Publishers� Assistance Program Provides $200,000 Investment

The book publishing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador has once again been provided with $200,000 through the annual Publishers� Assistance Program (PAP), which is designed to help local publishers produce and market high quality materials for a provincial, national and international audience.

�It�s no secret that Newfoundland and Labrador has produced, and continues to produce, talented writers in many genres,� said the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. �This funding is designed to support publishers in their efforts to provide staff with professional development opportunities, and to improve the editing, design, and marketing of their book products, to ensure our writers� works are presented in the best possible way.�

The Publishers� Assistance Program was introduced as part of the province�s cultural strategy, Creative Newfoundland and Labrador (2006). The five local publishing companies approved for support in 2009 are:

Flanker Press        $47,940
Breakwater Books        $46,060
Creative Book Publishing        $43,540
Boulder Publications       $35,340
Rattling Books        $27,120

The Publishers� Assistance Program is a component of the Cultural Economic Development Program (CEDP), which in 2009 is providing more than $2.8 million in support to arts, cultural and heritage organizations, community-based projects, and individual artists throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

For information on the Publishers� Assistance Program, criteria for support and guidelines for applications, visit: //www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/services_programs/arts.htm

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Media contact:
Heather May
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 697-5061
heathermay@gov.nl.ca

2009 08 04                         10:30 a.m.