Newfoundland and Labrador Publishers
Receive Funding for Professional Development Opportunities

Five local publishing companies have collectively received $22,810 through the Provincial Government�s Cultural Economic Development Program (CEDP) to attend two major library shows and conferences in 2010: one in February hosted by the Ontario Library Association in Toronto, and the other in March, hosted by the Public Library Association in Portland, Oregon.

�Our local publishing companies greatly benefit from participating in national and international literary events,� the Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. �With this added investment, we have increased the number of opportunities available to those individuals seeking further exposure and professional development in the world of publishing.�

Breakwater Books, Flanker Press, Creative Book Publishing, Boulder Publications and Rattling Books will each receive an equal share of the approved funding.

�We appreciate the added investment the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is making in the province�s publishing sector,� said Janet Russell, Publisher, Rattling Books. �Being able to participate in publishing events outside of the province and country is an excellent way to learn, first-hand, about the latest developments within the publishing sector. It is important for local publishers to learn how best to adapt to the recent changes in the sector, while developing new audiences for Newfoundland and Labrador work through the international library market.�

This latest investment is in addition to the $200,000 the province�s book publishing industry received earlier this year through the Publisher�s Assistance Program (PAP), a component of the $2.8 million CEDP Program.

CEDP projects are selected on the basis of economic impact, professional involvement, project objectives, partnerships and interpretive content. For more information on guidelines, visit //www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/artsculture/cedp/index.html 

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