The announcement of a vast literary network closes the 50th anniversary of Éditions du Blé

The network will allow people attracted by literature and writing to familiarize themselves with the literary offerings available in the West of the country as well as in the Far North.

The literary network is a research and data collection project, and all this information can be shared with the public throughout Western Canada.explains Marc-François Tremblay, member of the board of directors of Éditions du Blé.

The initiative provides for an online publication, a 24-page document. A print will also be available at the end of January.

All this information is useful both for authors, but also for the publicindicates Mr. Tremblay.

Éditions du Blé, the first French-speaking publishing house in Western Canada, has been marking the literary landscape of Western Canada for 50 years now

Over the years, its influence has grown and the publishing house has established itself as a key literary player in the literary landscape of Western Canada.

Claude Dorge witnessed the beginnings of Éditions du Blé. Photo: -

Three titles Salamander, Hello friends! et Aunt Louise’s elephantswere the precursors of this publishing house, according to the author, playwright and director Claude Dorge, who explains having witnessed the emergence of Éditions du Blé.

So we said to ourselves that this is a good variety of three titles to launch the publishing househe says.

Since its founding on August 17, 1974, Éditions du Blé has published more than 285 literary works and more than 125 writers.

A brunch organized on August 31 at the Saint-Pierre-Jolys Museum in the village officially launched the events planned as part of the 50th anniversary of the publishing house.

With information from Cédrick Noufele