JGS Books

Publisher of Canadian drama, poetry and non-fiction. Scirocco Drama, The Muses Company, J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing Inc. Tweets: Editor Glenda MacFarlane.

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

We at JGS are saddened to hear of the death of Daniel Brooks. A brilliant playwright, director, and performer, Daniel created moments of transcendence in the theatre. Our condolences to his family and friends.

(Photo by Bronwen Sharp from Daniel's solo show, Other People.)

[kate siklosi @SiklosiK]

Frens, have you checked out the updated Small Press Map of Canada?! Lots of presses added this year - take a look & please support these wonderful creators if you can! @festofauthors https://t.co/cDhk2sP8fr

[Playwrights Guild of Canada @PGuildCanada]

PGC Member @BeauSlips talks about his newly published play “Beneath Springhill: The Maurice Ruddick Story” in this great feature by @BooksJgs here: https://t.co/2sgLUtqXpL

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Everyone has the right to seek safety. In honour of #WorldRefugeeDay , we are sharing a selection of #books from these #authors, about their stories of strength and resilience: https://t.co/ewHvGWTLfL #WorldRefugeeDay2022 #Refugees #Read

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In celebration of Filipino Heritage Month, we're shining a spotlight on these stellar Filipino authors and playwrights: https://t.co/cCqhUhB2gw #filipino #authors #filipinoheritagemonth #pinoy #diversereads

[Andrea M Scott (she/her) WGAW @andreammscott]

I'd hoped the world would be less divided by the time 'Every Day She Rose' was published, but things are worse than 2019. #BeTheChange

[Playwrights Guild of Canada @PGuildCanada]

@BooksJgs catches up with PGC Member @raisinkundalini in this lovely interview here: https://t.co/V1t2Cd0oYn Purchase “Rukmini’s Gold” at the CPO here: https://t.co/GQTZckubJl

[Pandemic Theatre @PandemicTheatre]

BOOM! (pun intended?)

We're very pleased to announce that our 2017/18 project, The Only Good Indian, is now a published book from @BooksJgs.

Order your copy at the link below:
https://t.co/VILGKDG4OV

[Playwrights Guild of Canada @PGuildCanada]

Read this great interview of PGC Member Marie Beath Badian by @BooksJgs here: https://t.co/r30xdEnWB8 Plays by Marie are also available for purchase at the CPO here: https://t.co/5kNbCrr8Lx

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

Happy holidays!

[All Lit Up - now on bsky as alllitupcanada @alllitupcanada]

Today's #unwrapindie book haul includes 3 picks published by @BooksJgs for the curious and dramatic reader on your list

Read more + get 15% off (and free shipping) until Nov 28th

https://t.co/ihyrb86MrToday's #unwrapindie book haul includes 3 picks published by @BooksJgs for the curious and dramatic reader on your list

Read more + get 15% off (and free shipping) until Nov 28th

https://t.co/ihyrb86MrToday's #unwrapindie book haul includes 3 picks published by @BooksJgs for the curious and dramatic reader on your list

Read more + get 15% off (and free shipping) until Nov 28th

https://t.co/ihyrb86MrToday's #unwrapindie book haul includes 3 picks published by @BooksJgs for the curious and dramatic reader on your list

Read more + get 15% off (and free shipping) until Nov 28th

https://t.co/ihyrb86Mrc

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

Thanks to @LPGCanada for representing Canadian publishers in Frankfurt at #fbm2021. I believe I see Text and Context by Richard Greenblatt on the shelf!

[Literary Press Group @LPGCanada]

Honoured to welcome #PoetLaureate Louise Bernice Halfe - Sky Dancer, whose poetry is published by member presses @BrickBooks & @KegedoncePress , to our #fbm2021 space today!!

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

Congratulations to all of the GG nominees, especially Scirocco author @FalenJohnson! We are so proud to have Falen's book, Two Indians, which was nominated in the Drama category, as well as her play Salt Baby on our list.

#GGBooks2021 @CanadaCouncil

[Livres Canada Books @livresCAbooks]

LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK argues that the well-documented social inequities in Indigenous communities are symptoms of long-standing, institutionalized powerlessness. @BooksJgs #CanadianStudies #ReadingCanada #Indigenous https://t.co/kER9pDOgiN

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

Are you a post-secondary educator? Add your name to our mailing list to receive a copy of our new electronic newsletter spotlighting books, authors, and how our titles are being used in university and college classrooms! https://t.co/4f6Iu1fVkE

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

This moving monologue is from Andrea Scott's Controlled Damage, one of our 2020 Scirocco Drama releases. Sarah Richardson is reprising her role from the original Neptune Theatre production of this powerful play about civil rights icon Viola Desmond.

[Andrea M Scott (she/her) WGAW @andreammscott]

Thank you @PGuildCanada and everyone who voted for 'Controlled Damage' to be on this list of remarkable Canadian artists. Hopefully this will lead to a production in a theatre near you, sooner than later. #Canadian #Playwright #Writer

[Prairie books NOW @PrairieBooksNOW]

“We owe her (Viola Desmond) a debt of gratitude,” says Andrea Scott. “A lot of the freedoms we take for granted are the result of her standing up for herself and speaking truth to power.”

Read more about Controlled Damage (@BooksJgs): https://t.co/sNe8UMvGO9

[JGS Books @BooksJgs]

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[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

Today is the last day to enter The First Page student writing challenge. Submissions close Thursday Nov. 26, 2020 at 6 p.m. ET. Time to get your entries in! https://t.co/UUgNrubFTn

[The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction @ShieldsPrize]

"Whether you're picking up books for yourself or sending hefty hardcovers to family and friends as holiday gifts, we have some suggestions that will distract, entertain, and inform—all by female writers spread across the world."

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