The Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award goes to Scott McIntyre for supporting the book industry over 40 years as an advocate and a champion of the role of publishing in cultural life and international trade.

Scott is a founding partner and recently retired Publisher and Chairman of D&M publishers, which over his tenure published some 2000 Canadian authors and books.

The Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award goes to Talonbooks for being a model of Canadian literary publishing under legendary publisher Karl Siegler and for successfully navigating an ownership transition to savvy businessman Kevin Williams without compromising Talon’s solid editorial integrity.