The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association is an industry support organization representing book publishers located in Atlantic Canada. The publishers in Atlantic Canada believe a vigorous Atlantic-owned-and-controlled book publishing industry is essential to the economic, cultural, educational and social life of Atlantic Canada. The APMA works towards growing and maintaining a strong Canadian-owned book publishing industry in Atlantic Canada.
The APMA coordinates promotional projects such as the Atlantic Books Holiday Gift Guide, the Best Atlantic-Published Book Award and Pitch the Publisher, in addition to organizing professional development sessions and industry growth projects for its members.
The APMA are the folks behind Atlantic Books Today, which brings readers across Atlantic Canada the latest news about books, writers and so much more. Atlantic Books Today includes news, features, excerpts, reviews and everything readers want to know about all kinds of books—fiction, non-fiction, history, poetry, cookbooks, guidebooks, children’s books, poetry, art, photography, nature, social issues, folklore, young adults, mystery and the list goes on!
Atlantic Books Today is a full-colour magazine available twice a year (spring, fall and holiday editions) at bookstores, libraries, cafes and schools throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Atlantic Books Today website serves as a hub for all things related to Atlantic Canadian books and authors. Visit today for digital editions of the magazine, web-exclusive content and to sign up for our newsletters.
Staff and Board
Staff
Chief Marketing Officer
Alex Liot
alexliot[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Managing Editor
Chris Benjamin
editorial[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Manager of Programming and Member Services
Chantelle Rideout
admin[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Administrative Assistant
Mallory Burnside-Holmes
admin[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Graphic Designer
Gwen North
design[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Bookkeeper
Tanya Gadsen
accounting[at]atlanticpublishers.ca
Executive Board
President
Alison Carr, ISER Books
Past President
Susanne Alexander, Goose Lane Editions
Vice-President
Marie Cadieux, Bouton d’or Acadie
Treasurer
Geoff Frampton, Boulder Books
Secretary
Gavin Will, Boulder Books
Member-at-Large
John MacIntyre, MacIntyre Purcell Books
Member-at-Large
John Merchant, Curriculum Plus Publishing
Member-at-Large
Heather Bryan, Nimbus Publishing
Friends of the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association
The Association of Canadian Publishers
Prince Edward Island Writer’s Guild
The Word on the Street Book and Magazine Festival
Writers Federation of Nova Scotia
Writers Federation of New Brunswick
Writers Alliance of Newfoundland
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