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Inanna Publications Congratulations to two Inanna authors, Lola Lemire Tostevin and Dian Day! The Other Sister and The Clock of Heaven have both made the semi-finalist list for the 2009 IPPY Awards for literary fiction! The winners will be announced on Friday, 15 May -- hold your breath and keep your fingers crossed.

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Recent Publications

Inanna Publications Inanna at the 2008 Congress of the Humanities at UBC.

Inanna Out and About

Inanna Publications STONE SIGHTINGS, poems by Madeline Sonik, launched together with Tricia Dower's collection of short fiction in Victoria on May 9th, 2008, in Vancouver on May 27th and in Calgary on May 29th, is a compilation of poetry that seeks to unearth a personal experience of the archetypal feminine and the way she manifests in a ...woman at mid-life.
“Was it Ezra Pound who said he recognized good poetry when the hair stood on th back of his neck? Mine still stand.”
—George McWhirter, Vancouver's first Poet Laureate

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Inanna Publications THE CUCKOO'S SONG/LE CHANT DU COUCOU, poems by Jacqueline Borowick, was launched in Toronto on May 13th, 2008, to an appreciative and enthusiastic crowd. Through the prism of a marginal child puzzled about her true identity, this collection of poems in French and English, celebratesthe indomitable spirit of the men and... women who joined the Gold Rush to Val d'Or in Northwestern Quebec.
“A poetic journey that resonates with wit, wisdom, and compassion.”
—Merle Nudeman, poet/author of Borrowed Light and We, the Women

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Inanna Publications Hot Off the Press

SILENT GIRL, stories by Tricia Dower, was launched in Victoria on May 9th, in Toronto on May 12th, 2008, in Vancouver on May 27th and in Calgary on May 29th. SILENT GIRL takes us into the remarkable and poignant lives of fictional daughters, sisters, friends, lovers, wives, and mothers through eight s...tories inspired by the plays of Shakespeare. Set in Canada, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, and the United States, SILENT GIRL’s insightful and unflinching stories—modern riffs on Shakespeare's women—portray girls and women dealing with a range of contemporary issues such as woman abuse, social isolation, family dynamics, racism, trafficking, and the fluid boundaries of gender.
“ A bold, candid, and moving collection.”
—Susan Braley, author and retired professor of English literature and women's studies

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Join us in Vancouver at Congress 2008!

Going to this year's Congress of the Humanities? Come visit us at the Book Fair to check out our latest titles, and for your chance to win one of 5 Inanna Book Bags. We're (literally) Booth #1, and will be there from May 31 until June 3. Hope to see you there!

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Theorizing Empowerment Launch!

Launched to a packed audience on December 7, 2007, amidst fabulous African drumming and singing, and great African food provided by one of the editor’s family, Theorizing Empowerment: Canadian Perspectives on Black Feminist Thought met with an enthusiastic response. ...