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Attention, authors with work published by Mansfield Press! If you're looking to acquire copies of your books, LitDistCo may be able to help. Contact Leila at leila@litdistco.ca by August 31, 2026. Any inquiries can be directed to the same email address.

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Join the LPG & author Patty Krawec for our upcoming webinar, Surviving Together! Drawing on Anishinaabe storytelling, Patty will weave decolonial perspectives & a community-rooted lens to question how we survive & care for each other when times are hard. Register at: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...

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A big thank you to the independent bookstores participating in the LPG's Great Reads, #CanadianMade display, featuring books from Canadian independent publishers. Stop by a participating store and explore the display until July 6!

A graphic promoting the LPG's Great Reads, Canadian-Made display. Logos of participating independent bookstores are arranged around the title, including Huckleberry Books, Audrey's Books, Beach Reads Bookshop, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Another Story Bookshop, TYPE Books, World of Maps, Beach Reads Bookshop, and Downtown Comics. Text at the bottom reads: "Canadian books by Canadian independent publishers."

We applaud the recent decision of the Griffin Poetry Prize to reinstate its annual $65,000 Canadian Poetry Prize. We thank the Prize’s Trustees for consulting with the community and arriving at this decision. More here: lpg.ca/news/13641983

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Congratulations to the shortlist for the inaugural Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence, including LPG member @caitlinpress.bsky.social for ONE ARROW LEFT: THE MEMOIR OF SECWÉPEMC KNOWLEDGE KEEPER CECILIA DEROSE! The winner will be announced August 13.

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Congratulations to LPG members and poets whose books are shortlisted for the League of Canadian Poets awards! The winners will be announced June 3. Good luck to all!

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Congratulations to LPG members and poets whose books are longlisted for the The League of Canadian Poets Book Awards! The shortlists will be announced on May 27. Good luck to all the deserving nominees!

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Congratulations to LPG members shortlisted for the 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award: Baraka Books, Freehand Books, and Signature Editions!

A graphic labelled 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award, LPG Members. There are three book covers shown: My Thievery of the People by Leila Marshy, Good Victory by Mikka Jacobsen, and Seeing You Home by Catherine Hunter.