The ACP membership listings are grouped into three sections: ACP Members, ACP Affiliates, and Cultural and Government Organizations.
ACP Members are publishers who belong to the ACP. Each entry shows the publisher's mailing address, provides the names and positions of key people within the company, and describes the type of material they publish (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, cookbooks, children's books, etc.). Most entries will also list the publisher's website, which we encourage you to visit for more specific information.
If you are looking for a publisher whose name does not appear in the ACP Directory, they are probably not members of the ACP. Provided that they are still in business, you can try several methods to locate them:
Try a general Internet search. If you type the publisher's name into a search engine (such as www.google.ca) and they have a website, it should come up as one of the search results.
Each year, the publishing industry trade paper Quill & Quire publishes a directory entitled "The Book Trade in Canada" (BTIC). This comprehensive directory lists contact information for book publishers throughout Canada, as well as for literary agents, freelance editors, media sources such as major newspapers and trade magazines, and booksellers. BTIC is available in the reference section of most public libraries. To purchase a copy, contact Quill & Quire at (416) 360-0044.
ACP Affiliates are industry organizations similar to the ACP. As with the ACP Member entries, the Affiliate entries list contact information and names and positions of people within each organization. For example, if you have a question about a publishing company in British Columbia, it may best serve you to contact the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC). Please visit the websites of these organizations to find out more about what they offer!
The Cultural and Government Organizations that are listed provide services that support publishers in some way. Most offer financial or professional support to publishing companies, but some (such as the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, The Writers' Trust of Canada, and The Writers' Union of Canada) also offer funding or grants to writers. If you are seeking grants or funding for your work, one of these organizations may be what you are looking for. Please visit their websites if you have any questions.