wizenty-authors/) - Great Plains would like to wish everyone the very best for 2013! With all the affection and sentiment of the season, our authors offer their greatest wishes for now, tomorrow and all the year to come! I wish for a tolerant world. --- Noni Campbell-Horner, author of Red River Remembered, A Bicentennial Collection of Stories
- [Great Plains Teen Fiction Authors on Best Books List](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-teen-fiction-authors-on-best-books-list/) - Cape Town by Brenda Hammond and How to Tend a Grave by Jocelyn Shipley, two wonderful YA books from Great Plains Teen Fiction, have found their way on to the CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens 2012 list! We're thrilled of course to be included on this list from the Canadian Children's Book Centre,
- [Silver Screens author to speak at Daly Museum in Brandon, MB](https://greatplainspress.ca/silver-screens-author-to-speak-at-daly-museum-in-brandon-mb/) - Most of us have fond memories of the first time we went to a movie. Russ Gourluck has mined some of those memories for his latest book, Silver Screens on the Prairie: An Illustrated History of Motion Picture Theatres in Manitoba. Read rest of article
- [Grassie Curling book gets raves](https://greatplainspress.ca/grassie-curling-book-gets-raves/) - The following excerpt is from Chapter 1 of Kings of the Rings. It gives a description of the inaugural MCA bonspiel in 1889 ... read rest of review.
- [Sean Grassie signs copies of Kings of the Rings](https://greatplainspress.ca/sean-grassie-signs-copies-of-kings-of-the-rings/) - If you missed the launch, Sean Grassie is back at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park to sign copies of his new book Kings of the Rings, 125 Years of the World's Biggest Bonspiel Saturday, December 8, at 2 pm. Kings of the Rings is a comprehensive history of Winnipeg's own MCA Bonspiel, 125 years running!
- [Méira Cook and Nerys Parry read at McNally Robinson](https://greatplainspress.ca/meira-cook-and-nerys-parry-read-at-mcnally-robinson/) - Join Méira Cook and Nerys Parry at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg at 7:30, October 22nd for readings from their latest work. Cook, whose debut novel The House on Sugarbush Road was published by Enfield & Wizenty earlier this fall, has just won The Walrus magazine's poetry prize. Parry's Man and Other Natural Disasters is
- [Méira Cook wins Walrus Poetry prize](https://greatplainspress.ca/meira-cook-wins-walrus-poetry-prize/) - Méira Cook's poem won the Walrus magazine's inaugural poetry contest. "The Devil's Advocate" won the $5000 Poetry Prize, while Bardia Sinaee's "Barnacle Goose Ballad" won the Readers' Choice Award. Both poems, as well as the three other shortlisted entries can be enjoyed on the Walrus website.
- [It's Your Turn](https://greatplainspress.ca/its-your-turn/) - This year's CBC Canada Reads is all about Candian books with regional roots. The panelists have made a shortlist and we're delighted to see Nerys Parry's Man and Other Natural Disasters among the Prairie contenders! Now it's up to you. Visit Canada Reads to vote for the books you'd like to see debated. But think
- [Congratulations all around!](https://greatplainspress.ca/congratulations-all-around/) - It's been a terrific few weeks for our authors, and we're thrilled. First, congratulations to Great Plains Teen Fiction authors, Kevin Marc Fournier and Jocelyn Shipley for winning 2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. Kevin Marc Fournier won the Gold Medal Moonbeam Award for his YA novel, The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City—general fiction Jocelyn Shipley won the Gold Medal Moonbeam
- [Naomi K. Lewis's Collection of Stories Released](https://greatplainspress.ca/naomi-k-lewis-collection-of-stories-released/) - WINNIPEG--Enfield & Wizenty is pleased to announce the release of the 2012 winner of the Colophon Prize for fiction, I Know Who You Remind Me Of by Naomi K. Lewis. This is the author’s first collection of short fiction. The characters in I Know Who You Remind Me Of all bear the battle scars of
- [Poet Meira Cook Releases First Novel](https://greatplainspress.ca/poet-meira-cook-releases-first-novel/) - South African born poet Méira Cook releases her much-anticipated first novel, The House on Sugarbush Road, a revealing story of post-apartheid Johannesburg and the intimate interconnectedness of the privileged upper class and people who serve them. Cook knows what she’s writing about. Born in Johannesburg, she worked as a journalist there before coming to Canada
- [Great Plains Welcomes New Marketing Director](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-welcomes-new-marketing-director/) - Great Plains Publications is excited to announce the appointment of best-selling novelist Susie Moloney to our team. Susie replaces out-going Alicia Brown as Marketing Director. The author of four internationally published novels, Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, and The Thirteen, Susie brings a global knowledge of marketing and publishing to Great Plains. Born
- [upclose and personal](https://greatplainspress.ca/upclose-and-personal/) - We're thrilled to announce that Thin Air, Winnipeg's International Writers' Festival will be hosting two Enfield & Wizenty authors this September. Don't miss Meira Cook and Richard Van Camp on the main stage!
- [Tweet-a-lee-dee](https://greatplainspress.ca/tweet-a-lee-dee/) - Our YA editor Anita Daher is announcing some fun contests and exciting giveaways from Great Plains Publications. Don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter so you don't miss out!
- [The Wild Side](https://greatplainspress.ca/the-wild-side/) - CBC Radio has launched a new show The Wild Side with Grant Lawrence. Author Cameron Dueck is one of the shows first exciting guests. You can hear the wild adventure stories here or pick up The New Northwest Passage and read Cameron's full story of adventure on the front lines of climate change!
- [3 cheers & fingers crossed](https://greatplainspress.ca/3-cheers-fingers-crossed/) - Nicole Luiken's Dreamline has been named a finalist for the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction & Fantasy from the Canadian Children's Book Centre. Winners are to be announced in the fall. Congratulations Nicole! We'll be cheering for you!
- [Like PB&J](https://greatplainspress.ca/like-pbj/) - Author and editor talk about the writing process in this thoughtful interview given by Jocelyn Shipley. Don't miss what Great Plains Teen Fiction editor Anita Daher has to say on the subject!
- [Manitoba Day Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/manitoba-day-award/) - The Association for Manitoba Archives has awarded one of the 6th annual Manitoba Day Awards to Joe Mackintosh for his book Andy De Jarlis, The Life and Music of an Old-Time Fiddler. Congratulations Joe! A good time for the Red River Jig!
- [White Pine](https://greatplainspress.ca/white-pine/) - Gail Sidonie Sobat's Chance to Dance for You was runner-up at the White Pine Awards! In very good company as one of three finalists (with Kelley Armstrong and Moira Young of Doubleday) we're so proud Gail. Congratulations!
- [Best by.....](https://greatplainspress.ca/best-by/) - The 24th annual Manitoba Book Awards named W.P. Kinsella's Butterfly Winter Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher (Mary Scorer Award)! The McNally Roninson Book for Young People Award (older category) went to Colleen Nelson for her first book Tori by Design. Watch for Colleen's second book, The Fall from Great Plains Teen Fiction next spring!
- [Sail on](https://greatplainspress.ca/sail-on/) - Congratulations to Cameron Dueck who just completed his national tour for a wonderful book about a challenging voyage; The New Northwest Passage. Cameron will be returning to Canada in June, a trip that will include a Gimli launch at Tergesen's. Don't miss your chance to hear Cameron's presentation about this 4 month yachting adventure!
- [and away!](https://greatplainspress.ca/and-away/) - Great Plains Teen Fiction has seen 3 successful launches this month. It all started with Brenda Hammond and Cape Town on April 14th at Chapters in Ottawa, then Nelsa Roberto with The Break on April 20th at Type Books in Toronto. Kevin Marc Fournier launched The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City on April 24th at
- [Golden eagle](https://greatplainspress.ca/golden-eagle/) - Nicole Luiken's Dreamfire is a finalist for the Golden Eagle Book Award! The winner is to be announced on April 19th. Congratulations Nicole! And good luck!
- [Coming soon](https://greatplainspress.ca/coming-soon-2/) - Get a sneak peak at an exciting spring release from Great Plains Publications. http://vimeo.com/37284478 The New Northwest Passage will be launched at McNally Robinson April 10th.
- [Manitoba shortlist](https://greatplainspress.ca/manitoba-shortlist/) - Our congratulations to W.P. Kinsella and Colleen Nelson whose books have both been shortlisted for Manitoba Book Awards. Butterfly Winter for the Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher and Tori by Design for the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award in the older category. We'll be cheering for both on
- [Provincial Props](https://greatplainspress.ca/provincial-props/) - Congratulations to our award winning Alberta author Gail Sidonie Sobat! Her most recent book Chance to Dance for You is on the long list for the 2012 Alberta Readers' Choice Award. Finalists will be announced in April with public voting beginning in May. Best of luck Gail!
- [Her name is Naomi K. Lewis](https://greatplainspress.ca/her-name-is-naomi-k-lewis/) - ...and we are thrilled to announce that she is the winner of the 2012 Colophon prize for fiction. Her collection of short stories, I Know Who You Remind Me Of, is entertaining, hilarious, and populated with empathetic young women, some of whom are spinning out of control. The collection will be released this fall. Congratulations
- [East meets Prairie](https://greatplainspress.ca/east-meets-prairie/) - Great Plains is pleased to welcome Jeff Bursey (author of Verbatim: A Novel) to Winnipeg with Michelle Butler Hallett (Creative Book Publishing) for a reading at McNally Robinson on Tuesday, February 21st at 7pm. Turnstone's Bob Armstrong will be joining them as well for a dynamic reading during which Jeff encourages audience participation. Spend the
- [Great Plains Publications Newest Releases Launched](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-publications-newest-releases-launched/) - Both of this fall's non-fiction titles from Great Plains will be launching Wednesday, November 16, 2011. At McNally Robinson Booksellers at 7pm meet Dr. Jack Fainman and Roland Penner as they present They Shoot Doctors, Don't They? At 7:30pm at Chapters, Polo Park join Winnipeg Free Press justice reporter Mike McIntyre and his special guests reading from his newest
- [E Party!](https://greatplainspress.ca/e-party/) - We're really excited to have our first e-books available for purchase on this site! Craig Russell's Black Bottle Man, Lyle E. Style's Ain't Got No Cigarettes, Nerys Parry's Man and Other Natural Disasters and international best selling author W.P. Kinsella's Butterfly Winter are all currently available.
- [Big News from Great Plains](https://greatplainspress.ca/big-news-from-great-plains/) - GREAT PLAINS APPOINTS NEW ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER WINNIPEG, Dec. 14, 2011 – Great Plains Publications, along with its imprints Enfield & Wizenty and Great Plains Teen Fiction, has named Maurice Mierau as its new associate publisher. Mierau will continue to act as editor of Enfield & Wizenty, as well as editor of the online magazine The
- [...and launch!](https://greatplainspress.ca/and-launch/) - Great Plains is celebrating two extremely well attended book launches from November 16th. Approximately 175 guests at McNally Robinson were eager to hear about the life of Dr. Jack Fainman (They Shoot Doctors, Don't They?) and another 200 Winnipeg book lovers attended the Chapters, Polo Park event to hear Mike McIntyre relate how "Project Angel"
- [Kinsella’s back!](https://greatplainspress.ca/kinsellas-back-2/) - Canada’s storyteller, W.P. Kinsella, is back with his first novel in 13 years, Butterfly Winter. His modest book tour sees him in Edmonton and Calgary and in Victoria for a reading at Bolen Books. Contact your local bookseller to purchase this limited edition hardcover of a legendary writer’s newest work.
- [Medal Madness](https://greatplainspress.ca/medal-madness/) - The 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards have awarded a gold medal to Craig Russell for his fable Black Bottle Man in the category of Young Adult Fiction – Fantasy/Sci Fi, a silver medal in the category of Young Adult Fiction – General to Sarah Raymond for her debut Signs of Martha, and a bronze medal
- [Braving the Elements](https://greatplainspress.ca/braving-the-elements/) - Nerys Parry’s remarkable debut novel Man and Other Natural Disasters is now available in E&W’s limited edition hardcover. Just a page or two and you’ll be hooked! Ottawa’s Collected Works Bookstore will host a reading on Thursday, November 10th at 7pm.
- [Colophon Prize for Fiction Contest](https://greatplainspress.ca/colophon-prize-for-fiction-contest/) - **While Enfield & Wizenty will continue to read manuscripts for the 2013 season, the Colophon prize for fiction has been suspended. At a time when the publishing industry as a whole keeps presenting new challenges, we simply need to control costs. Nonetheless we will continue with the regular publishing program, with normal small press advances.**
- [Kinsella's Back!](https://greatplainspress.ca/kinsellas-back/) - A great storyteller, W.P. Kinsella, gives us his first book in thirteen years. Butterfly Winter is now available at a bookstore near you!
- [Debut Novel Braves the Elements](https://greatplainspress.ca/debut-novel-braves-the-elements/) - You'll be hooked in the first couple of pages of Nerys Parry's Man and Other Natural Disasters. Don't miss her reading in Ottawa at Collected Works Bookstore November 10th at 7pm.
- [Coming Soon](https://greatplainspress.ca/coming-soon/) - November will bring us the release of another true-crime book from Winnipeg Free Press reporter Mike McIntyre. Journey for Justice covers one of the most gripping murder mysteries in Winnipeg's history. If you can't attend the launch at Chapters, Polo Park on November 16th, don't miss Mike signing at Costco on November 19th.
- [Another Nomination](https://greatplainspress.ca/another-nomination/) - Award winning YA author Nicole Luiken is making headlines again! Her most recent novel Dreamfire has been nominated for the 2011/12 Golden Eagle Book Award and is also on the shortlist for the 2011/12 Stellar Award. Congratulations Nicole!
- [Bestselling author with Historical Win](https://greatplainspress.ca/bestselling-author-with-historical-win/) - The purpose of one of Canada’s oldest literary awards is to encourage the study and interpretation of the history of Manitoba. In its celebration of one of Winnipeg’s most colourful and distinctive areas, Russ Gourluck’s The Mosaic Village, An Illustrated History of Winnipeg’s North End certainly accomplished this. Congratulations Russ on receiving one of the
- [Great Plains Teen Fiction Finalists](https://greatplainspress.ca/great-plains-teen-fiction-finalists/) - We are proud to announce that two of our Great Plains Teen Fiction authors have recently been shortlisted for awards. Congratulations to Craig Russell whose wonderful fable Black Bottle Man has been named a finalist for the 2011 Prix Aurora Awards for Best English Novel. And congratulations to Nicole Luiken whose novel Dreamfire (2008) has been
- [International props](https://greatplainspress.ca/international-props/) - Richard Cumyn’s gripping collection of short stories, The Young in Their Country, has made the longlist for the 2011 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Congratulations Richard!
- [Word on the Water](https://greatplainspress.ca/word-on-the-water/) - Three Great Plains authors will be featured at the Word on the Water literary festival in Kenora, Ontario which runs from October 21st to 23rd. Susan Rocan, Helen Norrie and Craig Russell will participate in the festivals Saturday programming.
- [hold onto your seat](https://greatplainspress.ca/hold-onto-your-seat/) - Events for this year’s On the Same Page initiative got underway at McNally Robinson on September 7th, with a reading from each of the shortlisted authors. Folks were on the edge of their seats as Craig Russell drew on his theatre background to wow listeners with his fable of Rembrandt and the Black Bottle Man.
- [Good Company](https://greatplainspress.ca/good-company/) - We’re very excited to announce that two of our authors have made the longlist for the 2011 ReLit Awards. Michelle Berry with her fourth novel This Book Will Not Save Your LIfe and Richard Cumyn with his beautiful collection of short stories The Young in Their Country. Congratulations Richard and Michelle!
- [Good company](https://greatplainspress.ca/test/) - We’re very excited to announce that two of our authors have made the longlist for the 2011 ReLit Awards. Michelle Berry with her fourth novel This Book Will Not Save Your LIfe and Richard Cumyn with his beautiful collection of short stories The Young in Their Country. Congratulations Richard and Michelle!
- [Danuta Gleed](https://greatplainspress.ca/danuta-gleed/) - We are pleased to announce Lyse Champagne's The Light That Remains has been shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award! The Jury had this to say about Lyse's exceptional collection: Through the brutal lens of war, the stories in The Light that Remains span the twentieth century and travel the globe. Readers are caught up
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- [Yellow Dog Launches!](https://greatplainspress.ca/yellow-dog-launches-2/) - We have dates scheduled for the launches of our Yellow Dog titles this spring! April 12th - Anita Daher kicks things off with her novel, Forgetting How To Breathe. April 29th - Get ready for espionage at the launch of Family of Spies by Jodi Carmichael. May 11th - Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack wrap the spring
- [Have you heard?](https://greatplainspress.ca/have-you-heard/) - Our authors have gotten some great radio play this week! Curious about why Angie Abdou asks "why isn't Thomas Trofimuk a household name?" Listen to her audio review of This Is All A Lie on CBC Alberta! Following Angie's rave review, Daybreak Alberta hosted Thomas for an interview, which you can listen to here. Anne Mahon
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- [Mosienko](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/mosienko/) - The Man Who Caught Lightning In A Bottle
- [The Head](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-head/) - A surreal and penetrating tale of academia, work life, and surviving trauma. On the morning of her thirtieth birthday, Dr. Trish Russo, a math professor at Cascadia University, discovers a disembodied but living infant head on her dresser. Attached to nothing, somehow it still manages to wail and produce tears. Unsure what else to
- [EVERY STONE A STORY II](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/every-stone-a-story-ii/) - MANITOBA’S BURIED HISTORY
- [AIN’T GOT NO CIGARETTES](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/aint-got-no-cigarettes/) - MEMORIES OF MUSIC LEGEND ROGER MILLER
- [Dreamline](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/dreamline/) - A Novel
- [Black Bottle Man](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/black-bottle-man/) - A Novel
- [RATS OF LAS VEGAS](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/rats-of-las-vegas/) - A Novel
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- [Journey for Justice](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/journey-for-justice/) - How Project Angel Cracked the Candace Derksen Case
- [Butterfly Winter](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/butterfly-winter/) - A Novel
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- [The Fall](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-fall/) - A Novel
- [The Lucky Ones](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-lucky-ones/) - African Refugees' Stories of Extraordinary Courage.
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- [The Library Tree](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-library-tree/) - How a Canadian woman brought the joy of reading to a generation of African children
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- [Wish You Were Here](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/wish-you-were-here/) - Hand-tinted Postcards from Winnipeg's Halcyon Days
- [Mike On Crime](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/mike-on-crime/) - True Tales of Law and Disorder
- [Haunted Winnipeg](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/haunted-winnipeg/) - Ghost Stories From The Heart Of The Continent
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- [Forever Julia](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/forever-julia/) - A Novel
- [Gracelessland](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/gracelessland/) - A Novel
- [On The Air](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/on-the-air/) - The Golden Age of Manitoba Radio
- [A Daytripper's Guide To Manitoba](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/a-daytrippers-guide-to-manitoba/) - Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province
- [More Abandoned Manitoba](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/more-abandoned-manitoba/) - Rivers, Rails and Ruins
- [Stuck In The Middle 2](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/stuck-in-the-middle-2/) - Defining Views Of Manitoba
- [Vikings On A Prairie Ocean](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/vikings-on-a-prairie-ocean/) - The Saga of a Lake, a People, a Family and a Man
- [Her Darling Boy](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/her-darling-boy/) - The letters of a mother, her beloved son, and the heartbreaking cost of Vimy Ridge
- [Stuck In The Middle](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/stuck-in-the-middle/) - Dissenting Views of Winnipeg
- [Gatekeeper](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/gatekeeper/) - A Novel
- [Dean Gunnarson](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/dean-gunnarson/) - The Making Of An Escape Artist
- [The Hot Line](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-hot-line/) - How the Legendary Trio of Hull, Hedberg and Nilsson Transformed Hockey and Led the Winnipeg Jets to Greatness
- [Golden Boys](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/golden-boys/) - The Top 50 Manitoba Hockey Players Of All Time
- [Game's End](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/games-end/) - A Novel
- [Stories Best Left Untold](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/stories-best-left-untold/) - Tales from a Manitoba Legislator
- [Hannah And The Magic Eye](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/hannah-and-the-magic-eye/) - A Novel
- [The Bodice Ripper](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-bodice-ripper/) - Trade paper, 5.5 x 8.8 224 pages
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- [Coop the Great](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/coop-the-great/) - A Novel
- [Privilege](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/privilege/) - A Novel.
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- [Cedar Dance](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/cedar-dance/) - A Novel
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- [Feral](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/feral/) - A Novel
- [Assiniboine Park](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/assiniboine-park/) - Designing and Developing a People’s Playground
- [The Automatic Age](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-automatic-age/) - The Automatic Age is the story of a father and son navigating an automated apocalypse. The future was supposed to be a mechanical utopia of automats, self-driving cars, food pills, and nostalgia machines, designed to create maximum comfort and efficiency for its human inhabitants. But this automated paradise has turned into a world where robot
- [Journeyman: The Story of NHL Right Winger Jamie Leach](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/journeyman-the-story-of-nhl-right-winger-jamie-leach/) - AVAILABLE NOW Best for middle grade readers 10+ years Journeyman is a first-person biography of Ojibwe right winger Jamie Leach, son of the legendary NHL superstar Reggie Leach. Follow the fascinating hockey trajectory from his childhood years watching his father play for the Philadelphia Flyers, to Jamie’s first goal in the NHL.
- [Anna, Analyst](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/anna-analyst/) - On the last day of elementary school, eleven-year-old Anna finds a leather-bound book about handwriting analysis. Anna could use help deciphering people. Her best friend has started wearing mascara and plans to spend the summer with a more fashionable classmate. And her parents threaten to give away her tortoises just because she’s a little forgetful
- [Run as One: My Story](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/run-as-one-my-story/) - Available Now Errol Ranville has been running all his life: from chronic poverty and racism in rural Manitoba; a discriminatory music business; alcohol and drug addiction; and the responsibilities that come with being regarded as a role model. Though Errol has faced seemingly insurmountable barriers as an Indigenous performer in a predominately white music business,
- [Thinking Big](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/thinking-big-a-history-of-the-winnipeg-business-community-to-the-second-world-war/) - A History of the Winnipeg Business Community to the Second World War
- [My Privilege, My Responsibility](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/my-privilege-my-responsibility/) - A Memoir
- [Broken Ribs & Popcorn](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/broken-ribs-popcorn/) - How the Winnipeg Jets became the best team in the NHL's most offensive era to not win the Stanley Cup
- [Lessons in Fusion](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/lessons-in-fusion/) - A Novel
- [Brief Life](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/brief-life/) - A Novel
- [A Daytripper's Guide To Manitoba Vol. 4](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/a-daytrippers-guide-to-manitoba-vol-4/) - Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province
- [Peanut Butter and Chaos](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/peanut-butter-and-chaos/) - Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award! Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old Sam is struck by a bolt of lightning out of a clear blue sky, he suddenly sees everything in pixels. His life is further upended by Flum, a non-binary being from a parallel world, a missing neighbour, and astonishing
- [Overcome](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/overcome-stories-of-women-who-grew-up-in-the-child-welfare-system/) - Stories of Women Who Grew Up in the Child Welfare System
- [Saving: A Doctor's Struggle to Help His Children](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/saving-a-doctors-struggle-to-help-his-children/) - Why do we fall ill? How do we get better? When his two-year-old develops epilepsy, Shane Neilson, a doctor, struggles to obtain timely medical care for his son. Saving shares his family’s journey through the medical system, and also Shane’s own personal journey as a father who feels powerless when faced with his child’s illness.
- [On the Road to Abandoned Manitoba](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/on-the-road-to-abandoned-manitoba/) - Winner of the 2024 MHS Margaret McWilliams Book Award--Popular History Category In this book, scientist-historian Gordon Goldsborough hits the road in search of adventure and little-known stories from Manitoba’s past. Among the places he visits are underground radiation monitoring posts from the Cold War, a remote hydroelectric generating station, cruise ships on the Red
- [This Lark of Stolen Time](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/this-lark-of-stolen-time/) - Lauder Jones and Mountcastle, two Halifax families both alike in dignity, linked by love and circumstance. Douglas Lauder Jones, obscure story writer, calls it “Life and No Escape.” His lovelorn son John thinks it’s the end of happiness. Neuroscientist Ursula Lauder Jones sees it as sink-or-swim parenting. Whatever it is, her daughter Merin, new owner
- [The Lush Life](https://greatplainspress.ca/books/the-lush-life/) - A Not-So-Sober Second Look

## Authors

- [GEOFF KIRBYSON](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=geoff-kirbyson) - GEOFF KIRBYSON is a veteran journalist who spent much of his career at the Winnipeg Free Press. Today, he's a marketing executive with a side hustle as publisher of Manitoba Inc. business magazine. He has also written for Canadian Business Magazine, The Hockey News, and numerous trade publications. He coached minor hockey for many years and is a stay-at-home defenceman on
- [Dylon Martin](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=dylon-martin) - Dylon Martin is a Winnipeg resident, an off-reserve citizen of Barren Lands First Nation, an advocate for more homes, and a Master of Public Administration student. Often speaking out at City Hall in favour of policies that allow more homes, he is founder and a core organizer for the group Yes In My Back Yard
- [Jean Marc Ah-Sen and André Babyn](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jean-marc-ah-sen-and-andre-babyn) - Jean Marc Ah-Sen is the author of Grand Menteur, In the Beggarly Style of Imitation, and Kilworthy Tanner. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Literary Hub, The Comics Journal, Maclean’s, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star and elsewhere. André Babyn is the author of Evie of the Deepthorn. His work has appeared in Poetry, The Ex-Puritan, Maisonneuve, and elsewhere.
- [Beverley Brenna](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=beverley-brenna) - Beverley Brenna is the author of over a dozen titles for young people, including the award-winning Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life. She is also a teacher and visual artist, and she lives with her husband in a tall yellow house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- [Katherine Koller](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=katherine-koller) - Katherine Koller is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, novelist and short story writer. Books are Voices of the Land: The Seed Savers and Other Plays; Art Lessons, a novel; and Winning Chance: Stories, winner of a High Plains Book Award. Short fiction has appeared in Grain, Room, Epiphany, Alberta Views, LitSphere, EDify, The Fiddlehead, and Through
- [Erna Buffie](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=erna-buffie) - Erna Buffie is a writer, environmental activist and documentary filmmaker, who worked with CBC’s The Nature of Things for more than twenty years. Her award-winning films include, among others: Smarty Plants - The Secret World of Plant Behaviour and The Changing Sea. Past chair of Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition, she now writes regular opinion editorials
- [Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sabrina-janke-and-alex-judge) - Sabrina Janke is a historian who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, whose work has appeared on the CBC, in the Winnipeg Free Press and Prairie History Magazine. She is the co-host of podcast One Great History, and a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Heritage Conservation and Promotion. Sabrina spends her free time exploring Winnipeg, crafting, and has become
- [Gail Sidonie Sobat](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gail-sidonie-sobat) - Gail Sidonie-Sobat is an award-winning writer and educator and a Serbian-Ukrainian Canadian. She is the author of a dozen books, the creator-director of YouthWrite multidisciplinary camps for young writers, and is an educator. She has frequently been writer in residence and has presented across Canada, US, Qatar, Vietnam, Switzerland, Finland, and Turkey. She currently lives
- [Michel Leboeuf](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=michel-leboeuf) - Michel Leboeuf is a biologist. Editor-in-chief of the journal Nature sauvage for ten years, he has published some fifteen works that have earned him two Hubert-Reeves awards, crowning the best popular science book in Quebec. He was also the general director of the Lanaudière Ecosystem Conservation Trust.
- [Patty Wiens](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=patty-wiens) - Patty Wiens is Winnipeg's First Bicycle Mayor, and a board director and newsletter editor for Bike Winnipeg. Patty is a passionate advocate for safe streets and she spends much of her time promoting year-round cycling on her YouTube channel, Instagram, and her website pattybikes.com. She has been featured on YouTube channels and podcasts including The War
- [GMB Chomichuk and Ariel Gordon](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gmb-chomichuk-andariel-gordon) - Ariel Gordon (she/her) is a Winnipeg/Treaty 1 territory-based writer, editor, and enthusiast. She is the ringleader of Writes of Spring, a National Poetry Month project with the Winnipeg International Writers Festival that appears in the Winnipeg Free Press and the poetry editor for The Goose . Her most recent books include Siteseeing: Writing nature & climate change across the prairies (and
- [Bartley Kives](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bartley-kives) - Lifelong Manitoban Bartley Kives has spent three decades in journalism, covering politics, music, food, science and outdoor recreation at CBC and other publications. He’s the author of the Canadian bestseller A Daytripper’s Guide to Manitoba: Exploring Canada’s Undiscovered Province. He’s also the co-author of two collaborations with photographer Bryan Scott: Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting
- [Craig Russell](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=craig-russell) - Craig Russell grew up on what may be the flattest half-section of land on the planet, six miles north of Carman, Manitoba. He is now a retired lawyer and lives in Winnipeg. NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has selected his second novel, Fragment for their Planet Stewards Project.
- [LEE KVERN](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lee-kvern) - Lee Kvern is an award-winning author of short stories and novels. Her stories in 7 Ways To Sunday have won the CBC Literary Award, Western Magazine Award, Hazel Hilles Memorial Short Fiction Prize, and the Howard 'O' Hagan Award. Afterall was selected for Canada Reads (Regional) and nominated for Alberta Books Awards. The Matter of Sylvie was nominated for Alberta Book
- [Lorna Schultz Nicholson](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lorna-schultz-nicholson) - Lorna Schultz Nicholson is an award-winning author of over fifty books. Her books have been nominated for many different awards and are often on the CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens list. Lorna loves travelling and presents at libraries and schools all over North America to inspire children and teens to love reading and
- [Sadie Lavoie](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sadie-lavoie) - Sadie Lavoie is an Anishinaabe Two-Spirit from Sagkeeng First Nation located on Treaty 1 territory, and member of the Turtle Clan. A winner of the Dr. Tobasonakwut Kinew Leadership Award and the Next Generation Peacemaker Award from the Peace and Social Justice Studies Association of Canada, they have a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies
- [Michel Durand-Wood](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=michel-durand-wood) - Michel Durand-Wood lives in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of Elmwood with his wife and three children, and he writes about infrastructure and municipal finance at DearWinnipeg.com. His writing has been featured extensively online and in print, including Strong Towns, Streetsblog USA, CBC, the Winnipeg Free Press and La Liberté.
- [Gregg Shilliday and Dale Cummings](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gregg-shilliday-and-dale-cummings) - Gregg Shilliday is a journalist, editor, author and encyclopediaist. He is known in many bars as PM (Profit Margin). If you want more details, check the damn Google. Dale Cummings is a National Newspaper Award-winning political cartoonist and author of the best-selling You Know You’re From Manitoba If. He is a medical freak with two
- [Matthew Fox](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=matthew-fox) - Matthew Fox is the author of the story collection Cities of Weather. He grew up in Ontario, before moving to Montreal, London and New York, where he received his MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. His work has appeared in Grain, The New Quarterly, Big Fiction, Toronto Life and Maisonneuve. He currently lives
- [Robert E. Hawkins](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=robert-e-hawkins) - Robert E. Hawkins is the past President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina and, until 2023, he was a law professor in its Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Bob grew up in Western Manitoba and is a graduate of St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, which has awarded him an Honorary Doctorate. For
- [Darren Bernhardt](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=darren-bernhardt) - Born and raised in Winnipeg, Darren Bernhardt was seven years old when he began scribbling stories in Hilroy notebooks, recounting family outings and adventures with friends. As a journalist, he still scribbles stories, but now specializes in local history and the offbeat. He is the co-author of the 2005 JackPine Press chapbook, To Kerouac and
- [Jessica Renwick](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jessica-renwick) - Jessica Renwick dove into the world of writing fiction as a preteen and never looked back. Naturally, this led to a career as a library assistant, and her first middle-grade book, The Book of Chaos, was published in 2018. She lives with her husband, two dogs, and a flock of backyard chickens in Red Deer,
- [Pam Withers](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=pam-withers) - Pam Withers is an award-winning speaker and author of 23 bestselling young-adult adventure novels. A sports-loving former journalist and outdoor guide, she’s also a two-times Silver Nautilus Book Awards winner, three-times Ontario Library Association Red Maple Award nominee and founder of www.YAdudebooks.ca. She lives with her husband and cat in Vancouver and can be found
- [Robyn Braun](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=robyn-braun) - Robyn Braun is a professor at the University of Alberta. Her science writing has appeared in Today’s Parent, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Discover. Her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in Thirds, samfzftyfour, Coin Operated Press Zines, Wrongdoing Magazine, and Flight of the Dragonfly among others. Her essay, “The Stutter of Emmett’s Stutter”
- [LARRY VERSTRAETE](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=larry-verstraete) - Larry Verstraete is an award-winning Winnipeg author of eighteen books of fiction and non-fiction for kids and teens. A former middle-years teacher with a penchant for storytelling, his books have been on recommended reading lists and have received honours ranging from the McNally Robinson’s Book of the Year for Young People Award to BC’s Red
- [RICHARD CUMYN](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=richard-cumyn) - Richard Cumyn is the author of nine books of literary fiction. A past fiction editor of The Antigonish Review, he has been published widely in Canadian literary journals. He has been shortlisted for the ReLit Award, longlisted for Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and won a Linda Joy Media Arts Award. He lives in
- [GORDON GOLDSBOROUGH](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gordon-goldsborough) - GORDON GOLDSBOROUGH is an active member of the Manitoba Historical Society. He has written four books on Manitoba history including the national bestsellers Abandoned Manitoba and More Abandoned Manitoba, the latter receiving the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award in 2019. He has a weekly series on Manitoba history on CBC Radio 1, a
- [K.R. Byggdin](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=k-r-byggdin) - K.R. BYGGDIN grew up on the Prairies and now calls the East Coast home. They are an alum of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia’s Alistair MacLeod Mentorship program, the Banff Centre’s Emerging Writers Intensive, and Dalhousie University’s English and Creative Writing program. Their writing has appeared in anthologies and journals across Canada, the UK,
- [J.R. Burgmann](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=j-r-burgmann) - J.R. Burgmann is a British-Australian writer and critic. A graduate of the University of Melbourne, he is currently based at the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub. Children of Tomorrow is his debut novel.
- [David Elias](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=david-elias) - David Elias is the author of six books, most recently Elizabeth of Bohemia. His fiction has been nominated for a number of awards, including the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for Elizabeth of Bohemia, The Books in Canada First Novel Award for Sunday Afternoon and The Journey Prize for his short story, How I Crossed
- [Colleen Nelson](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=colleen-nelson) - Colleen Nelson examines the consequences of choice in her novels, through believable teen characters in juxtaposing situations and social structures. She has lived in Japan and New York City, and currently resides with her husband in Winnipeg. This is her second novel.
- [ADAM LINDSAY HONSINGER](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=adam-lindsay-honsinger) - ADAM LINDSAY HONSINGER is a writer, teacher, and illustrator. He completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Guelph. His debut novel Gracelessland (Enfield & Wizenty) was published in 2015. Adam lives and writes in Guelph, Ontario.
- [COLLEEN NELSON & NANCY CHAPPELL-POLLACK](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=colleen-nelso-nancy-chappell-pollack) - COLLEEN NELSON earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous novels include Sadia, winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, Blood Brothers, selected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People, and Pulse Point, selected as one of the CBC’s Most
- [Ty Dilello](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=ty-dilello) - Ty Dilello is the author of Golden Boys: The Top 50 Manitoba Hockey Players Of All Time. He is an accredited writer with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research (SIHR). He has been a hockey fan since Peter Bondra led the Washington Capitals to
- [SHEILA NORTH](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sheila-north) - SHEILA NORTH is an activist and journalist. She is the winner of a Radio Television Digital News Association Award. She is a Gemini Award nominee, and in 2015 was featured in Chatelaine Magazine as one of the Top 30 Women of 2015. She lives in Winnipeg.
- [Gail Sobat & Spyder Yardley-Jones](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gail-sidonie-sobat-spyder-yardley-jones) - GAIL SIDONIE SOBAT is a witch at heart, a pirate in her dreams, and a gypsy in practice. She has assumed any number of disguises in her lifetime, including that of teacher, adjunct professor, woman-in-black, professional actor and singer, grounds keeper, flag girl, parimutuel seller and flower seller. She is the creator/ coordinator of YouthWrite, a camp for kids who love to
- [David Butterfield](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=david-butterfiel) - David Butterfield is the province’s official Architectural Historian and has studied nearly every outstanding building in the province. Maureen Devanik Butterfield is a Web publisher and founder of The Renovator magazine.
- [Jack Fainman & Roland Penner](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jack-fainman-roland-penner) - Jack Fainman was a doctor for more than four decades, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology for much of that time. His career came to an abrupt end on Remembrance Day, 1997 with a shot in the dark. Roland Penner is a recently retired professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. He was Manitoba’s
- [GMB Chomichuk](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gmb-chomichuk) - GMB Chomichuk is an award-winning writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in comics, graphic novels, books, role-playing games, film, television and theatre. He is the host of Super Pulp Science a podcast about how genre gets made. His work in words and pictures ranges from the heartwarming to bloodcurdling. Other books by GMB Chomichuk
- [Anne Mahon](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=anne-mahon) - Anne Mahon is interested in people, their stories and making meaningful connections. She is chancellor of the University of Manitoba, and a committed life-long volunteer. Her three books all focus on marginalized communities where biases are being broken. The books are philanthropic endeavours with all author proceeds donated to an organization that supports the community
- [Anna Rosner](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=anna-rosner) - Anna Rosner is a Toronto teacher and author who has published short-story fiction, numerous scholarly articles and the children’s biography Journeyman: The Story of NHL Right Winger Jamie Leach, which was selected as a “Best Book” by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and was a finalist for the High Plains Book Award. Dedicated to promoting
- [Shane Neilson](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=shane-neilson) - SHANE NEILSON is a writer and a family physician. His previous books include Meniscus, Gunmetal Blue, and Complete Physical, which was shortlisted for the Trillium Poetry Award, and the short story collection Will. Neilson has published essays and reviews in many Canadian literary magazines and newspapers. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.
- [Anita Daher](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=anita-daher) - ANITA DAHER is an author and actor based in Winnipeg, MB. She has been entrenched in the book publishing industry since 1995 and has seventeen books published in print, audio and e-book format in Canada, the United States. Anita is the former Chair of the Writers’ Union of Canada. She loves ancient things, and in
- [GARRY MOIR](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=garry-moi) - GARRY MOIR has had a career in broadcasting that spans more than 40 years, and includes work at CBC radio and several other private radio and television stations. He has served as a correspondent for Maclean’s magazine, a contributor to Time, and broadcasting instructor at Red River College.
- [LYSE CHAMPAGNE](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lyse-champagn) - LYSE CHAMPAGNE writes in French and in English. Her stories have appeared in Descant, The New Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, Room of One’s Own, Windsor Review and Wascana Review. Her first book, Double Vision, a memoir about growing up French in Ontario was published by Key Porter and her play, Chicane de famille, won the David Smith Playwriting Prize. She
- [DEBORAH COWLEY](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=deborah-cowley) - DEBORAH COWLEY is an Ottawa author and broadcaster with extensive international experience. In 2000 she travelled to Ghana to interview Kathy Knowles for a cover story that appeared in Reader’s Digest the next year. Since then, she has continued to work closely with Kathy as a volunteer, and has visited Ghana with her on fifteen
- [Kevin Marc Fournier](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=kevin-marc-fournier-2) - Kevin Marc Fournier is a native to the West End neighborhood of Winnipeg. He has written two novels for young adults: Sandbag Shuffle, in which two cheerful scam artists make the most of Winnipeg’s great flood of 1997, and The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City, which invites readers into a twisted alternate reality. Both books
- [Jake MacDonald](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jake-macdonald) - Jake MacDonald wrote many books on Canada’s north country and lived on a houseboat at Minaki for as much of the year as he could.
- [Mike McIntyre](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=mike-mcintyre) - Justice reporter, national radio show host, and best-selling author Mike McIntyre reflects on 20 years of Canadian crime coverage by offering up some of his most memorable true tales from the police blotter and court docket. From the lighter side of the law to the worst society has to offer, Mike has pretty much seen and heard it all. “[McIntyre]
- [Amy LeBlanc](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=amy-leblanc) - Amy LeBlanc is a PhD student in English and creative writing at the University of Calgary. Amy's debut poetry collection, I know something you don’t know, was published with Gordon Hill Press in 2020 and was long listed for the ReLit Award and selected as a finalist for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry.
- [Carol Youngson](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=carol-youngson) - Carol Youngson is a retired registered nurse who has spent over two decades working in operating rooms and served as investigator for the Manitoba Department of Justice for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Carol lives in Winnipeg. Take Your Baby and Run is her first book.
- [Deborah Kerbel](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=deborah-kerbel) - Deborah Kerbel is the critically acclaimed author of numerous books for young readers. Her titles include the wordless picture book Whirl and the middle grade novels Feathered, Under the Moon (which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award), and Fred and Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin (a Junior Library
- [KEITH CADIEUX & DUSTIN GEERAERT](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=keith-cadieux-dustin-geeraert) - KEITH CADIEUX’s 2010 novella Gaze was listed for a Manitoba Book Award and the ReLit award. His short fiction has most recently appeared in Prairie Fire, Grain, ELQ, and the Exile Book of New Canadian Noir. He lives in Winnipeg. DUSTIN GEERAERT holds degrees in literature from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba. After eight years
- [MONICA NAWROCKI](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=monica-nawrocki) - MONICA NAWROCKI lives with her partner and dog on a remote island off the west coast of British Columbia. She earns her living as a substitute teacher—often reading under-construction manuscripts to captive classroom audiences and happily impersonating someone different every day. She is the author of three books, and her fiction and non-fiction pieces have appeared in various journals and anthologies in Canada
- [Nicole Luiken](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=nicole-luiken) - Nicole Luiken wrote her first book at age thirteen and was published while still in high school. She is the author of seventeen novels, most of them written for teens. Her titles include Violet Eyes and Silver Eyes. She lives in Edmonton with her family. It is impossible for her to go more than three
- [Jack Tinsley](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jack-tinsley) - Jack Tinsley joined the Winnipeg Police Department six days after graduating from high school and retired with the rank of inspector thirty-three years later. He lives on an acreage in rural Manitoba.
- [Doug Evans](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=doug-evans) - Doug Evans was born and raised in Flin Flon, Manitoba. He was a long time member of the Manitoba Archeological Society and acquired items for the collection of the Manitoba Museum. A regular contributor to Canadian Homestead Magazine, North Roots Magazine and Cottage North Magazine, he is also the author of Tales from a Town
- [Brock Holowachuk](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bill-redekop-2) - Brock Holowachuk is an Emergency Manager in Manitoba. He began researching the history of disasters in Manitoba to better inform his own work in emergency preparedness. From that interest Holowachuk emerged with a more personal picture of how Manitoba has been shaped by disasters.
- [MICHAEL DECTER](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=michael-decter) - MICHAEL DECTER is a Harvard-trained economist with a long career as advisor to governments. In 1982, Michael was appointed Cabinet Secretary to the Government of Manitoba and has since served as Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario and Founding Chair of the Health Council of Canada. Michael Decter remains active as a public speaker and
- [JOE MACKINTOSH](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=joe-mackintosh) - JOE MACKINTOSH has played piano and accordian with bands ranging from jazz and Dixieland, to country western, old time fiddling and big bands. He played with the Andy de Jarlis orchestra until Andy’s death. He now lives in Gimli, Manitoba.
- [Jess Young](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jess-young) - Jess Young is currently a chef at two of Winnipeg’s premier restaurants. Jess’s interest in cooking for pets began whe she fell in love with two miniature dachshunds.
- [Jim Shilliday](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jim-shilliday) - Jim Shilliday is a journalist and former fighter pilot whose last book, Canada’s Wheat King, won the 2008 non-fiction award in Manitoba.
- [Bill Redekop](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bill-redekop) - Bill Redekop is a journalist with the Winnipeg Free Press. His first book Crimes of the Century, won the 2003 Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher, and his coverage of the 1997 Red River flood earned him the National Newspaper Award for Feature Writing. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife
- [John Einarson](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=john-einarson) - John Einarson grew up in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of Crescentwood where, as a young guitar player on the community club circuit, he played in a number of local bands including Fabulous George & The Zodiacs, Euphoria, Red Ryder and Blakewood Castle. Einarson lives in Winnipeg with his family - wife Harriett, son Matthew, and daughter
- [Lyle E Style](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lyle-e-style) - Lyle E Style is an author, actor, and alternative country singer-songwriter who spent over four years documenting the legend of his hero Roger Miller.
- [Michelle Berry](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=michelle-berry) - Michelle Berry was born in California, grew up in Victoria, and currently lives in Peterborough with her family. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines across Canada and she is the author of three books of short stories. This Book Will Not Save Your Life won the 2010 Colophon prize for fiction. It is her fourth novel.
- [Bob Irving](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bob-irving) - Bob Irving was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and began his radio career at CJSL in Estevan, SK. in 1969. Irving is the Sports Director of CJOB/Power-97 radio and has been the play by play voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers since 1974.
- [Helen Norrie](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=helen-norrie) - In addition to her roles as mother and unofficial zookeeper, Helen has also worked as a librarian and teacher - and as right hand to the former mayor of Winnipeg. Great Plains is pleased to have worked with this remarkable woman on her debut book.
- [Susan Riley](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=susan-riley) - Susan Riley is a journalist, lawyer, partner, mother, and grandmother. She started in newspapers when the Star and the Telegram were competing in Toronto and the Free Press and the Tribune were battling in Winnipeg. She began in television at The Journal in its early days when Barbara Frum and Marylou Findley were hosting and
- [Sarah Raymond](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sarah-raymond) - Sarah Raymond is a country/city mouse with her head in Toronto and her tail in Perth County, Ontario where she grew up, harvested cucumbers for Bick’s pickles, drew pictures and wrote stories. Sarah lives in Toronto with her husband and two children and teaches English and art.
- [Dale Brawn](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=dale-brawn) - Dale Brawn teaches at the Department of Law and Justice at Laurentian University.
- [Charles Brawn](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=charles-brawn) - Charles Brawn was born in Saskatchewan, but has lived in Brandon since 1949. Long an avid reader, he began to write about his home province following retirement. Most days he spends between four and six hours researching and writing about topics of interest, including visits to area cemeteries. Dale Brawn, Charles’ son has written for
- [J.M. Bumsted](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=j-m-bumsted) - J.M. Bumsted is a history professor at the University of Manitoba, and is a prolific author of popular histories on western Canada. He has published numerous titles including Fur Trade Wars, The Red River Rebellion, Floods of the Centuries, and The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
- [Lisa Pasold](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lisa-pasold) - Lisa Pasold is a journalist and travel writer who divides her time between Paris and Toronto. She is the author of two books of poetry, Weave and A Bad Year for Journalists.
- [Jeff Bursey](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jeff-bursey) - Jeff Bursey has worked for Hansard in Atlantic Canada for seventeen years, first as a transcriber, and then as an editor. Born in St. John’s and currently living in Charlottetown, Jeff has only ever lived on islands.
- [Susan Rocan](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=susan-rocan) - Susan Rocan grew up in Winnipeg. She has always loved words, their meanings, origins, and the way they sound. She teaches speech and language to special needs students within the Seven Oaks School Division.
- [Denis Combet](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=denis-combet) - Born in Marseille, France in 1955, Professor Denis Combet holds a doctorate from the Université de Nancy II. Since arriving in Canada in 1975, he has taught at the University of Manitoba, the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and the University of Victoria. He is currently a professor at Brandon University.
- [Barbara Romanik](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=barbara-romanik) - Barbara Romanik is a Polish Canadian from Edmonton who now resides in Winnipeg. Several of her stories have been published in Canadian literary magazines including Descant and Prism International. Her story “Seven Ways Into Chandigarh” was a 2005 finalist for the Journey Prize. She is currently working on a novel while she pursues a PhD at University of
- [Christina Penner](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=christina-penner) - Christina Penner has lived in Saskatchewan, California and Manitoba. She holds degrees in Biology and Literature. Currently she teaches in the Computer Science Department at the University of Manitoba. When she moved to Winnipeg in 1991 she often visited the gift store on the main floor of the Hamilton House. She lives in Winnipeg with
- [Jonathon Platz](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jonathon-platz) - Jonathon Platz is a former Ottawa civil servant now living in Winnipeg. Due to the sensitive nature of some of the material featured in this novel, he has chosen to write under a nom de plume. Work of Idle Hands is his first novel.
- [Clayton Bailey](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=clayton-bailey) - Originally from Marquette, Manitoba, Clayton Bailey has travelled the world as a photographer and filmographer. His short fiction has appeared in the anthology Frontier: Custom & Archetype, IRON and The Indiana Review. His feature articles have appeared in the Manchester Guardian Weekly. He currently teaches 16mm film production at Université de Montréal.
- [MAGGIE BOLITHO](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=maggie-bolitho) - MAGGIE BOLITHO is curious by nature and over the years has been a soccer player, a horsewoman, a martial artist, a scuba diver (volunteer diver for the Vancouver Aquarium) and a cyclist. Before making her home in British Columbia, Bolitho lived in Australia. In Sydney her home was in a red-zone, the highest bushfire risk possible and it was
- [Alfred Silver](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=alfred-silver) - Alfred Silver has been at times a playwright, an actor, and a songwriter, as well as a short-order cook, nude model, and day labourer. He grew up in various places across the Canadian prairies and now lives with his wife in Nova Scotia. He’s published 11 novels, has had more than 40 of his scripts
- [Bettina von Kampen](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bettina-von-kampen) - Bettina von Kampen grew up in Winnipeg. She has written two novels: Blue Becomes You (finalist - Amazon.ca/Books in Canada first novel award) and Watch You Don’t Fall. Currently, Bettina lives in Hamilton where she works as a physiotherapist and plays with the intrepid second violins in Symphony Hamilton.
- [Rob Keough](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=rob-keough) - Rob Keough was born and raised in Winnipeg and spends his summers in Nopiming and Whiteshell Provincial Parks where he enjoys fishing, canoe trips and spending time with his wife and daughter.
- [Greg Jackson-Davis](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=greg-jackson-davis) - Originally from Montreal, Greg Jackson-Davis spent his childhood summers in the beautiful Lake of the Woods area of northwestern Ontario. He has a B.A. in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Waterloo, and a B.Ed. from the University of Manitoba. He currently teaches middle school English and French an St. John’s-Ravenscourt School in
- [Duff Roblin](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=duff-roblin) - The Hon. Duff Roblin was Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967, and is responsible for the construction the Red River Floodway, known locally as “Duff’s Ditch,” which has repeatedly saved Winnipeg from flooding since its completion in 1968.
- [Karmel Schreyer](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=karmel-schreyer) - Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Karmel Schreyer works as a writer and editor of educational materials for Asian children in Hong Kong. She now lives in Hong Kong with her husband and two children.
- [Rick McNair](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=rick-mcnair) - Rick McNair was a storyteller and teacher who had more than 20 plays produced for both children and adults. Rick was a former Artistic Director of the Manitoba Theatre Centre and Theatre Calgary. He was also the co-founder of Quest Theatre for young audiences. Rick McNair died, far too young, in 2006.
- [Maurice Mierau](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=maurice-mierau) - Maurice Mierau grew up in Winnipeg, Nigeria, Jamaica, the US, and Saskatchewan. He now lives in Winnipeg where he writes full-time. His poetry collection, Ending with Music (Brick Books), was a finalist for the John Hirsch Award in 2003. In his spare time he plays basketball, and the upright bass.
- [W.P. Kinsella](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=w-p-kinsella) - W.P. Kinsella is the legendary author of dozens of published works. His stories appear in numerous anthologies around the world, including the touring Baseball is America. His most famous novel, Shoeless Joe, was turned into the Hollywood hit, Field of Dreams.
- [Nerys Parry](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=nerys-parry) - Nerys Parry’s writing has aired on CBC radio and appeared in publications including Queen’s Quarterly, and been shortlisted for the Event Non-Fiction Award (2004 and 2007). Parry enjoys straddling the divide between science and fiction; she holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen’s and an MFA from UBC. She lives in Ottawa with her
- [Chris Irwin](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=chris-irwin) - Irwin’s reputation as one of the most sought-after horse trainers in North America is based on more than 20 years of working with horses and observing how they interact with one another, as well as with people. The result is a book which blends his thoughtful, down-to-earth reflections on human-horse relations, together with insights on
- [Sid Green](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sid-green) - Ever since his early day as a labout lawyer, Sid Green has been a controversial fixture of Manitoba politics. He helped the NDP to their first electoral victory in 1969; then he served as a cabinet minister in Ed Schreyer’s ground-breaking administration. After deciding not to challenge Howard Pawley as Schreyer’s replacement for NDP leader,
- [Professor Denis Combet](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=professor-denis-combet) - Born in Marseille, France in 1955, Professor Denis Combet holds a doctorate from the Université de Nancy II. Since arriving in Canada in 1975, he has taught at the University of Manitoba, the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and the University of Victoria. He is currently a professor at Brandon University.
- [Diane Juttner Perreault](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=hon-duff-roblin) - Diane Juttner Perreault is a Winnipeg writer. Her short fiction has been published in Grain Magazine and her short story “Bella’s Story” was short-listed for the 1992 Journey Prize. Breath of the Dragon is her first novel.
- [Nelsa Roberto](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=nelsa-roberto) - Nelsa Roberto was born in a remote logging community in northern Ontario, grew up in a farming community in southern Ontario, and now lives in Toronto with her husband, three children, and a Golden Retriever.
- [Brenda Hammond](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=brenda-hammond) - Brenda Hammond left her birthplace on the Gold Reef in South Africa to study dance at the Royal Ballet School in London. She currently lives in Ottawa.
- [Méira Cook](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=meira-cook-2) - Méira Cook was born in Johannesburg and worked as a journalist in South Africa. Since coming to Canada, she has published widely as a poet, and won the CBC Literary Award for poetry in 2006. Cook lives in Winnipeg.
- [Russ Gourluck](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=meira-cook) - Russ Gourluck is a retired school principal who is pursuing a lifelong interest in writing. His first four books, A Store Like No Other: Eaton’s of Winnipeg (2004), Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue (2006), Picturing Manitoba: Legacies of The Winnipeg Tribune (2008) and The Mosaic Village: An Illustrated History of Winnipeg’s North
- [Jocelyn Shipley](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jocelyn-shipley) - Jocelyn Shipley is co-editor of Cleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls and is the author of Getting a Life, Cross My Heart and Seraphina’s Circle. She lives in Toronto and on Vancouver Island.
- [Naomi K. Lewis](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=naomi-k-lewis) - Naomi K. Lewis grew up in Ottawa and lives in Calgary, where she writes, edits, and teaches. Her novel, Cricket in a Fist, was published by Goose Lane Editions in 2008, and she co-wrote Spencer Beach’s bestselling 2010 memoir, In Case of Fire(Kingsley Publishing).
- [Sean Grassie](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=sean-grassie) - Sean Grassie has tasted success himself at the world’s largest bonspiel. Skipping his Deer Lodge team, he won the major Free Press trophy in 2011 and reached the MCA bonspiel championship final in 2012. A former Manitoba junior champion, Grassie qualified for the playoff round at the 2012 provincial men’s Safeway Championship. He won the
- [Cameron Dueck](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=cameron-dueck) - Cameron Dueck ’s journalism career has spanned the globe, with stints at the South China Morning Post, Reuters, and the Financial Times. Born and raised in Manitoba, Cameron currently lives in Hong Kong, where he spends his weekends sailing.
- [Jan Andrews](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jan-andrews) - Four time finalist for the Governor General Literary Award, Jan Andrews is an internationally celebrated storyteller and author to more than a dozen books.
- [Bill Wright & Dave Craig](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=bill-wright-dave-craig) - Bill Wright and Dave Craig are beer geeks who have pursued their delicious hobby as soon as they became aware of beers, bottles, and brewing. They live in Winnipeg.
- [Noni Campbell-Horner](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=russ-gourluck) - A direct descendant of the Red River Settlers, Noni Campbell-Horner has Mcbeth, Bannerman, Gunn and Matheson blood running through her veins. Now living in Calgary, she is a long-time member of the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land.
- [LUANNE ARMSTRONG](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=luanne-armstrong) - LUANNE ARMSTRONG is the author of poetry, novels, non-fiction, and children’s books. Her previous children’s books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the Chocolate Lily award, the Red Cedar award, the Canadian Library Association’s Book of the Year and the Silver Birch Award. Luanne teaches Creative Writing online for the University of British Columbia and lives
- [JOHN TOONE](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=john-toone) - JOHN TOONE is a writer, angler, hunter and gatherer, home-schooler, and jack-of-all-trades from Winnipeg, Manitoba. His collections of poetry and children’s books have been shortlisted for seven Manitoba Book Awards. He is also the business mind behind Alchemical Press, publishers of graphic novels and literary oddities, and Electric Monk Media, producers of the documentary film Men with Beards. Please visit
- [ELAINE MCCLUSKEY](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=elaine-mccluskey) - ELAINE MCCLUSKEY lives in Dartmouth, NS, the City of Lakes. She writes fiction and teaches journalism. She has published three prior books of fiction, and her short stories have appeared in many Canadian literary journals, as well as anthologies such as the Journey Prize Stories.
- [STAN MILOSEVIC](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=stan-milosevic) - STAN MILOSEVIC is a Winnipeg-based photographer and collector who runs the website manitobaphotos.com.This is his first book.
- [LEONARD FLETT](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=leonard-flett) - LEONARD FLETT was a Cree status member of the Big Trout Lake Ontario First Nation. Originally from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan and Shamattawa, Manitoba, he had an extensive 42-year background with the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company, retiring as vice-president in 2005. He was recognized by the Aboriginal community with the bestowal of
- [Deborah-Anne Tunney](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=deborah-anne-tunney) - At night and while working full time, Deborah-Anne Tunney attended Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, earning degrees in English Literature and Language. She also studied at the Humber School for Writers where she was awarded a letter of distinction and was chosen by them to receive the centennial scholarship for most promising writer
- [Richard Van Camp](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=richard-van-camp) - Richard Van Camp is an internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author based in Edmonton. His previous work includes Angel Wing Splash Pattern, The Lesser Blessed, The Moon of Letting Go, and Godless but Loyal to Heaven.
- [TOM GOODMAN](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=tom-goodman) - A lawyer for 35 years, TOM GOODMAN was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1992. He served as an adjudicator under the Human Rights Code and the Canada Labour Code. Goodman ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the House of Commons in Selkirk-Interlake in 2000; he ran as a Green Party candidate in the same riding
- [TYLER ENFIELD](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=tyler-enfield) - TYLER ENFIELD is the author of Wrush, a multi-award winning children's fantasy series, as well as the adult novel, Madder Carmine. He is also a photographer, and lives with his family in Edmonton. You can visit him here:http://www.tylerenfield.com/
- [Byron Rempel](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=byron-rempel) - Byron Rempel is a novelist, editor, and journalist. Formerly a Manitoban and now an avid Quebecois, he supports Les Habs and lives with a woman who’s favourite phrase is ‘I Remember’.
- [THOMAS TROFIMUK](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=thomas-trofimuk) - Writer THOMAS TROFIMUK’s first novel, The 52nd Poem, won the George Bugnet Novel of the Year Award and the City of Edmonton Book Prize. His second novel, the critically acclaimed Doubting Yourself to the Bone, was named as one of the Globe and Mail’s top 100 must-read books for 2006. A third book, Waiting for
- [GLENN SIGURDSON](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=glenn-sigurdson) - A native of Riverton, Manitoba, GLENN SIGURDSON's background includes experience as a mediator, lawyer, facilitator and negotiator. He is an adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and is the co-author of Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Putting Principles into Practice. He llives in British Columbia.
- [NATASHA DEEN](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=natasha-deen) - One of the best parts of being a writer for NATASHA DEEN is presenting at schools, conferences, and workshops. She is published in a variety of genres, from creative non-fiction to YA and romance and has also appeared in a variety of media outlets as a literacy advocate. She lives in Edmonton.
- [GORD MACKINTOSH](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=gord-mackintosh) - GORD MACKINTOSH is recognized as one of Canada’s most prolific provincial politicians and one of the longest sitting Attorneys General. Serving twenty-three years as an MLA and seventeen as a Minister, Mackintosh helped to drive nation-leading public safety initiatives and provincial reforms for family services and conservation. From his small-town upbringing by a mother weakened
- [JODI CARMICHAEL](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jodi-carmichael) - JODI CARMICHAEL has lived most of her life in Winnipeg, Canada, but spent two years in Hertford, England where she left a wee bit of her heart. She is the author of two award-winning books; young adult novel Forever Julia and chapter book Spaghetti is NOT a Finger Food and Other Life Lessons. When not channeling
- [MATTHEW KOMUS](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=matthew-komus) - MATTHEW KOMUS has developed programs and exhibits for many different museums and heritage sites in Manitoba. Topics covered include everything from hockey and haunted buildings (very popular), to modernist architecture and composting toilets (not as popular). Haunted Manitoba is his second full-length book, following Haunted Winnipeg. He also operates Winnipeg Ghost Walk, the city’s first walking
- [Jason Patrick Rothery](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jason-patrick-rothery) - Jason Patrick Rothery is a freelance writer, theatre artist, and lapsed academic. Privilege is his first novel.
- [KATHERINE MAGYARODY](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=katherine-magyarody) - KATHERINE MAGYARODY grew up in Toronto, Ontario. While pursuing a PhD in English literature at the U of T, she researched awkward Victorian teens and wrote fiction on the sly. In 2017, Katherine won the Robert J. Dau PEN Award for Emerging Writers forher short story “Goldhawk.” Katherine enjoys hiking, swordplay, and improvisational cookery. She currently lives in Connecticut with her
- [DAVID SPECTOR](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=david-spector) - DAVID SPECTOR is a retired Winnipeg-based historian and former Parks Canada research manager. He has published numerous articles and reports throughout his career, primarily focusing on the history of Western Canada. Having a life-long interest in the subject, he researched and wrote Assiniboine Park as a retirement pastime. He also leads hikes and historical walks for Nature Manitoba.
- [Lois Braun](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lois-braun) - Lois Braun grew up in a Mennonite community in southern Manitoba and taught elementary school in Altona until her retirement. She has written four critically acclaimed collections of short fiction, including A Stone Watermelon, which was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, and The Penance Drummer, which received the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction.
- [Stéphanie Boulay](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=stephanie-boulay) - Stéphanie Boulay is often called “the blonde half of ’the Boulay sisters’, but she is an accomplished human being in her own right. She has been writing stories since the age of 8, studied creative writing at the Université du Québec à Montréal and knows her grammar rules better than her guitar chords. Some might
- [Lori Hahnel](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=lori-hahnel) - Lori Hahnel is the author of two novels, Love Minus Zero and After You’ve Gone, as well as a story collection, Nothing Sacred, which was shortlisted for an Alberta Literary Award. Her work has been nominated for the Journey Prize three times and has appeared in over forty publications in North America, Australia and the
- [PATTI EDGAR](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=patti-edgar) - PATTI EDGAR is a writer and educator driven by curiosity and a desire to make the difficult easier to understand. A former journalist for CBC and the Winnipeg Free Press, she now teaches aspiring young reporters in Calgary through Mount Royal University and a program she helped launch with the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society. An
- [DARREN RIDGLEY & ADAM PETRASH](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=darren-ridgley-adam-petrash) - DARREN RIDGLEY is a journalist and genre fiction writer residing in Winnipeg. Originally from sleepy Killarney, Man., Darren often evokes his rural roots in his writing, as well as his Polish and Atlantic-Canadian heritage. ADAM PETRASH is an author and editor from Winnipeg. He is the co-editor of the speculative fiction anthology, Parallel Prairies: Stories
- [JIM BLANCHARD](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=jim-blanchard) - JIM BLANCHARD grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. After completing a B.A. at Brandon University, he earned an M.A.in History from the University of Manitoba and a Library Science degree from Western University. He is a retired academic librarian and Librarian Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, past president of the Manitoba Historical Society, and the
- [Primrose Madayag Knazan](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=primrose-madayag-knazan) - Primrose Madayag Knazan writes from a distinctly Filipinx-Canadian, Jewish, and woman’s perspective. Her plays have been produced by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and Sarasvati Productions and published in the anthologies Breakout: An Anthology of Emerging Manitoban Playwrights, Beyond the Pale, and Generation NeXXt. Primrose is also a food writer for the
- [ERROL RANVILLE](https://greatplainspress.ca/?authors=errol-ranville) - ERROL RANVILLE is one of twelve siblings who grew up in poverty in rural Manitoba. He rose to fame with a National #1 hit song in 1980 that led to JUNO nominations in 1985 and ‘86. He went on to record a total of twenty albums over a span of forty years in the entertainment
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- [Aurora Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/award_card/aurora-award/) - Aurora Award FINALIST – Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell
- [BC Library Association Awards for Children’s Literature](https://greatplainspress.ca/award_card/bc-library-association-awards-for-childrens-literature/) - BC Library Association Awards for Children’s LiteratureRed Cedar Award FINALIST – Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald
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- [Edmonton Public Library’s Alberta Readers’ Choice Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/award_card/edmonton-public-librarys-alberta-readers-choice-award/) - Edmonton Public Library’s Alberta Readers’ Choice Award FINALIST – Gatekeeper by Natasha Deen FINALIST – Art Lessons by Katherine Koller
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- [Writers’ Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Award](https://greatplainspress.ca/award_card/writers-union-of-canada-danuta-gleed-award/) - Writers’ Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Award FINALIST – The Light That Remains by Lyse Champagne
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