It's BC Book Day! 📚 Join us in celebrating BC books and magazines, authors, publishers, bookstores and more that bring us the local stories we love. Share your love for BC's literary scene and make sure to tag us at Books BC, Read Local BC, #BCBookDay, and #BCBooks! buff.ly/0AVUEy9
Share your love for BC books and make sure to tag Books BC, Read Local BC, #BCBookDay, and #BCBooks!
Learn more about how to celebrate: buff.ly/0AVUEy9
Tomorrow, April 21, is BC Book Day!
Books BC invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories.
Ask for a BC book at your local independent bookstore or library, and discover your local literary community at ReadLocalBC.ca
There’s never been a better time to support your independently-owned publishing community. Support #BCBooks, #BuyLocal and #ReadLocalBC!
April 21 is #BCBookDay! A day to celebrate and support our province’s independent book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, independent bookstores, libraries, and festivals that connect us with local stories.
PNW Creatives Summit is next week! Join a cohort of creatives from across the Pacific Northwest on April 22-23 at Victoria Conference Centre. The summit will bring the region’s creative community together to share ideas, build relationships, and imagine what comes next. pnwsummit.ca
It's National Poetry Month! CBC recently shared 29 Canadian poetry titles to check out this spring: buff.ly/0iOo7T7. Congratulations to featured Books BC members, @anvilpress.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, @harbourpublishing.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social 🎉
The Booksellers’ List Spring 2026 is out! Congratulations to our members, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social and @touchwooded.bsky.social 💐
Super Castle Fun Park by Daniel Zomparelli, and A False and Fatal Claim by Iona Whishaw, have been selected as part of 20 must-read books of the season! #BCBooks
Enjoy a reading, then hear the story behind the stories during Stories on Sunday organized by @hippocampusmag.bsky.social with Nicole Breit and Claire Sicherman, co-authors of Bloom: Letters on Girlhood. Please register for this event at www.hippocampusmagazine.com/event/storie...
Join us for a book launch celebrating exciting new books by Elizabeth Bachinsky, Aaron Cully Drake, Renée Saklikar, and Russell Thornton! We’d love to see you there!
(3/3) This initiative helps them expand their reach, secure new business opportunities, and enhance professional development.
Read the full press release from Creative BC here: creativebc.com/2026/03/nine...
(2/3) Through the Program, BC book publishers receive financial support to attend select fairs, conferences, and events where they can promote their titles and pursue new business opportunities, as well as develop marketing materials and/or campaigns.
(1/3) Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025/26 Book Publishing Market Fund program!
19 BC book publishers (including several Books BC members!) recently received support from Creative BC to showcase their work in 30 domestic and international markets.
Join MagsBC and the PNW Creatives Summit on April 2 at 12:00 pm for their PITCH PERFECT webinar! 💻
Learn best tips and tricks on pitching and submitting your work—incl to general interest, news, lit mags, and niche publications.
Learn more and get tickets here: magsbc.com/2026/03/16/w...
We remember Sandy through the words of the poets and friends on whom she left a lasting impact. Building on a Vancouver Centennial project from a decade before, she started the annual Poetry in Transit campaign which celebrates its 30th year in 2026.
www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/03/13/a...
Job alert! @greystonebooks.bsky.social is hiring a Production Editorial Assistant. A great entry-level publishing job for someone who is detail-oriented and interested in scheduling, communicating with printers, and keeping books on track.
Full posting: buff.ly/8FZSk16
Deadline to apply: March 24
(4/4) Future readers of all ages will benefit from seeing the unique cultures, stories, and voices of British Columbia reflected on the page.
Link to press release: www.books.bc.ca/books-bc-app...
(3/4) Thank you for sharing our vision of a thriving, independent publishing sector where authors, illustrators, publishers and creative workers are valued for their unique output and contributions to our cultural landscape.
(2/4) For independent BC publishers, removing the sunset clause represents a significant step toward fiscal stability, enabling them to adequately plan for market disruptions, and to continue to produce the high quality books for which they are known.
(1/4) Today we wish to express our deepest thanks to Anne Kang, Brenda Bailey and the @governmentofbc.bsky.social for making the BC Book Publishing Tax Credit a permanent measure going forward in Budget 2026 🎉
(2/2) We stand alongside many organizations representing Canada’s publishing, writing, and bookselling sectors in solidarity with artists, cultural workers, and arts organizations calling for the reversal of sweeping cuts to arts and culture funding.
Read more here: buff.ly/ExtCcJW
(1/2) Books BC is a signatory to a recent letter calling on Nova Scotia to reinstate funding for publishers and the arts: buff.ly/ExtCcJW
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Sandy Shreve, the woman who started Poetry in Transit, has passed.
Read all about her amazing life as an artist and activist here: bcbooklook.com/rip-sandy-sh...
Please join us on March 12 for our next #ProDev panel, Crafting Effective Book Descriptions for Discoverability, with Ariel Hudnall of Serif! Learn about the best practices for book descriptions and increase organic reader discoverability.
Learn more and register at buff.ly/tmLMNk5 #bcbooks #events
Job alert 👇 @touchwooded.bsky.social is hiring a F/T Editorial Coordinator! Reporting to the publisher, the EC will coordinate all aspects of a book’s development, from concept to print for 10–15 frontlist titles a year.
Full posting: touchwoodeditions.com/pages/careers
Deadline to apply: March 1
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We join communities across BC and Canada in grieving the lives lost in Tumbler Ridge, and continue to hold the individuals and families impacted by this tragic event in our hearts and prayers.
Books BC has made an annual donation of $1000 to the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award. The award was founded in memory of Dr. Gregory Younging (1961–2019), publisher at Theytus Books and member of the Books BC board of directors. Greg graduated from Simon Fraser University's Master of Publishing Program in 2000 and later taught as adjunct faculty. Books BC, in partnership with SFU Publishing, established the award to help support the training of emerging Indigenous publishers in Canada. Learn more about Dr. Greg Younging and the Undergraduate Award at https://buff.ly/iSlRWpZ and https://buff.ly/XDt7MIK
Books BC has made an annual donation of $1000 to the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award.
The award was established in partnership with @sfupublishing.bsky.social to help support the training of emerging Indigenous publishers in Canada.
Read more below, and at buff.ly/iSlRWpZ and buff.ly/XDt7MIK
Job alert 👇 @orcabook.bsky.social is hiring a Sales Associate with a focus on special sales, gifts and new business. The position is based in Victoria, BC, but remote candidates will be considered. Salary range is $50k–$65k.
Full posting: www.orcabook.com/Careers
Deadline to apply: February 25
Attention publishing leaders: Less than a week left to get your application in for our Executive Director role!
With a recent rebrand and the Board currently engaged in Strategic Planning, the incumbent will be poised to make an impact at the organizational and industry level.
Full details ⬇️