An Editor's Creed
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Title
An Editor's Creed
Description
An Editor's Creed was a lecture delivered before the Book Publisher's Association of Toronto at a luncheon on January 27, 1960, celebrating their Golden Jubilee It was given at the Bailey Memorial Lecture, The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, Hamilton October 14, 1960.
Lorne Albert Pierce (1890–1961) was among the most influential book editors and literary critics in twentieth-century Canada. Between 1922 and 1960, he served as the Literary Editor at Ryerson Press, a publishing house of the Methodist Church. Pierce was an ardent patriot devoted to the promotion of Canadian literature, poetry, and history through publishing.
William Kirby, Marjorie Pickthall, Earle Birney, and E.J. Pratt were among the prominet poets and authors published by Ryerson Press under Pierce's editorship.
Pierce established the Makers of Canadian Literature series, the Ryerson Books of Prose and Verse, the Canadian History Readers, the Canadian Art series, and the Ryerson Poetry Chapbooks. He also created the Lorne Pierce Medal (awarded by the Royal Society of Canada) and the Edith and Lorne Pierce Collection of Canadiana.
The book is the author's inscribed presentation copy to William Arthur Deacon (1890–1977, a literary critic and editor), with a Christmas greeting card from Ryerson Press and signed by John Webster Grant.
Lorne Albert Pierce (1890–1961) was among the most influential book editors and literary critics in twentieth-century Canada. Between 1922 and 1960, he served as the Literary Editor at Ryerson Press, a publishing house of the Methodist Church. Pierce was an ardent patriot devoted to the promotion of Canadian literature, poetry, and history through publishing.
William Kirby, Marjorie Pickthall, Earle Birney, and E.J. Pratt were among the prominet poets and authors published by Ryerson Press under Pierce's editorship.
Pierce established the Makers of Canadian Literature series, the Ryerson Books of Prose and Verse, the Canadian History Readers, the Canadian Art series, and the Ryerson Poetry Chapbooks. He also created the Lorne Pierce Medal (awarded by the Royal Society of Canada) and the Edith and Lorne Pierce Collection of Canadiana.
The book is the author's inscribed presentation copy to William Arthur Deacon (1890–1977, a literary critic and editor), with a Christmas greeting card from Ryerson Press and signed by John Webster Grant.
Creator
Pierce, Lorne, 1890–1961
Source
Canadiana
Publisher
Ryerson Press
Date
1960
Subject
Publishers and publishing—Canada
Ryerson Press
United Church Publishing House
Ryerson Press
United Church Publishing House
Identifier
Z483 .P5
Collection
Citation
Pierce, Lorne, 1890–1961, “An Editor's Creed,” Dominion of the North: Literary & Print Culture in Canada, accessed May 13, 2024, https://omeka.vicu.utoronto.ca/dominion/document/Z483%20.P5.