McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, Limited http://www.mckellarmartin.com We publish amazing authors whose books are evocative, intelligent, honest, memorable, multicultural, beautiful, and, well, fun. Heck. We just try to publish really good books. Tue, 15 May 2012 19:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Are you into cool fairytales? Check this out… http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/05/15/are-you-into-cool-fairytales-check-this-out/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/05/15/are-you-into-cool-fairytales-check-this-out/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:52 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=386 Read More]]> Can’t get enough of “Grimm,” “Snow White and the Huntsman,” and other fairytale-based fabulousness? Check out Fractured: Happily Never After? 3 Tales by Jo Karaplis. You’ll be glad you did. We’re just sayin’….

*(Awesome frontispieces by Jenn Brisson. Stunning cover photography by Andreas Stridsberg.)

 

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/05/15/are-you-into-cool-fairytales-check-this-out/feed/ 0 Hot off the press: Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty. Get yours. http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/04/17/book-launch-our-deathbeds-will-be-thirsty/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/04/17/book-launch-our-deathbeds-will-be-thirsty/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:01:36 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=376 Read More]]> Shane.L.Koyczan’s long-awaited collection, Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty, was launched at his amazing Vogue Theatre performance on April 21st, 2012!  Didn’t get your copy there?  You can certainly get it here!

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/04/17/book-launch-our-deathbeds-will-be-thirsty/feed/ 0 Get your copy of Stickboy now!! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/01/26/stickboy-by-shane-l-koyczan-available-again-february-2012-you-bet-just-in-time-for-pink-shirt-day/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/01/26/stickboy-by-shane-l-koyczan-available-again-february-2012-you-bet-just-in-time-for-pink-shirt-day/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:37:41 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=355 Read More]]>  Stickboy is here and available !!!  The fabulous re-issue of Shane Koyczan’s heart-wrenching, memorable, and intense novel in verse is available via our website and at Shane’s shows.  Check our FB page for tour dates and schedules!

And please visit Shane’s official website for the who, what, where, when, and why on Mr. Koyczan….

 Please visit the Stickboy page to order your copy!

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2012/01/26/stickboy-by-shane-l-koyczan-available-again-february-2012-you-bet-just-in-time-for-pink-shirt-day/feed/ 0 Shane. L. Koyczan Deems McKellar & Martin a CBC Cultural Secret!!! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/09/30/shane-l-koyczan-yes-that-shane-l-koyczan-deems-mckellar-martin-a-cbc-cultural-secret/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/09/30/shane-l-koyczan-yes-that-shane-l-koyczan-deems-mckellar-martin-a-cbc-cultural-secret/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:19:37 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=316 Read More]]> Award-winning author, performer, and spoken-word artist  Shane. L. Koyczan has deemed McK&M as a ”CBC Cultural Secret”!

You will remember Shane from his captivating performance at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Olympics—from which the CBC deemed Shane as ”The poet who touched hearts.”  Sigh.

We are thrilled (gracious, happy, pleased, stoked) that such an amazing talent thinks we’re pretty cool, too!

Please check out our interview here.  (Scroll down to the “Watch on Demand” section, p. 2.)

And please stay tuned!!  Shane’s new collection, Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty, will be the debut title on McK&M’s brand-new adult list launching in Fall 2011!!!

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/09/30/shane-l-koyczan-yes-that-shane-l-koyczan-deems-mckellar-martin-a-cbc-cultural-secret/feed/ 0 The Darkness Between the Stars by Julie Burtinshaw http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/28/the-darkness-between-the-stars-by-julie-burtinshaw/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/28/the-darkness-between-the-stars-by-julie-burtinshaw/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 08:29:41 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=310 Read More]]> The latest offering from Julie Burtinshaw,  award-winning YA author of The Perfect Cut, is an edgy, thought-provoking, and honest look at teen suicide and those it can leave in its wake.  The Darkness Between the Stars is a definite must-read.

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/28/the-darkness-between-the-stars-by-julie-burtinshaw/feed/ 0 Please join us for the launch of Nighty-Night! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/19/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-nighty-night-2/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/19/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-nighty-night-2/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:43:51 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=301 Read More]]> Come join us for launch of Nighty-Night: A Bedtime Song For Babies by award-winning author Richard Van Camp. The event is open to the public and will be held at Kiddo (3950 Main Street between E. 23rd & 24th Avenues, Vancouver, British Columbia) at 11:00 am.  Kids of all ages are welcome…parents, too!

Richard will be reading and signing copies of his book. We look forward to seeing you there!

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/05/19/please-join-us-for-the-launch-of-nighty-night-2/feed/ 0 Update: Open Call For Submissions http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/04/29/update-open-call-for-submissions-2/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/04/29/update-open-call-for-submissions-2/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:18:42 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=289 Read More]]> Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Open Call For Submissions!  We ask that you please be patient.  We are reading as quickly as we can.  If you haven’t received word by May 15, 2011, please send a query to submissions@mckellarmartin.com

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2011/04/29/update-open-call-for-submissions-2/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Open Call For Submissions!!! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/12/07/update-open-call-for-submissions/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/12/07/update-open-call-for-submissions/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:36:44 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=255 Continue reading →]]> The McKellar & Martin publishing group will hold an open call for submissions from February 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011. 

We are accepting both fiction and non-fiction, board books through YA.  If your work is not suited for the children’s book world, please send us a proposal and a sample of your writing.

We believe in paperless submissions.  Please send your  query / proposal / writing sample to submissions@mckellarmartin.com .

No telephone calls or text messages.  Seriously.

Multiple submisssions will not be considered.  Seriously.

E-mails /attachments sent before or after the aforementioned dates will not be considered. 

Various formats for attachments will be accepted, but Word Documents and pdfs are the most accessible.

Thank you for your interest,

The McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, Limited.

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/12/07/update-open-call-for-submissions/feed/ 0 UPDATE!! Fractured Book Launch on December 4, 2010 in Vancouver! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/11/18/save-the-date-fractured-book-launch-on-december-4-2010-in-vancouver/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/11/18/save-the-date-fractured-book-launch-on-december-4-2010-in-vancouver/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:27:26 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=234 Read More]]> The launch is open to the public and will be held at Coco et Olive (3707 Main Street @ 21st) from 9:30am to 11am. Joanna Karaplis (author) and Jenn Brisson (illustrator) will be signing copies of Fractured: Happily Never After 3 Tales.  Joanna will also read from her fabulous new title.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

]]> http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/11/18/save-the-date-fractured-book-launch-on-december-4-2010-in-vancouver/feed/ 0 Our latest release, Fractured…by Joanna Karaplis, officially launches on November 1, 2010! http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/11/02/our-latest-release-fractured-by-joanna-karaplis-officially-launches-on-november-1-2010/ http://www.mckellarmartin.com/2010/11/02/our-latest-release-fractured-by-joanna-karaplis-officially-launches-on-november-1-2010/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:11:41 +0000 admin http://www.mckellarmartin.com/?p=222 Read More]]> The Vancouver Launch Party is scheduled for next month, and is open to the public! Don’t forget to check back here in the next couple of weeks for more info. If you’re going to be in town, we hope you’ll join us!

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