OUR PRESS Signature Editions is a literary press with an eclectic list of quality fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Originally named Nuage Editions, the press was formed in Montreal in 1986 as a 16-person publishing collective. The first desktop publisher in Quebec, we put out two to four books a year for the next five years. For the past sixteen years, the press has operated as a sole proprietorship run by Karen Haughian and has published six to nine titles a year. In 1997, after eleven years of operation in Montreal, the press moved to Winnipeg and in the year 2000 was renamed Signature Editions. KAREN HAUGHIAN PUBLISHER Signature Editions is committed to discovering and developing new Canadian writing of literary merit, regardless of genre. We publish many first-book authors and work with them to develop their craft. Prose titles are edited in-house by owner/editor Karen Haughian, who has a Master's degree in English as well as five years' experience teaching English at Concordia University in addition to the hands-on experience of editing manuscripts gained through 22 years of publishing. Fiction, non-fiction and drama selections are made by Karen.       VANESSA MANCINI MARKETING & PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT Vanessa is a recent graduate of the Creative Communications program at Red River College. With a major in Media Production, Vanessa is well-versed in editing, production, and web design. She also received a B.A. in Theatre & Film from the University of Winnipeg in 2008. Because of this, she is also well-versed in the verse of Shakespeare. When she isn't mesmerised by Final Cut Pro, quoting movies or Saturday Night Live, or discussing Greek Mythology, Vanessa can be heard live on-air every weekend on Winnipeg's Pop Alternative, CURVE 94.3. Vanessa is excited to be a new part of the publishing world.       CAROLYN SOUAID POETRY EDITOR Carolyn brings to the position her broad range of experience as a poet, educator, editor, and book reviewer. She has worked closely with established authors but also with emerging poets, through the Blue Metropolis Student Literary Program and in her role as mentor for the Quebec Writersą Federation. From 2003-2007, she was a frequent contributor to the book pages of The Montreal Gazette. Her poetry has won the David McKeen Award and has been shortlisted for several literary awards including the CBC Literary Competition, the A.M. Klein Prize and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She has been published in literary magazines in Canada, the United States and Australia, and has appeared widely at literary festivals across the country and in France. Her most recent collection, Paper Oranges, was guest edited by George Amabile. Carolyn officially assumes the poetry editor mantle in 2009.   DOUG WHITEWAY MYSTERY EDITOR Doug Whiteway joined Signature Editions in 2005 when we brought out Death in Cold Type, a mystery that unfolds at a Winnipeg newspaper, which was published under Doug's nom de plume, C.C. Benison. A long-time newspaperman and former editor of The Beaver, Doug has earned acclaim for his Jane Bee series, Her Majesty Investigates.He has also recently completed a term as the writer-in-residence at the Winnipeg Public Library.