Based on the idea that regional writing is important and should be supported, the Ottawa Press and Publishing Gallery is a community forum for writers from Ottawa, the Valley, or any place in Ontario where there are as many river and forests as there are roads and buildings.
Our first Gallery includes stories from John Owens, Ron Corbett and Charles D. G. Roberts, a Confederation Poet who visited Ottawa in 1890. We will be adding stories to the Gallery on a regular basis. If you are a writer interested in having a story published, please contact us.
Ron Corbett: The Bad-Eye Incident
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In mid-December of 2011 Frank Kuiack awoke with a sore eye. It was his left eye, and he rubbed at it, blinked, rubbed at it again but the eye remained sore. He lay in bed trying to remember if he had done anything to the...
Charles Roberts: The Canadian Guidebook
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We will suppose that the tourist has taken the direct route from Toronto to Ottawa, by the Canadian Pacific, already described. If he has gone first to Montreal, he may go thence to Ottawa by the Canadian Pacific, the Canada Atlantic, or by boat up...
John Owens: The Packers of Green Bay
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Lupe was having second thoughts as he and Paco wrestled the full 45-gallon oil drum onto his skiff. The barrel went on too close to the bow, lifting the stern out of the water, the propeller made impotent and stark in the moonlight flickering over...
What's New at Ottawa Press and Publishing
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Happy New Year
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As our second year draws to a close, many thanks to all the people that have supported Ottawa Press and Publishing during the past twelve months. Author David McGee and his book Lost Ottawa were the runaway success story of this Christmas season. Lost...
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Carlingwood Book Signing
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Author Ron Corbett will be at the Cole's store in Carlingwood Shopping Centre this Saturday, November 4, for a book signing for Ragged Lake, his first novel. Ragged Lake is the first book in a three-book series being published by ECW Press in Toronto. It...
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Lost Ottawa Book Launch
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The book launch for Lost Ottawa was a rousing success. Held at Books on Beechwood this past Sunday, we were so busy at times, the line of people waiting to meet author David McGee went out the door of the store. Our thanks to Hillary and...
