The Alcuin Society

Alcuin Society Book Design Awards2000 Awards Catalogue19th Annual Awards for
Excellence in Book Design
in Canada

for books published in
2000Catalogue (PDF)

Children | Limited Editions
Pictorial | Poetry
Prose Fiction | Prose Non-Fiction
Prose Non-Fiction Illustrated | Reference

This Year's Judges:

George Maddison is Associate Director at UBC Press. Several decades ago his obsession with books inadvertently got him into book-selling and then publishing where he has worked in almost every position from editor to sales and marketing in educational, trade, and scholarly publishing in both Toronto and Vancouver. Art Director is one of the many hats he wears at UBC Press.

Karin Oest was born and educated in Germany and received a degree in visual communication design from the School of Arts and Design in Kiel. She has lived and worked in Montreal since 1990. In addition to being a typographer and book designer, Karin is also a children’s book illustrator.

George Vaitkunas was educated in design at the University of Alberta, Yale University, and in Switzerland. Prior to opening an office in Vancouver in 1989, he worked as a senior designer with leading firms in Toronto and Boston. He is the recipient of national and international awards for book design and has taught at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Simon Fraser University and the Maine School of Art.

Gordon Robertson started his career as a book designer at the Coach House Press in Toronto almost twenty years ago. Since 1992 he has worked freelance, and recently became involved as the art director and designer for Thomas Allen Books. Awards include the International Book Design Exhibition, Leipzig; many Alcuin citations; and numerous awards from Studio Magazine, Applied Arts, and the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Children's Books^ back to top

2nd Prize

Title

My Sister Gracie

Designer

Kong Njo

Author

Gillian Johnson

Publisher

Tundra Books

Illustrator

Gillian Johnson

3rd Prize (tie)

Title

Elton the Elf

Designer

Marielle Maheu

Author

Lisa Mallen

Publisher

Lobster Press, Alison Fripp

Illustrator

Rogé

Printer

Kromar Printing Ltd

3rd Prize (tie)

Title

Yuck : A Love Story

Designer

Kathryn Cole and Marie-Louise Gay (text), Marie-Louise Gay (cover)

Author

Don Gillmor

Publisher

Stoddart Kids

Illustrator

Marie-Louise Gay

Printer

Book Art Inc.

Hon. Mention

Title

The Kids Book of Canada's Railway and How the CPR Was Built

Designer

Julia Naimska

Author

Deborah Hodge

Publisher

Kids Can Press

Illustrator

John Mantha

Printer

Wing King Tong Co.

Hon. Mention

Title

Pa's Harvest : A True Story Told by Ephrem Carrier

Designer

Michael Solomon

Author

Jan Andrews

Publisher

Groundwood Books

Illustrator

Cybèle Young

Printer

Everbest Printing Co. Ltd

Limited Editions^ back to top

1st Prize

Title

Home Country : Selected Poems by Al Purdy

Designer

Alan Stein, Don Taylor

Author

Al Purdy

Publisher

The Church Street Press

Illustrator

Alan Stein

Printer

Alan Stein

2nd Prize

Title

Charles van Sandwyck : An Interim Bibliography 1983 to 2000

Designer

Rollin Milroy

Author

Charles van Sandwyk

Publisher

Heavenly Monkey and CVS Fine Arts

Illustrator

Charles van Sandwyck

Printer

Rollin Milroy at Heavenly Monkey

3rd Prize

Title

If Stones Could Speak

Designer

Gerard Brender à Brandis

Author

Timothy Findley

Publisher

Gerard Brender à Brandis

Photographer

Gerard Brender à Brandis

Illustrator

Gerard Brender à Brandis

Printer

Gerard Brender à Brandis

Hon. Mention

Title

From Alph Bites : A Primer

Designer

Jane Merks

Author

Stephen Cain

Publisher

The Press at Pilot Bay

Printer

Peter Bartl

Pictorial^ back to top

2nd Prize (tie)

Title

Susan Point : Coast Salish Artist

Designer

George Vaitkunas

Author

Michael Kew, Peter Macnair, Vesta Giles, Bill McLennan; editor, Gary Wyatt

Publisher

Douglas & McIntyre and the University of Washington Press

Photographer

Kenji Nagai

Printer

Hemlock Printers Ltd

2nd Prize (tie)

Title

Canvas of War : Painting the Canadian Experience, 1914 to 1945

Designer

Peter Cocking

Author

Dean F. Oliver & Laura Brandon; foreward, J.L. Granatstein

Publisher

Douglas & McIntyre, Canadian War Museum, and Canadian Museum of Civilization

Printer

Friesens

3rd Prize (tie)

Title

Architecture Canada 1999 : The Governor General's Medals for Architecture

Designer

Hahn Smith Design

Publisher

Tuns Press

Printer

Friesens

3rd Prize (tie)

Title

The Artful Dodger : Images & Reflections

Designer

Jacqueline Verkley

Author

Nick Bantock

Publisher

Raincoast Books

Illustrator

Nick Bantock

Hon. Mention

Title

Art BC : Masterworks from British Columbia

Designer

George Vaitkunas

Author

Ian M. Thom

Publisher

Douglas & McIntyre & Vancouver Art Gallery

Printer

Hemlock Printers Ltd

Poetry^ back to top

2nd Prize

Title

Sensory Deprivation / Dream Poetics

Designer

Damian Lopes

Author

Damian Lopes

Publisher

Coach House Books

Illustrator

Damian Lopes

Printer

Coach House Printing

3rd Prize

Title

A Dream of Sulphur

Designer

Typho Litho Composition Inc.

Author

Auran Haller

Publisher

McGill-Queen's University Press

Illustrator

Sonia Chow

Printer

AGMV

Hon. Mention

Title

Apostrophes IV : Speaking You Is Holiness

Designer

Alan Brownoff

Author

E.D. Blodgett

Publisher

The University of Alberta Press

Illustrator

John Freeman

Printer

Priesens

Prose Fiction^ back to top

1st Prize

Title

Realia

Designer

Sharon Foster Design (text), Jonathan Howells (cover)

Author

Will Aitken

Publisher

Random House Canada

Illustrator

Sonia Chow

Photographer

Keith Ng

Printer

Quebecor Printing

2nd Prize

Title

Rocket Science

Designer

Zab Design & Typography

Author

Julia Gaunce

Publisher

Pedlar Press

Illustrator

E.A. Hobart

Printer

Transcontinental Printers

Hon. Mention

Title

The Blind Assassin

Designer

Maria Carella (text), Kong Njo (cover)

Author

Margaret Atwood

Publisher

McClelland & Stewart

Printer

Friesens

Hon. Mention

Title

The Words of My Roaring

Designer

Alan Brownoff

Author

Robert Kroetsch

Publisher

The University of Alberta Press

Illustrator

David Thauberger

Printer

Friesens

Hon. Mention

Title

Anton Chekhov Was Never In Charlottetown : Stories by J.J. Steinfeld

Designer

Andrew Steeves

Author

J.J. Steinfeld

Publisher

Gaspereau Press

Printer

Gary Dunfeld at Gaspereau Press

Prose Non-Fiction^ back to top

2nd Prize (tie)

Title

Dancing From the Heart : A Memoir

Designer

Kong Njo

Author

Frank Augustyn with Barbara Sears

Publisher

McClelland & Stewart

Printer

Friesens

2nd Prize (tie)

Title

As the Centuries Turn : Manuscripts and Books from 1000 to 2000

Designer

Stan Bevington

Author

Anne Dondertman

Publisher

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Illustrator

various

Photographer

Jim Ingram

Printer

Coach House Printing

3rd Prize

Title

Remembering Tim Horton : A Celebration

Designer

Bill Douglas

Author

Craig McInnis, editor

Publisher

Stoddart Publishing Co.

Photographer

Hockey Hall of Fame

Printer

Friesens

Prose Non-Fiction Illustrated^ back to top

Hon. Mention

Title

The Transforming Image : Painted Arts of the Northwest Coast First Nations

Designer

George Vaitkunas

Author

Bill McLennan and Karen Duffek

Publisher

UBC Press

Printer

Friesens

Reference^ back to top

1st Prize

Title

Encyclopedie Visuelle des Sports

Designer

Anne Tremblay

Author

QA International

Publisher

Editions Québec Amérique

Photographer

various

Illustrator

QA International

Printer

Friesens

2nd Prize

Title

In the Sweet Kitchen : The Definitive Guide to the Baker's Pantry

Designer

Sharon Foster Design

Author

Regan Daley

Publisher

Random House Canada

Photographer

Rob Fiocca

Printer

Damian Lope

3rd Prize

Title

The Savoury Mushroom : Cooking with Wild and Cultivated Mushrooms

Designer

Gabi Proctor / Design Geist

Author

Bill Jones

Publisher

Raincoast Books

Illustrator

Roy Schneider

Printer

Transcontinental Printing

Hon. Mention

Title

Premium Beer Drinker's Guide : The World's Strongest, Boldest and Most Unusual Beers

Designer

Linda Gustafson

Author

Stephen Beaumont

Publisher

Firefly Books

Photographer

various, Hal Roth (cover)

Printer

Damian Lope

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