Fitzhenry & Whiteside is a Canadian

book publishing Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

and distribution company, located in

Leaside, Ontario Leaside (/'liːˌsaɪd/) is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located northeast of Downtown Toronto, in the vicinity of Eglinton Avenue East and Bayview Avenue. The area takes its name from William Lea and the Lea family, who set ...

. It publishes trade titles in children's and young adult fiction, textbooks, reference, history, biography, photography, sports and poetry. The company was founded in 1966 by two former employees of other publishing houses: Robert I. Fitzhenry and Cecil L. Whiteside. It began as a distributor in Canada for American publishers such as Harper & Row, then started publishing reference works and nonfiction. Their lineup still includes such titles as ''The Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates.'' In the 1990s and 2000s, the company bought several other Canadian publishers, including Fifth House, Trifolium Books, Stoddart Kids,

Red Deer Press Red Deer Press is a Canadian book publishing company located in Leaside, Ontario. It publishes trade titles in children's fiction, literary fiction, poetry, drama, belles-lettres, and creative nonfiction focusing on the Canadian prairies. Red ...

, and Whitecap Books expanding their repertoire to include children's fiction, science fiction, and cookbooks. The company is privately owned by the Fitzhenry family. Authors published with Fitzhenry & Whiteside include

Bernice Thurman Hunter Bernice Thurman Hunter, (November 3, 1922 – May 29, 2002) was a Canadian children's author. Life and career Born in Toronto, Hunter spent her adult years as an Eaton's employee, and did not publish her first book, ''That Scatterbrain Booky'' ...

(''The Girls They Left Behind'';

Red Maple Award The Red Maple Award is an award in the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Forest of Reading Awards. The Red Maple Award celebrates fiction (since 1998) and non-fiction Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in ...

shortlist 2007), Ian Krykorka and

Kari-Lynn Winters Kari-Lynn Winters, née Moore (born 1969) is an award-winning Canadian children's author, playwright, drama educator, and literacy professor. She taught children's literacy, literature, dance and drama education at the University of British Colum ...

('' Gift Days'', '' Buzz about Bees'').

Awards

Six Fitzhenry & Whiteside titles have won

Governor General's Literary Awards The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

:
''Northrop Frye on Shakespeare''
by

Northrop Frye Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, '' Fearful Symmet ...

in 1986
''A Screaming Kind of Day''
by Rachna Gilmore in 1999
''Processional''
by

Anne Compton Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist. Biography Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, h ...

in 2005
''Greener Grass: The Famine Years''
by

Caroline Pignat Caroline Pignat is an Irish Canadian author and English teacher. Biography Caroline Pignat is a graduate of University of Ottawa. Her work has been published in magazines, including ''Highlights for Children'', ''Clubhouse'' and ''Clubhouse Jr.' ...

in 2009
''The Gospel Truth''
by

in 2015
''A World We Have Lost''
by

Bill Waiser William Andrew "Bill" Waiser (born 1953) is a Canadian historian specializing in western and northern Canadian history. Career and honours Waiser grew up in Toronto but developed an interest in western Canadian history visiting his grandparents' ...

in 2016 In addition, the company's books and authors have been finalists for the Governor General's Award, and have collected man
other awards over the years

Fifth House division

Fifth House is a Canadian book publishing company, located in

, and a subsidiary of Fitzhenry & Whiteside. It publishes trade titles in history, native studies, photography, science & nature, and social science. Fifth House has won Alberta Publisher of the Year two years running in 2007 and 2008. Fifth House books have won many Saskatchewan and Alberta Book prizes and awards from the

Canadian Authors Association The Canadian Authors Association is Canada's oldest association for writers and authors. The organization has published several periodicals, organized local chapters and events for Canadian writers, and sponsors writing awards, including the Gover ...

as well as two gold awards from Cuisine Canada for ''High Plains: The Joy of Alberta Cuisine'' by Cinda Chavich. Two titles, Lisa Christensen's ''A Hiker’s Guide to Art in the Canadian Rockies'' and

Brian Brennan Brian Michael Brennan (born February 15, 1962) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He graduated from Brother Rice High School (Michigan).http://ww ...

’s ''Scoundrels & Scallywags'', have been shortlisted for the Grant MacEwan Literary Award, and in 2004 Brennan became the first recipient of the Dave Greber Award for freelance writing for ''Romancing the Rockies''.

References

External links

Fitzhenry & Whiteside website
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Awards

Fifth House division

See also

References

External links