Publisher Profile / Annick Press
Facts
Mission and genres: “Annick Press is recognized as one of the most innovative and cutting-edge publishers of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. … Annick’s reputation was built on a commitment to literature for youth that remains our guiding philosophy to this day.”
Founders: Rick Wilks and Anne Millyard
An Interview with the Publisher
Foreword This Week discussed with Rick Wilks just how Annick Press manages to speak the sometimes-cryptic language of middle grade readers in its award-winning books, along with how a company founded almost forty years ago can stay relevant to new generations of young people.
Annick Press was founded in 1975. That’s somewhere around the Pleistocene era from the point of view of your target readers. How do you stay current and relevant?
The best writers are in touch with their own visceral understandings of childhood, and many are in contact with kids on a regular basis. Annick maintains strong connections with youth culture and the professionals who serve kids. We work with librarians, educators, and community groups and pursue our own engagements with civil society. We will also invite guests into our editorial meetings to talk about issues and themes.
Read the interview with Rick Wilks
Reviews
All the Dirt: A History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat by Paula Ayer
Rafa Was My Robot by Alexandra Dellevoet, Illustrated by Ken Turner
It’s Not All Black and White: Multiracial Youth Speak Out by St. Stephen’s Community House
People Who Said No: Courage against Oppression by Laura Scandiffio
The Stone Hatchlings by Sarah Tsiang, Illustrated by Quin Leng
The World in Your Lunchbox by Claire Eamer, Illustrated by Sa Boothroyd
Slither, Slide, What’s Outside? by Nora Hilb & Simon and Sheryl Shapiro, Illustrated by Nora Hilb
Birthday Suit by Olive Senior, Illustrated Eugenie Fernandes
A Stranger at Home: A True Story by Christy Jordan Fenton and Margaret Pokiak Fenton, Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
Beyond Bullets by Rafal Gerszak
Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know by Sarah Tsiang
The Hangman in the Mirror by Kate Cayley
Held by Edeet Ravel
Spy, Spy Again: True Tales of Failed Espionage by Tina Holdcroft
The Never Weres by Fiona Smyth
A Sword in Her Hand by Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem and Pat Van Beirs, Translated by John Nieuwenhuizen
Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations by Bathseba Opini and Richard B. Lee
Game Day: Meet the People Who Make It Happen by Kevin Sylvester
A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang, Illustrated Qin Leng
What My Father Gave Me: Daughters Speak Edited by Melanie Little
Thunder Over Kandahar by Sharon E. McKay, Photographed by Rafal Gerszak
How Do You Read to a Rabbit? by Andrea Wayne von Königslöw
The Chinese Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations (We Thought of It) by Ting-xing Ye
Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road by Priscilla Galloway
Shadow of the Leopard by Henning Mankell
A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations by David MacDonald and Rocky Landon
A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It by Kathy Stinson, Illustrated by Deirdre Betteridge
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland
The Little Black Book for Guys: Guys Talk About Sex by St. Stephen’s Community House
Into the World of the Dead: Astonishing Adventures in the Underworld by Michael Boughn
Hidden Worlds: Amazing Tunnel Stories, Hidden! Series by Debora Pearson, Illustrated by Tina Holdcroft
The Witch in the Lake by Anna Fienberg
Generals Die in Bed A Story from the Trenches by Charles Yale Harrison
Awards
Give Me Wings!: How a Choir of Slaves Took on the World by Kathy Lowinger. 2015 Finalist for Juvenile Nonfiction
Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat by Paula Ayer. 2015 Finalist for Juvenile Nonfiction
Dreaming in Indian: Native American Voices Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. 2014 SILVER Winner for Young Adult Nonfiction
Blue Gold by Elizabeth Stewart. 2014 Finalist for Young Adult Fiction
The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson, Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. 2013 HONORABLE Mention for Picture Books
War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay and Daniel Lafrance. 2013 Finalist for Young Adult Fiction
Up Dog by Hazel Hutchins and Fanny. 2012 SILVER Winner for Picture Books, Early Reader
Birthday Suit by Olive Senior and Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes. 2012 Finalist for Picture Books
A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes. 2011 Finalist for Juvenile Nonfiction
Beyond Bullets by Rafal Gerszak. 2011 GOLD Winner for Young Adult Nonfiction
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland. 2008 SILVER Winner for Young Adult Nonfiction
The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor. 2007 Honorable Mention for Young Adult Fiction
Mimus by Lilli Thal. 2005 GOLD Winner for Juvenile Fiction
Foreword Mentions
Annick Press Delivers Joy of Reading with Books that Intrigue, Entertain
Books to Help You Have an Awesome Summer
Press Releases
Harry and Walter-National Parenting Product Award
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