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Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia Article
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Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F...
Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner
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Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F...
Berton, Pierre: Connexipedia Article
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Journalist, historian, media personality. (1920-2004).
Berton, Pierre: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia
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Journalist, historian, media personality. (1920-2004).
Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada
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Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007).
Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia
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Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007).
Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era
Palmer, Bryan D.
Book
2008
A history of social movements of the 1960s, including Canada’s student and anti-war movements, the rise of women’s liberation, labour agitation, and Quebec’s independence movement.
Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada
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Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921).
Traces of Magma: An Annotated Bibliography of Left Literature
Knight, Rolf
Book
1983
An annotated bibliography of left wing novels which deal with the lives of working people during the twentieth century.

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Canadian Who's Who
1997
Biographical information about more than 15,000 prominent Canadians.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
More than 8,500 biographies of Canadians.
Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels
Gallus, Maya (director)
1991
A documentary about author Elizabeth Smart, with Jackie Burroughts playing Elizabeth Smart.
History of the Book in Canada
Volume Two: 1840 - 1918
Lamonde, Yvan, Fleming, Patricia Lockhart, Black, Fiona. A.
2005
The second of three volumes dealing with the history of publishing in Canada.
An Open Letter to CanLit about the Derogatory Term, "Small Press"
Pelley, Chad
2012
We need the government to value Canadian publishing houses, and calling them “small presses” is not helping that cause.
Powerful publicity and marketing tools for publishers and authors
2009
Helping authors and publishers to publicize themselves and their books with a package of marketing and media relations tools designed to get publicity in the media and to reach readers and book buyers...
Smart, Elizabeth
Wikipedia article
Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist.
Sources Bookshelf
2009
Featuring books and DVDs by Sources member authors.
Sources Select Authors
2009
Authors available to take media calls about their area of expertise.
The Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize
1989
Awarded annually to a new and developing writer of distinction for a short story published in a Canadian literary publication.
The Writers' Trust of Canada Timothy Findley Award Winners
2002
An annual award for a male writer in mid-career in the name of the late Timothy Findley. Before his death in June 2002, Mr. Findley wrote, "It is truly wonderful to know that the Marian Engel Award wi...
The Writers' Trust of Canada's Matt Cohen Prize - In Celebration of a Writing Life Winners
2001
Established in 2001 by the Writers' Trust of Canada and a group of anonymous donors, the Matt Cohen Award recognizes a lifetime of distinguished work by a Canadian writer, working in either poetry or ...
The Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing Winners
2000
This award is presented for a non-fiction book of outstanding literary merit that enlarges our understanding of contemporary Canadian political and social issues.

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Fame & Fortune Online
Website
Comprehensive listing of awards available to Canadian journalists.
Sources Calendar
Website
2009
Listings of events of interest to journalists, editors, researchers, publishers and others working in the media and in publishing, covering Canadian and international events, press conferences, meetin...