Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
Wolsak & Wynn Publishers is a Canadian publishing company based in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1982, and has been owned by Noelle Allen since 2007. Imprints of Wolsak and Wynn include Buckrider Books, James Street North Books, and Poplar Press.
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Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
- Name
- Wolsak & Wynn Publishers
- Founded
- 1982
- Founder
- Heather Cadsby
- Headquarters
- Hamilton
- Activity
- book publishing
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Wolsak & Wynn Publishers is a Canadian publishing company based in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1982, and has been owned by Noelle Allen since 2007. Imprints of Wolsak and Wynn include Buckrider Books, James Street North Books, and Poplar Press.
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• Name — Wolsak & Wynn Publishers • Headquarters — Hamilton, Ontario • Country — Canada • Founders — * Heather Cadsby • Maria Jacobs • Owner — Noelle Allen • Publications — Books • Imprints — * Buckrider Books • James Street North Books • Poplar Press
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Wolsak and Wynn was founded in 1982 by the Canadian poets Heather Cadsby and Maria Jacobs in Hamilton, Ontario, originally publishing only poetry. By 2003, Wolsak and Wynn was releasing about six books per year. After Cadsby and Jacobs retired in 2007, Wolsak and Wynn was purchased by Noelle Allen, who had worked for the publisher for multiple years beforehand. After Wolsak and Wynn was purchased by Allan, its scope was expanded to include fiction, non-fiction, and translations. Books published by Wolsak and Wynn have won awards such as the Scotiabank Giller Prize and multiple Governor General's Literary Awards.
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Wolsak and Wynn launched their imprint Buckrider Books in 2014, with Paul Vermeersch as senior editor. Other imprints of the publisher include James Street North Books and Poplar Press.
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1982
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. established.
1982
Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. is recorded from 1982.
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- Taras, David. How Canadians Communicate. University of Calgary Press. 1. 126. 2003.
- Butling, Pauline. Writing in Our Time: Canada's Radical Poetries in English (1957-2003). Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 2009. 978-0-8892-0527-7.
- Kenny, Amy. Im-press-ive news. The Hamilton Spectator. 19 November 2013.
- Awad, Joleen. About local Hamilton publishing house Wolsak and Wynn. The Silhouette. McMaster University. 2 November 2023.
- Rose, Jessica. Wolsak and Wynn: A way with words. Hamilton City Magazine. 1 October 2024.
- Rockingham, Graham. Sharp Words has good reads for everyone. The Hamilton Spectator. 23 February 2023.
- Westerhof, Patricia. The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing. Dundurn Press. 2023. 978-1-4597-5010-4.
- Broken Jaw Press. Imprints and Casualties: Poets on Women and Language, Reinventing Memory. 168. 2000. 978-1-8966-4724-1.
- Weber, Mark. Local authors host a triple launch of new titles. Red Deer Express. 18 November 2015.
- Dundas, Deborah. Dark chapter for Canada's book industry. The Toronto Star. 23 May 2020.
- Furster, Laura. Meet a Montreal poet with a Hamilton connection. The Hamilton Spectator. 21 November 2020.
- Allen, Noelle. The Joy of Building a List. Open Book. 1 September 2022.
- Publishing Chats: Noelle Allen, Publisher at Wolsak & Wynn, in Conversation with Jack David, Founding Editor of ECW Press. Hamilton Review of Books. 23 October 2022.
- Behind the Books with Noelle Allen. River Street Writing. 27 September 2024.
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Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. Is recorded as founded by Heather Cadsby. Associated with Canada. Recorded from 1982. The identifiers under which Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. May be traced in institutional catalogues.
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