Quattro Books
Quattro Books is a Canadian small press based in Toronto, Ontario. Quattro publishes both poetry and novellas by established and emerging Canadian writers. Founded in 2006 by Allan Briesmaster, John Calabro, Beatriz Hausner and Luciano Iacobelli, who collectively ran the reading series, Toronto WordStage, from 2006 to 2008.
Quattro Books
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- Quattro Books, Inc.
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Canada
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Quattro Books is a Canadian small press based in Toronto, Ontario. Quattro publishes both poetry and novellas by established and emerging Canadian writers. Founded in 2006 by Allan Briesmaster, John Calabro, Beatriz Hausner and Luciano Iacobelli, who collectively ran the reading series, Toronto WordStage, from 2006 to 2008.
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John Calabro left the company in order to accept the role of Co-Executive Director of the Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, which was hosted at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre November 13 to 16, 2014. Known as the "Home of the Novella". The publishing mandate of Quattro Books includes fostering the development and popularity of the literary novella. In 2014, Night Vision by Christopher Levenson was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.
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• Name — Quattro Books, Inc. • Founded — 2006 • Founder — Allan Briesmaster, Luciano Iacobelli, John Calabro and Beatriz Hausner. • Country — Canada • Headquarters — Centre for Social Innovation, 2nd floor, 720 Bathurst Street, Toronto • Distribution — LitDistCo • Publications — Books (poetry, novellas) • Imprints — Fourfront Editions • Numemployees — less than 10 • Url — http: www.quattrobooks.ca
Ken Klonsky Novella Contest
Ken Klonsky Novella Contest
Quattro Books runs a yearly novella contest called the “Ken Klonsky Novella Contest”. Previous winners include Carole Giangrande, Terri Favro, Adam Pottle, Binnie Brennan among others.
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- 1.Allan Briesmaster.
- 2.Luciano Iacobelli.
- 3.John Calabro.
- 4.Poets in profile: Beatriz Hausner.
- 5.Home. torontobookfair.ca.
- 6.Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair announces programming. 20 August 2014.
- 7.Dundas, Deborah. Governor General's Literary Award finalists include Michael Crummey, Thomas King. The Toronto Star. 7 October 2014.
- 8.Ken Klonsky Novella Contest.
- 9.Fisher, James M. Harbour View by Binnie Brennan. Miramichi Reader. 20 August 2015.
- 10.Donaldson, Emily. Harbour View by Binnie Brennan. Quill & Quire. December 2009.
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