First Chapter: The Canadian Writers Photography Project

ISBN 10: 0920159877 / ISBN 13: 9780920159873

Published by Banff Centre Press, Banff, Alberta, 2001

About this Item

Banff Centre Press, Banff, 2001, magazine sized card covers, Assumed first edition, with no other indication of printing. Photos by Don Denton of 50 Canadian Authors, including Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findlay, Susan Musgrave, Thomas Wharton, Nino Ricci, Leon Rooke, Aritha van Herk, Elizabeth Hay, Dennis Lee, Susan Musgrave, Leon Rooke and many others, along with those authors asking the following two questions: How do you work?, or what advice would you give to a young writer.Book conditon: Near Fine minus but with a few light surface scratches, a remainder dot on the bottom text block, and twp very tiny marks on the cover - very tight clean copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Chapter: The Canadian Writers Photography Project
• Publisher: Banff Centre Press, Banff, Alberta
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0920159877
• ISBN 13: 9780920159873
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

In 1996, photographer Don Denton set out to create a photographic archive of Canadian authors that would draw attention to the writers as individuals and to their work. First Chapter collects a sampling of his project to date, including well-known writers such as Margaret Atwood, George Bowering, Karen Connelly, and Michael Turner, as well as the newer faces on the Canadian writing scene. Each of the 50 photographs is paired with a statement about the writing life from the profiled author, with advice that ranges from quirky, tongue-in-cheek quips to serious contemplations of the creative process. First Chapter shows faces of CanLit in a revealing light.

About the Author

Originally from British Columbia, Don Denton has worked as a photographer and picture editor throughout Western Canada and in Europe. He taught photography at Mount Royal College in Calgary, and was the assistant photo editor at the Calgary Herald. He is currently working on a series of photo projects that deal with the social and physical landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and the identity we absorb from the places we live.