Canadian Author & Bookman

The

Canadian Author & Bookman
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityToronto
First IssueJanuary, 1919
Final Issue1998
FounderB. K. Sandwell
Alternative NamesCanadian Bookman; Canadian Author & Bookman, and Canadian Poetry; Canadian Author

Canadian Author & Bookman was a quarterly journal containing literary selections as well as articles of interest to Canadian writers. For most of its life it was the official voice of the Canadian Authors' Association (CAA). After having undergone a name change to Canadian Author and later to Canadian Author and Bookman, and Canadian Poetry, publication was suspended in 1998.[1]

History

The magazine was started in 1919 with the name Canadian Bookman.[2][3] Its founding editor was B. K. Sandwell.[4] The first issue appeared in January 1919.[4] The magazine contained publication notices and articles about authors and literary history,[5] as well as essays about literary style and genres.[6]

In 1921 it became the official media outlet of CAA, providing information both of interest to and also about Canadian writers,[2][7] as well as providing a voice for the CAA through editorials.[8]

The magazine was renamed as Canadian Author & Bookman in 1943,[2][9] and was and was sold at newsstands beginning in 1945 with a sturdier binding.[10]

In 1963 the magazine absorbed Canadian Poetry magazine, which had been established in 1936.[2][11] Issues began to be titled Canadian Author & Bookman, and Canadian Poetry..[12] Canadian Author & Bookman ceased publication in 1998.[1]

Renamed Canadian Author, the magazine was revived, and although its future was uncertain at times,[13] it continued to be published by the CAA.

References

  1. ^ a b "Canadian Authors Association". The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ a b c d William H. New (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 566. ISBN 978-0-8020-0761-2.
  3. ^ W.H. New; William Herbert New (6 August 2003). A History of Canadian Literature. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7735-2597-9.
  4. ^ a b Colin Hill (2012). Modern Realism in English-Canadian Fiction. University of Toronto Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4426-6491-3.
  5. ^ " "MAKING LITERATURE HUM": CANADIAN LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE TWENTIES". SCL, Volume 06, Number 2 (1981). Kathryn Chittick
  6. ^ "The Modern-Realistic Movement in English-Canadian Literature". page 27-28. Colin Hill, Department of English McGill University, Montreal, 8 Apr 2003
  7. ^ W.G. Fleming (15 December 1972). Educational Contributions of Associations: Ontario's Educative Society. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. pp. 251–252. ISBN 978-1-4875-9706-1.
  8. ^ Nick Mount (2 September 2017). Arrival: The Story of CanLit. House of Anansi Press Incorporated. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-77089-222-4.
  9. ^ Dirk Hoerder (2010). To Know Our Many Selves: From the Study of Canada to Canadian Studies. Athabasca University Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-897425-72-5.
  10. ^ Lyn Harrington (August 1981). Syllables of Recorded Time: The Story of the Canadian Authors Association, 1921-1981. Dundurn. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-88924-112-1.
  11. ^ Benjamin Lefebvre (2013). The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume One: A Life in Print. University of Toronto Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4426-4491-5.
  12. ^ "The Canadian author and bookman". WorldCat report.
  13. ^ "Canadian Author seeks new home". By: Mary Beaty, 18 February 2004.