Derek Beaulieu's Blog
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Derek Beaulieu's work is consistently praised as some of the most radical and challenging in contemporary Canadian writing. He is the Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. You can read some of the best pieces on his blog.
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
6h ago
My good friend and publisher Joakim Norling has just posted the below on social media: Timglaset Editions to cease publishing. After long deliberation I have decided to put Timglaset to rest. The press has been under a lot of pressure since the recession in 2022-23. Manufacturing and shipping costs have risen sharply and sales of ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
6h ago
New from NO PRESS: THE DEATH OF VOLODYA PUTIN by Moez Surani 7.5″ x 5″, 24 pp., red covers, blue flyleaves, white pages; handbound with white thread. limited edition of 80 copies $10 each — order via paypal to derek@housepress.ca “The Death of Volodya Putin is a documentary fiction whose protagonist is Russian President Vladimir ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
1M ago
I recently donated hundreds of small press editions to the Banff Centre’s Paul D. Fleck Library’s small press and artists book collection. A few highlights are on display; check them out next time you’re in Banff ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
2M ago
Honoured that Senator Patricia Bovey quoted me in the Canadian Senate on Nov 17, 2020 in support of establishing a Canadian Artist Laureate ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
2M ago
Huge congrats to Crystal Sikma who received the “The Semi-serious, Semi-annual Bookworm Book Cover Award” from The Literary Review of Canada for her cover design for SOME LINES OF POETRY (as edited by Gregory Betts and I for Coach House Books ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
2M ago
Excerpts from bpNichol’s book Some Lines of Poetry (which i co-edited with Gregory Betts) are now on display at the Hudson Amtrak Station in New York — cool ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
3M ago
2024, as a writer and an arts-administrator, felt like a between year—a year that will lead to new conversations, new growth, and new phases—a year that foreshadows more than it holds itself. As Banff Centre’s Director of Literary Arts, I developed a slate of in-person and digital residencies which found homes across Banff Centre campus while ..read more
Derek Beaulieu's Blog
3M ago
At the close of every year, for over a decade, I have taken a moment to reflect upon the year’s publications. Like in previous years, my “most engaging books” list reflects what I found most fascinating / useful / generative in terms of form & content from the books I read in 2024. Seek out ..read more