A
voluntary association established in 1965 by Geoff Spencer, the Alcuin Society is a
non-profit organisation founded for the
book arts. It is located in
Canada. It should not be confused with the
Alcuin Club
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The organization was founded in 1897 and named after Alcuin of York. It was a reorganization of ...
, an
Anglican
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publishing
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society.
Among the other six founding members is
Basil Stuart-Stubbs.
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The society is named after
Alcuin of York.
Awards
Since 1981, the society has awarded an Annual Award for Excellence in Book Design in Canada.
[ It is the ony national book design competition. In 2007, the society started awarding the Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions to the book arts in Canada.
]
Robert R. Reid Award and Medal winners
*2020 Odette Drapeau
*2019 Tim & Elke Inkster
*2018 Robert Bringhurst
*2017 Denise Lapointe & David Carruthers
*2015 Rod McDonald
*2015 Jan & Crispin Elsted, Barbarian Press
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The University ...
*2013 William Rueter RCA MGDC
*2012 Stan Bevington
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Life and work
In 1965, Stan Bevington, a typesetter, newly transplanted to Toronto from Edmonton, rented an old coach house and installed an antique Challenge Gordon p ...
*2011 Glenn Goluska
Glenn Goluska (1947–2011) was a Canadian book designer and typographer. He was born on June 26, 1947, in Chicago and came to Canada as a student at the University of Toronto. After graduating he worked for some time in the United States before re ...
*2010 Jim Rimmer
*2009 Frank Newfeld
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Newfeld is arguably the greatest book designer of the 20th century in Canada. He has designed over 650 books and won more than 170 international awards. He is a former ...
*2007 Robert R. Reid
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Publications
*The society's journal is ''Amphora'' (ISSN 0003-200X)
*''From Writer to Reader'' is an ejournal (ISSN 1911-7302)[ It is deposited with E-LIS.Eprints.rclis.org]
References
External links
*
AmphoraBasil Stuart-Stubbs
at BC BookWorld
E-LIS
{{Books
Book collecting
Organizations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Canada