Deacon Foundation

TREMAINE MEDAL: Call for Nominations

JohnM — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:28:30 +0000

The Marie Tremaine Medal is awarded by the Bibliographical Society of Canada / La Société bibliographique du Canada for outstanding service to Canadian bibliography and for distinguished publication in either English or French in that field. The medal may be awarded in 2012, preferably to a member of the Society and/or a Canadian citizen. Members of the Council of the Society are not eligible for the award while they are in office.

Previous recipients of the Tremaine Medal have been Marie Tremaine, 1970; John Hare and Jean-Pierre Wallot, 1973; Bruce Braden Peel, 1975; William F.E. Morley, 1977; Reginald Eyre Watters, 1979; Olga Bernice Bishop, 1981; Alan F.J. Artibise, 1983; Douglas Grant Lochhead, 1985; Agnes Cecilia O’Dea, 1987; Sandra Alston, 1988; Gloria Strathern,1989; Claude Galarneau, 1990; Patricia Fleming, 1992; Joan Winearls, 1993; Paul Aubin, 1994; Ernie Ingles, 1996; Carl Spadoni, 1999; Bertram H. MacDonald, 2000; Yvan Lamonde, 2001; Jacques Michon, 2004; Elizabeth Driver, 2007; and George L. Parker 2009.

The Tremaine Medal Committee now invites nominations for this award. Each nomination must be supported by a biographical note, a list of principal publications, and other relevant information. Complete documentation should be sent by 15 February 2012, to Chair, Tremaine Medal Committee, Bibliographical Society of Canada, c/o Julie Frédette, 130 rue Joseph-Tremblay, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), J2Y 1L9 [email: julie.fredette2@usherbrooke.ca]. Please note that electronic submissions are preferred.

MEDAILLE TREMAINE: mises en candidature

La Société bibliographique du Canada / Bibliographical Society of Canada attribue la Médaille Marie-Tremaine pour services exceptionnels rendus à la cause de la bibliographie canadienne et pour des publications de haute qualité dans ce domaine, soit en français, soit en anglais. La Société compte décerner la Médaille en 2012, avec préférence accordée aux membres de la Société et aux citoyens canadiens. Les membres du Conseil de la Société ne sont pas admissibles pendant la durée de leur mandat.

La Médaille Marie-Tremaine a précédemment été décernée à: Marie Tremaine, 1970; John Hare et Jean-Pierre Wallot, 1973; Bruce Braden Peel, 1975; William F.E. Morley, 1977; Reginald Eyre Watters, 1979; Olga Bernice Bishop, 1981; Alan F.J. Artibise, 1983; Douglas Grant Lochhead, 1985; Agnes Cecilia O’Dea, 1987; Sandra Alston, 1988; Gloria Strathern,1989; Claude Galarneau, 1990; Patricia Fleming, 1992; Joan Winearls, 1993; Paul Aubin, 1994; Ernie Ingles, 1996; Carl Spadoni, 1999; Bertram H. MacDonald, 2000; Yvan Lamonde, 2001; Jacques Michon, 2004; Elizabeth Driver, 2007; et George L. Parker, 2009.

Le Comité de selection de la Médaille Marie-Tremaine sollicite des candidatures pour le concours de 2012. Veuillez faire parvenir les dossiers de candidatures en les accompagnant d’une notice biographique, d’une liste de publications, et de tout renseignement supplémentaire pertinent, au plus tard le 15 février 2012 à: Présidente, Comité de la Médaille Marie-Tremaine, Société bibliographique du Canada, a/s Julie Frédette, 130 rue Joseph-Tremblay, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), J2Y 1L9 [courriel: julie.fredette2@usherbrooke.ca ]. Veuillez noter que le comité préfère recevoir des candidatures de format électronique.

PRESS RELEASE

JohnM — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:51:53 +0000

The Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) the W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation (DLF) and the Alcuin Society are pleased to announce the winners of Canada’s Second National Book Collecting Contest for young Canadian’s under 30 year of age.

FIRST PLACE $1,000
Justin Hanisch 27 (Edmonton, AB)
The History of Fish

SECOND PLACE $500
Gregory Robert Freeman 26 (Surrey, BC)
The Tudors & Stuarts

THIRD PLACE $250
Kieran Charles Ryan Fox 27 (Vancouver, BC)
Superlative Works from the Subcontinent

Please contact the following to schedule an interview with the winners:
jmeier@deaconfoundation.com

Third National Book-Collecting Contest 2011-12

ABE Books, one of the largest databanks of used books on the planet, has joined us as a main sponsor for the 2011-12 contest. The National Post and CBC Books have also joined us as media sponsors and Hemlock Printers will be printing our posters.

The Third National Book-Collecting Contest will be launched on Monday 30 May 2011 during the Bibliographical Society of Canada’s AGM at the University of New Brunswick.

www.bsc-sbc.ca/en/bschome

www.deaconfoundation.com

www.alcuinsociety.com

Second National Book-Collecting Contest

JohnM — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:23:05 +0000

The winners of the Second National Book-Collecting Contest for young Canadians under 30 years of age will be announced at two venues on the 30 May 2011. The Bibliographical Society of Canada (BSC) will announce the winners at their AGM at the University of New Brunswick. The W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation, with the Alcuin Society, will be presenting the cash prizes for the two local BC winners at a special event:

Monday 30 May 2011 @ 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Simon Fraser University Vancouver Campus
Room #2520 – 515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC

Everyone is invited to attend to celebrate the winning collectors.

Please contact the following to schedule an interview with the winners:
info@deaconfoundation.com or (604) 943-6942

Edmonton Media Coverage

JohnM — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:04:04 +0000

We were recently fortunate enough to have some great media coverage…

Edmonton Journal (published September 16, 2010)
“Winning titles of Governor General’s Literary Award go on display at U of A”

Edmonton Journal (published September 17, 2010)
“Treasure trove of GG literary winners goes on display at U of A”

The Gateway (published September 22, 2010)
“U of A first stop for Governor General Award-winning book set”

SEE Magazine (published October 28, 2010)
“Canada’s Literary Treasures”

The Globe and Mail (published November 15, 2010)
“Bone-Chilling Canadiana and A Prize Winning Hoard”

CBC Radio Edmonton, Alberta (5:50 am November 17, 2010)
Ron Wilson live interview with John H. Meier, Jr.

Amphora No. 156 (November 2010)
Robert Desmarais interviews John H. Meier, Jr.

ABEbooks
Interview with John H. Meier, Jr.

Finalists for the 2010 GG’s

JohnM — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:18:26 +0000

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the finalists for the 2010 Governor Generals’ Literary Awards. The winners will be announced on Tuesday November 16 at 10 a.m. at La Grande Bibliothèque de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 475 Boulevard De Masisonneuve East, Montreal.

A complete list of all categories, in both English and French languages, can be found here at the Canada Council for the Arts.

Marathon Reading #2

JohnM — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:02:22 +0000

The W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation is pleased to announce that we are partnering with the Heart of the City Festival for a Marathon Reading of award winning author Paul Yee’s Saltwater City: The Chinese in Vancouver. Festival participants of all ages are welcome to take turns reading from the book. A big thank you to the Heart of the City Festival organizers, Douglas & McIntyre Publishing (for providing copies of the book) and our volunteers. Please join us for our second Marathon Reading!

For more information: Heart of the City Festival

Date of event: Sunday 31 October 2010

Location: Carrall Street & East Hastings, Vancouver

Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

About the author:

Paul Yee is a third generation Canadian who was born in Saskatchewan in 1956 but grew up in Vancouver’s Chinatown. He holds a Masters degree in history from the University of British Columbia. Yee is the author of several children’s books: Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter, The Curses of Third Uncle and Ghost Train – winner of the 1996 Governor General’s Literary Award for English language children’s literature. In 1990, he won the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for the collection Tales from Gold Mountain. His 1988 book Saltwater City: The Chinese in Vancouver is an examination of Vancouver’s Chinese-Canadian culture and experience. It won the City of Vancouver Book Award in 1989. (Wikipedia)

Canadian Book Fairs

JohnM — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:26:08 +0000

The GG Reception

JohnM — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:00:56 +0000

Marathon Reading a Success!

JohnM — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:54:18 +0000

We had a great response to the 12 hour Marathon Reading of George Bowering’s award winning novel Burning Water on the 30 July in downtown Vancouver. By the end of the event over 50 people read from the novel. The ages of the participants was between 5 and 78 years of age. In addition to this we estimate that several hundred people stopped to hear us read, from a few minutes, to over an hour. The author attended later that day and read an excerpt. The public was delighted to hear him read. We plan on developing the concept into a series of Marathon Readings. A big thank you to our volunteers Cara Bock and Taylore Anderson who stuck it out for 12 hours. We would also like to thank the City of Vancouver, the Century Group (Tsawwassen), New Star Books and of course George and Jean for being so gracious in attending.

[photographs of the event coming soon]

Marathon Reading

JohnM — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:24:24 +0000

The W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation is pleased to announce a 12 hour Marathon Reading of George Bowering’s award winning novel Burning Water (1980), a novel of George Vancouver’s exploration of the coast of British Columbia. The venue is a pilot program of the City of Vancouver. The general public is invited to participate by taking turns reading from the novel.

Date of the event: (Friday) 30 July 2010.

Location: 700 block of Granville Street (between West Georgia & Robson Street).

Time: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. (Click image below to see PDF poster)

About the author:

George Bowering is an award winning author who has won the Governor General’s Literary Award for two books of poetry: Rocky Mountain Foot (1968), The Gangs of Kosmos (1969), and for the novel Burning Water (1980). He is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He is the author of more than 90 books. Bowering is the best-known and most talented of a group of young poets including Frank Davey, Fred Wah, Jamie Reid, and David Dawson who were together at the University of British Columbia in the 1950s. There they founded the journal TISH. Bowering lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and is Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University, where he worked for 30 years. In 2002 he was appointed the first ever Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. That same year, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2004.