March 13, 2013
Update on the book project!
By
Katherine Dodds
New year, new publisher and coming soon -- new crowdfunding plan!
Margaret Reynolds photo of Scott McIntyre's blanketing ceremony at the Equinox Gallery on February 27, 2013.
We are very excited to be working with our new publisher Figure 1 Publishing on the book. We're getting the drafts of the cover now, and the final copy has gone to our editor.
As some of you may (or may not) know, last October our original publisher D & M (Douglas & McIntyre) filed for bankrupcy protection. This was sudden and sad news as D & M was Canada's largest independent publisher, of fantastic art books and many many books on First Nations art and culture, so we knew our book would have been been in good hands. And for some time we simply did not know if it would be happening.
So while we were in limbo for a while, now we can announce with great excitement, that "Picturing Transformation, Nexw-áyantsut" is going forward, full steam ahead, and with the same creative team that was working with us at D & M who have all formed this new publishing company FIgure 1 Publishing. They've also hired our wonderful editor Lucy Kenward so we can start the process from where we left off.
The Quill and Quire reported on the new publishers mentioning our book among others.
In the Vancouver Sun Margaret Reynolds, executive director of the Association of Book Publishers of B.C., said she will be watching the new company with great interest.
“It’s a very different shift than the traditional publishing services model because of the quality of what they’re doing,” Reynolds said. “It’s really interesting because of who they are and the expertise they bring to this endeavour.”
So while we are excited about moving forward, we are also very grateful to D & M, and Scott McIntyre in particular for believing in our book from the start. Along with the fine folks from Figure 1 Publishing, the day after they announced their new company, Nancy and I we particpated in a traditional blanketing ceremony to honour Scott McIntyre, with Chief Bill Williams, Marc Williams, and Aaron Nelson-Moody of the Squamish Nation
This felt like a fitting way to transition from one plan to the next, with ceremony and gratitude. Thank you Scott McIntyre, and thank you Figure 1 Publishing.
Stay tuned for our crowdfunding plans to suppor this work which now needs a little more support from our 'community" to see it come to life!
Watch for updates in the coming days and weeks.
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