21 May 2002
Gaspereau Press Wins
Two Awards for Book Design

Kentville-based publisher Gaspereau Press was recently recognized for excellence in book design. George Elliott Clarke's Execution Poemsand Don McKay's Vis à Vis were recognized in the Alcuin Society's 2002 Awards for Excellence in Book Design. Execution Poems won first prize in the poetry category and Vis à Vis placed second in the non-fiction category. Both books were designed by Andrew Steeves, co-owner of Gaspereau Press.

The Alcuin Society has been presenting the Excellence in Book Design awards to Canadian book designers for 19 years. The society, which is based in Vancouver, BC, was founded in 1965 for booklovers world-wide to promote a wider appreciation of what goes into creating fine books.

Judges examined over 250 books published in 2001. Several design elements were considered including: a sound marriage of design and content; appropriate cover design to the content; page layout; typography; and the balance of illustration and text. Winners for the awards are in eight categories, encompassing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, pictorial, reference, children's books, and limited editions.

Gaspereau Press is a trade publisher and printer that publishes both literary and regional interest titles. Gaspereau Press is committed to the book arts, incorporating a range of modern and antique forms of printing to create books that are distinctive in manufacture and design. As well as trade publishing, Gaspereau Press also releases an occasional chapbook series and produces fine hand-printed books in limited editions. For more information on the Alcuin Society, visit its web site at www.alcuinsociety.com.

For more information contact Beth Crosby
47 Church Avenue, Kentville, NS, B4N 2M7
902-678-6002, info@gaspereau.com