Holiday Office Closure

Playwrights Canada Press will be closed for the holidays starting Monday, December 19, 2016 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Any orders placed through 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!

We're hiring!

Playwrights Canada Press (PLCN) is seeking a Marketing Coordinator. The mandate of PLCN is to raise the profile of Canadian theatre and theatre practitioners, promote dramatic literature, and contribute to the Canadian theatrical canon. PLCN strives to publish diverse and engaging Canadian plays and dramatic criticism of literary merit.

Responsibilities

We’re looking for a creative and organized person, reporting to the Publisher, to

• Prepare and execute marketing and publicity plans for 25+ titles annually, and present upcoming books to our sales force twice a year
• Maintain a marketing budget
• Write promotional copy for seasonal catalogues and advertisements
• Create content for monthly newsletter
• Organize book launches and author readings
• Manage brand across all social media
• Fulfill e-commerce orders and handle customer service duties
• Organize book tables and attend conferences and festivals in Canada and occasionally in the US

Qualifications

• A university degree in a related field or related work experience
• Courses or certificate in a publishing program an asset
• Experience with event planning and customer service
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience writing creative copy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Working Conditions

This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits based in our downtown Toronto office. Occasional travel is required. You must occasionally be able to lift boxes of 30lbs. Please note that our office is located on the second floor of a building without an elevator.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Publisher Annie Gibson: jobs@playwrightscanada.com. Applications and queries will be kept confidential. The deadline for applications is November 17.

PLCN is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports and values diversity in the workplace.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Boo(ooo)ks for Halloween

From a sleepy town afflicted by a strange epidemic in Tony Burgess's Pontypool to an abandoned greenhouse that holds a dark secret in Jordan Tannahill's suburban thriller Concord Floral we've got spooky reads for you fright seekers!

Here's a roundup of some of our Halloween-y reads:

1. Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld by Matthew Heiti
2. Blood: A Scientific Romance by Meg Braem
3. Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill
4. The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson
5. Flesh and Other Fragments of Love by Evelyne de la Chenelière, translated by Linda Gaboriau
6. The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker
7. Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson
8. The Mill conceived by Daryl Cloran, written by Matthew MacFadzean, Hannah Moscovitch, Tara Beagan and Damien Atkins
9. Penny Plain by Ronnie Burkett
10. Pontypool by Tony Burgess

Colleen Murphy wins the 2016 GG for Drama

Congratulations to Colleen Murphy who won a Governor General's Literary Award for her play Pig Girl!

Here's what the jury had to say:

"Colleen Murphy weaves a masterfully structured examination of humanity within our most inhumane moments. Pig Girl forces us to relentlessly bear witness to a single night of horror that echoes the silenced ongoing violence against women. Difficult and harrowing, it asks us to acknowledge our collective responsibility. Arresting. Undeniable. Unforgettable."

Check out the full list of winners here.

Make an appointment to browse our books

If you wish to browse our books in person, get in touch with us to make an appointment to come by our office in Toronto!

Email: info@playwrightscanada.com
Phone: 416-703-0013

We're located at 269 Richmond St. W, Suite 202.

Book Launch for Ignite: Illuminating Theatre for Young People

Celebrate youth theatre with us at the launch of Ignite: Illuminating Theatre for Young People, and hear readings from Andrew Kushnir and the URGE collective! 

Monday, April 18

Doors at 6:30pm

Theatre Direct

601 Christie Street, Toronto

Edited by Heather Fitzsimmons Frey, Ignite is a groundbreaking collection of three plays for young audiences feature “messy” and complicated creation processes: The Middle Place by Andrew Kushnir, verbatim theatre created from interview transcripts with shelter youth; And by the way, Miss . . . by URGE with the Ensemble, devised theatre created by women developed through workshops with girls, and made for exclusively girl audiences; and Beneath the Ice by Eva Colmers, a location-specific, cross-cultural piece that was enriched by Southerner and Northerner encounters in Canada.

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Andrew Kushnir is a Toronto-based playwright, actor, director, and community arts worker. He is Creative Director of Project: Humanity, an organization raising awareness of social issues through the arts.

URGE is a collective of women who co-create original musically driven performance works, which use the variety of skills, techniques, and sound worlds of the members of the ensemble. 


Heather Fitzsimmons Frey holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Some of her core fields of research include childhood, youth, agency, power and identity, young people and audience reception, and representations of childhood in young people’s theatre.

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FREE! 

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.

Yvette Nolan Shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Award

We're pleased to announce that Yvette Nolan has been shortlisted for the City of Saskatoon and Public Library Saskatoon Book Award for Medicine Shows: Indigenous Performance Culture!

Check out the full shortlist here. Winners will be announced April 30.

Preorder The Fish Eyes Trilogy by Anita Majumdar

It's almost here! Preorder your copy of Anita Majumdar's The Fish Eyes Trilogy featuring Fish Eyes, Boys With Cars, and Let Me Borrow That Top.

This illustrated collection of three coming-of-age solo shows follows the lives of teenage girls who attend the same high school and process their real-life dilemmas through dance, while exploring the heartaches of youth and the meaning of heritage.

Check out our YouTube channel for interviews with Anita Majumdar!