Spring 2015

It's raining books this spring at Playwrights Canada Press! 

Here are just some of the upcoming books to whet your reading appetite: Daniel MacIvor's I, Animal, a collection of three riveting monologues; Hannah Moscovitch's Little One and Other Plays, three must-read one-act plays; Anita Majumdar's Fish Eyes, an illustrated collection of three coming-of-age plays; and Judith Thompson's The Thrill, a meditation on euthanasia. If non-fiction is more your thing, we have two exciting books coming out in the spring, including Yvette Nolan's Medicine Shows: Indigenous Performance Culture, an examination of how theatre has been used to reconnect individuals and communities; and Daniel MacIvor: New Essays on Canadian Theatre, Vol. 5, the first collection of critical essays dedicated to contextualizing and analyzing the work of Daniel MacIvor, edited by Richie Wilcox.   

Click here for the full list of spring 2015 titles!

Holiday Office Closure

Playwrights Canada Press will be closed for the holidays starting Monday, December 22, 2014 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2015.

Any orders placed via our website during this time will be shipped when the office reopens.

Please contact University of Toronto Press Distribution for large orders in Canada, or if you require a quicker service. US customers can contact Theatre Communications Group to place any orders.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season!

The Fondue-do!

On Monday, December 15 from 11am-7pm we're opening our office to you! Come by and browse our books for some great deals, and enjoy some treats while you do. (There will be chocolate fondue!)

Where: 269 Richmond St W., Suite 202 (west of John St.)

Jordan Tannahill wins the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama!

A warm congratulations to Jordan Tannahill who won the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama for Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays!

Check out the full list of winners here.

INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair, Nov 13 - 16

Playwrights Canada Press will be at INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair from Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16. We'll have a wide variety of plays available for purchase; find us at our booth and stock up on books! 

And if you're checking out author events, don't miss Yvette Nolan! She will be reading from The Unplugging at the Spark Stage on Friday, November 14 at 3pm, and will be part of the panel discussion, Indigenous Theatre and Drama, with Daniel David Moses at the First Nations, Métis & Inuit Literary Circle on Sunday, November 16 at 2pm. Click here for the full programming schedule.

We hope to see you there!

Colleen Murphy in Edmonton, November 10

Meet Colleen Murphy, the Governor General's Literary Award-winning author, in Edmonton on November 10 when she reads from her latest work, Armstrong's War (co-published with the Banff Centre Press), the touching story of an unlikely friendship between a young Pathfinder and a Canadian soldier.

Where: Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave. NW
When: Monday, November 10 at 7pm

2014 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre

A warm congratulations to Olivier Choiniere who won the 2014 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, which acknowledges a leader in theatre whose work is transformative and influential. The Prize also supports emerging talent with a protege prize awarded to a theatre professional chosen by the winner. This year the protege prize was given to Annick Lefebvre. Congratulations to Olivier and Annick!