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| The Snake Mistake Mystery by Sylvia McNicoll, published by Dundurn |
500 – 3 Church
Street
Toronto,
Ontario
Dundurn
Press was founded in 1972 by Kirk
Howard, who named the company after Hamilton’s historic Dundurn Castle, located
near where he’d grown up. At first a small publisher of Canadian nonfiction
with only five employees, the company expanded over time, acquiring Hounslow
Press, Simon & Pierre, Boardwalk Books, Natural Heritage Books, XYZ
Publishing, Napoleon and Company, Blue Butterfly Books, and Thomas Allen
Publishers.
With
more than 2,500 books in print and 1,800 ebooks available, Dundurn continues to
release more than one hundred books per year. Its publishing program includes
award-winning adult and YA fiction, mysteries, biographies, as well as
business, history, and current affairs titles.
Dundurn is currently accepting
submissions for the following fiction categories:
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Literary Fiction
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Mystery/Thriller
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Middle Grade
·
Young Adult
Dundurn is currently accepting
submissions for adult nonfiction in the areas of:
·
Canadian History, Politics, Current
Affairs
·
Memoir, Biography, Autobiography
·
Business and Economics
·
Health and Well Being
·
Canadiana and Local Interest
·
True Crime
·
Paranormal
·
Family and Relationships
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Transportation and Travel
·
Sports and Recreation
·
Arts and Culture
Query Dundurn at: submissions@dundurn.com
Include three sample
chapters, a one-page synopsis, and for nonfiction, a chapter-by-chapter
outline.
Full
submission guidelines here.
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| 101 Math Jokes by Erin O'Connor, who's also a senior editor at Scholastic |
In early May, don't miss Writing for Children and for Young
Adults. This workshop will feature Erin
O'Connor, senior editor, Scholastic Books as a guest speaker and is being offered in two locales. On Saturday, May 5, in Toronto,
the workshop will also feature young adult author Laurie Elizabeth
Flynn (see here), and on Saturday, May 11, in Brampton the
workshop will feature young adult author Tanaz Bhathena (see here).
If you’re interested in getting published, soon or
somewhere down the road, don’t miss the How
to Get Published workshop, Saturday, June 8, in
Waterloo with literary agent Meg Wheeler (see here).
And don’t miss these other great
workshops coming soon: Plotting Novels and Writing Short Stories, Saturday, May 25, in Niagara on the Lake (see here), and How
to Write Great Characters, Saturday, June 22, in Oakville (see here).
But the best way to grow as
a writer may be with a weekly course.
Three
classes starting in April still have space:
And come the summer, more courses are starting:
Oakville Woodside Library: Exploring
Creative Writing, Tuesday
afternoons, July 2 – Aug 13. See here.
Burlington: Intensive Creative Writing, Wednesday
afternoons, July 3 – Aug 21, 1st readings emailed June 26. See here.
Burlington: Intensive Creative Writing, Wednesday
evenings July 3 – Aug 21. 1st readings emailed June
26. See here.
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| Tree at the Briars |
In the fall, join us at the ...
November at the Briars Writing
Retreat.
Friday, November 1 – Monday, November 4;
four days of creativity in a setting that provides the warmth of a country
estate steeped in history while providing all the benefits of an extensive,
modern lakeside resort. Details here.
To reserve a spot in any upcoming weekly course,
weekend retreat, or Saturday workshop, email Brian at: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Read reviews of Brian’s courses,
retreats, and workshops here.
See Brian’s complete current
schedule here, including Saturday writing workshops, weekly
writing classes, and weekend retreats in Algonquin Park,
Alliston, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood,
Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kitchener-Waterloo,
London, Midland, Mississauga, New Tecumseth, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough,
St. Catharines, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel,
Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
Navigation
tips: Always check out the Labels
underneath a post; they’ll lead you to various distinct collections of
postings.
For a listing of twenty-one American & Canadian
publishers accepting unagented manuscripts for children and young adults {and
other things} see here.
For a listing of one Canadian and eight British
publishers and book publishers, accepting unagented manuscripts for
children and young adults {and other things} see here.
For most recent postings of publishers of Kid Lit
{and other sorts of books}, see here {and scroll down}.
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