Producing Canadian Literature: Authors Speak on the Literary Marketplace

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Producing Canadian Literature TransCanada Series The study of Canadian literature can no longer take place in isolation from larger external forces. Pressures of multiculturalism put emphasis upon discourses of citizenship and security, while market-driven factors increasingly shape the publication, dissemination, and reception of Canadian writing. The persistent questioning of the Humanities has invited a rethinking of the disciplinary and curricular structures within which the literature is taught, while the development of area and diaspora studies has raised important questions about the tradition. The goal of the TransCanada series is to publish forward-thinking critical interventions that investigate these paradigm shifts in interdisciplinary ways. Series editor: Smaro Kamboureli, Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Canadian Literature, School of English and Theatre Studies and Director, TransCanada Institute, University of Guelph For more information, please contact: Smaro Kamboureli Professor, Canada Research Chair in Critical Studies in Canadian Literature School of English and Theatre Studies Director, TransCanada Institute University of Guelph 50 Stone Road East Guelph, ON n1g 2w1 Canada Phone: 519-824-4120 ext. 53251 Email: smaro@uoguelph.ca Lisa Quinn Acquisitions Editor Wilfrid Laurier University Press 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON n2l 3c5 Canada Phone: 519-884-0710 ext. 2843 Fax: 519-725-1399 Email: quinn@press.wlu.ca Producing Canadian Literature Authors Speak on the Literary Marketplace Kit Dobson and Smaro Kamboureli Wilfrid Laurier University Press acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Dobson, Kit, 1979– Producing Canadian literature : authors speak on the literary marketplace / Kit Dobson and Smaro Kamboureli. (TransCanada series) Includes bibliographical references. Issued also in electronic format. ISBN 978-1-55458-355-3 1. Economics and literature. 2. Authors and publishers—Canada. 3. Canadian literature—Publishing. 4. Booksellers and bookselling—Canada. 5. Government aid to literature—Canada. 6. Authorship. 7. Authors, Canadian—Interviews. I. Kamboureli, Smaro II. Title. III. Series: TransCanada series pn151.d63 2013 070.5'2 c2012-907186-2 Electronic monograph in multiple formats. Issued also in print format. isbn 978-1-55458-639-4 (pdf).—isbn 978-1-55458-640-0 (epub) 1. Economics and literature. 2. Authors and publishers—Canada. 3. Canadian literature—Publishing. 4. Booksellers and bookselling—Canada. 5. Government aid to literature—Canada. 6. Authorship. 7. Authors, Canadian—Interviews. I. Kamboureli, Smaro II. Title. III. Series: TransCanada series (Online) pn151.d63 2013 070.5'2 c2012-907187-0 Cover design and text design by Blakeley Words+Pictures. Front cover image courtesy of LEM (www.lemproducts.com).© 2013 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada www.wlupress.wlu.ca This book is printed on FSC recycled paper and is certified Ecologo. It is made from 100% postconsumer fibre, processed chlorine free, and manufactured using biogas energy. Printed in Canada Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit http://www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. ...