Tightrope Books
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Founder | Halli Villegas |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Toronto |
| Distribution | Literary Press Group of Canada |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Jump Rope |
| Official website | www |
Tightrope Books is a Canadian independent book publisher based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Founded in 2005 by Halli Villegas, Tightrope Books publishes mainly poetry and fiction, as well as non-fiction and anthologies. As a "writer-centric press," Tightrope Books involves its authors and poets in the publishing process. According to Villegas, Tightrope Books “prides itself on introducing readers to writers who are a little bit out there,” working with both new and established authors who are open to experimentation. Tightrope Books was purchased by Jim Nason in 2014.
Tightrope Books is represented by the Independent Publishers Group (IPG).
Among the publications are the annual anthologies, Best Canadian Poetry in English and Best Canadian Essays. For both series, the series and guest editors collaborate and choose the best poems and essays by Canadians published in the preceding year from online and print Canadian literary journals.
The idea for the anthologies sprung from The Best American Poetry Series created by David Lehman.
The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2008
Editors: Stephanie Bolster and Molly Peacock
Writers: Maleea Acker, James Arthur, Leanne Averbach, Margaret Avison, , John Wall Barger, Brian Bartlett, John Barton, Yvonne Blomer, Tim Bowling, Heather Cadsby, Anne Compton, Kevin Connolly, Meira Cook, Dani Couture, Sadiqa de Meijer, Barry Dempster, Jeramy Dodds, Jeffery Donaldson, Susan Elmslie, Jason Guriel, Aurian Haller, Jason Heroux, Iain Higgins, Bill Howell, Helen Humphreys, Amanda Lamarche, Tim Lilburn, Michael Lista, Keith Maillard, Don McKay, A. F. Moritz, Jim Nason, Peter Norman, Alison Pick, E. Alex Pierce, Craig Poile, Matt Rader, Michael Eden Reynolds, Shane Rhodes, Joy Russell, Heather Sellers, David Seymour, J. Mark Smith, Adam Sol, Carmine Starnino, Anna Swanson, Todd Swift, J.R. Toriseva, and Leif E. Vaage.
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