Véhicule Press Monthly Newsletter

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Kudos to Andrew Hood
Congratulations to Andrew Hood, whose short story collection Pardon Our Monsters has won the 2007 Danuta Gleed Literary Award for best first collection of short fiction in the English language, presented by the Writer's Union of Canada. Andrew Hood was pleased to find out that the award came with a cash prize of $10,000.

Quebec City Walking Guide
In 1985 UNESCO named Quebéc City a World Heritage Site. The just published Exploring Old Quebec by Maude Bonenfant is the perfect pocket-sized walking tour guide that will introduce you to this storied city celebrating its 400th anniversary.

Website Redesign
We were the first Canadian publishers to have a website ten years ago. Look for changes to the website in the coming months. We are undergoing a re-design, and we think you’ll be happy with the results.

New Marketing Manager at Véhicule Press
This summer I will be, sadly, taking my leave from Véhicule Press, although I am pleased to be passing the reins to the capable Maya Assouad. I would like to thank my co-workers and colleagues, not to mention all of the Véhicule writers who I’ve worked with (each of whom I admire) and our editors Carmine Starnino and Andrew Steinmetz (both of whom continue to usher beautiful books into the world), for making this job memorable and meaningful. [Correy Baldwin]

Events

ALBERTA

Launch of 36 Cornelian Avenue
Please join Christopher Wiseman as he launches his latest collection of poetry,
36 Cornelian Avenue. Joining him will be fellow Calgarian Richard Harrison. Thursday, June 12, at 7:30 pm, at Pages Books on Kensington (1135 Kensington Road NW) in Calgary. Call 403-283-6655 for more information.

Asa Boxer in Alberta for CAA Award
In our last newsletter we announced that Asa Boxer had won the CAA Award for Poetry for his poetry collection The Mechanical Bird. Asa Boxer will be in Alberta in early July to receive the award and to take part in a couple of readings. He will read on Thursday July 3 at the Flywheel Reading Series in Calgary (details TBA), and on Friday July 4 at the Timms Centre for the Performing Arts (87 ave and 112 st) in Edmonton, at 7pm.

Jaspreet Singh at WordFest
Jaspreet Singh will be appearing at WordFest, the Banff-Calgary Writers Festival in October, reading from his novel Chef.

ONTARIO

Jaspreet Singh at Luminato Festival
Jaspreet Singh will be reading from his novel Chef at Luminato: Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity. He will take part in the festival's "Spotlight on New South Asian Writing" event, hosted by Shyam Selvadurai. Jaspreet Singh will be joined by British poet Daljit Nagra and fiction writer Padma Viswanathan. Saturday, June 14, at 1pm, at the Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (750 Spadina Ave, at Bloor)

MANITOBA

Andrew Hood at Thin Air
Andrew Hood will be appearing at Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival in September, reading from his award-winning short story collection Pardon Our Monsters.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Andrew Hood at Vancouver Writers Festival
Andrew Hood will be appearing at and the Vancouver International Writers Festival in October, reading from his award-winning short story collection Pardon Our Monsters.

A Page From the Press

The following is the opening passage to Jaspreet Singh's novel Chef:

For a long time now I have stayed away from certain people,
I say to myself as I look out the train window.

I was late getting to the station and almost missed the Express because of the American President. His motorcade was passing the Red Fort, not far from the railway terminal. The President is visiting India to sign the nuclear deal. He is staying at the Hotel Maurya and the chefs at the hotel have invented a new kebab in his honor. All this in today’s paper. Rarely does one see the photo of a kebab on the front page. It made my mouth water.

Not far from me, a little girl is sitting on the aisle seat. A peach glows in her hand. Moments ago she asked her mother, What do we miss the most when we die? And I almost responded. But her mother put a thick finger on her lips: Shh, children should not talk about death, and she looked at me for a brief second, apologetically. Food, I almost said to the girl. We miss peaches, strawberries, delicacies like Sandhurst curry, kebab pasanda and rogan josh. The dead do not eat marzipan. The smell of bakeries torments them day and night.

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