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Playwrights Canada Press Is Moving!
As of July 16, Playwrights Canada Press will be moving to:269 Richmond St. W., Suite 202Toronto, ONM5V 1X1Our phone number and email addresses will remain the same, but we will be giving up our fax...
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We're experiencing technical difficulties! Our phone and internet service in the new office haven't been hooked up yet. If you need to contact us, please send us an email and we'll reply as soon as...
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Ordering From Our Website?
The last couple of weeks have been full of technical complications around the office. Now that we (finally) have our phone line and Internet working, our website ordering system has been wrongly...
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A Review of The List, mRb, summer 2012
A smashing success by Jennifer Tremblay, The List won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award for French Drama. It has since seen productions across the country, and with its English translation by...
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Call for One-Act Plays
Playwrights Canada Press invites submissions of English-language one-act plays to be included in a new anthology for publication in 2014. Specifically we are seeking new or previously published plays...
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Mini-Documentary of My Fellow Creatures' US Premiere
Michael Rubenfeld's stunning play, My Fellow Creatures,will receive its US premiere after the show's director discovered the book at a garage sale. (Hooray publishing!) Check out this mini documentary...
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Erin Shields Blogs
Join Erin on her inaugural blogging experience. As the Open Book Writer-in-Residence, she will be posting a new entry four times a week for the month of October.You can also read Erin's interview with...
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And the 2012 GG Finalists Are In...
The Canada Council for the Arts has revealed the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award finalists this morning. And we're happy to announce that five PLCN books have been nominated in the Drama...
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PLCN Fall Book Launch, November 12
It's time to launch our fall books! Join us for a fun-filled evening of readings from a handful of talented Canadian playwrights, and let us show off our list of recently released and upcoming...
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And the 2012 GG Winner is...
Congratulations to Catherine Banks who won the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama for It Is Solved by Walking.For a full list of GG finalists and winners, visit The Canada Council for the...
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Holiday Office Closure
Playwrights Canada Press is closing for the holidays on December 20, 2012 and will reopen on January 3, 2013.Any orders placed during this time will be shipped when we reopen.Happy holidays!
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Tom Hendry, 1929-2012
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tom Hendry, playwright, honorary board member of PLCN, and founding member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. We express our deepest sympathies...
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Introductory Offer Ends January 31
Purchase books from our online store until January 31, 2013 and receive free shipping to anywhere in Canada! Beginning February 1, shipping will be charged at a nominal fee of $2.99 per order,...
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Catch Sky Gilbert in NYC!
Sky Gilbert's alter-ego, the fabulous Jane, is heading to the Big Apple to perform from The Mommiad on March 19 and 20, 7:30 pm, at Dixon Place. Sky's recently published book of poems chronicles the...
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The Walrus Interview with Catherine Banks
As part of the Governor General's Literary Awards interview series, The Walrus spoke to Catherine Banks about her writing process and what it means to win a GG (or two!). Check it out here
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Interview on Q: Arranged Versus Love Marriage
Recently Jian Ghomeshi of Q sat down with Ravi and Asha Jain, the creators of A Brimful of Asha to discuss their opposing views on arranged marriage. Who makes a better case? Have a listen to the...
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Spring Launch 2013
On Monday, May 6, 2013 we're celebrating our new spring titles and, as always, the playwrights behind the work. So save the date, and make sure to swing by. More details will follow in the coming...
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World Theatre Day
"Theatre must dare to unsettle, be violent in its choices, explore the danger in living a full life. The best stories are full of the unexpected: they are journeys of discovery about the self and the...
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PLCN Spring Book Launch, May 6
Join us on Monday, May 6 at the Tranzac to celebrate the launch of our newly released and forthcoming spring titles! Hosted by Susan G. Cole and Jon Kaplan of NOW Magazine, the event promises a...
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Florence Gibson MacDonald on Writing and Suburban Life
On the heels of her recently published play, How Do I Love Thee?,Florence Gibson MacDonald sat down with the Thornhill Liberal to discuss work life and her move from the bustle of the big city to the...
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