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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Dr. Shelagh Wilkinson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Founders College, Toronto |
| Distribution | Brunswick Books, Small Press Distribution |
| Key people | Luciana Ricciutelli (Editor-in-Chief), Brenda Cranney (President), Angela Miles (Vice President) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Inanna Publications and Education Inc. is a Canadian book publisher based in Toronto, Ontario. Inanna publishes women's writing, including a journal, literary fiction, poetry, and academic books. Inanna's books are on a wide variety of feminist topics accessible to the largest possible community of women. Inanna "is bucking the trend – and flourishing."[1] Most of Inanna Publications' books are collected at Harvard Library.[2] Inanna's writers have won several Independent Publisher Book Awards[3][4][5] and Canadian Jewish Book Awards,[6][7] and have been shortlisted for the League of Canadian Poets's Raymond Souster Award,[8] the Western Mail (Wales) Book of the Year,[9] the Lambda Literary Foundation awards,[10] and have been among the Toronto Book Award finalists.[11]
History
Founded in 1978, Inanna Publications—whose name is related to Inanna, Goddess of Love, Wisdom, War, Fertility and Lust—started to publish an academic journal and books. In 2004, it launched the Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series.
Academic Journal
Inanna is the publisher for Canadian Woman Studies/Les Cahiers de la Femme, which is one of Canada’s oldest feminist journals.
Inanna Sales and Distribution
- Brunswick Books for Canada
- Small Press Distribution for the United States
References
- ^ Wawryshyn, Olena. "Inanna Publications celebrates release of five new books". YFile. York University Daily News. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "List on Catalogs". Hollis+. Harvard Library.
- ^ "Announcing 2009 IPPY Awards National and Regional Results". Independent Publisher Book Awards. Independent Publisher.
- ^ "2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Announcement". Independent Publisher Book Awards. Independent Publisher.
- ^ "2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher Book Awards. Independent Publisher.
- ^ "Biography by Anna Porter among winners of Canadian Jewish Book Awards". CBC NEWS Online. CBC. May 28, 2008.
- ^ "Poetry". ABC Book World database. ABC Book World.
- ^ Carter, Sue (April 1, 2014). "League of Canadian Poets reveals award shortlists". Quill & Quire.
- ^ Stone, Antony (9 May 2014). "Wales Book of the Year 2014 shortlist revealed". Wales Online. The Western Mail Online. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ 2013 Lammy Awards Host Committee. "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners". Lambda Literary Foundation.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (October 16, 2014). "Charlotte Gray wins 2014 Toronto Book Award". Thestar.com. No. Entertainment / Books. The Toronto Star.
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