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  • Banner image with photo of the late publisher Kirk Howard and text reading In Memoriam:  Dundurn Press Founder  Kirk Howard  1942-2023
    Banner image with photo of the late publisher Kirk Howard and text reading In Memoriam:  Dundurn Press Founder  Kirk Howard  1942-2023
    July 06, 2023

    In Memoriam: Dundurn Press Founder Kirk Howard 1942-2023

    Today Dundurn Press shared that their founder and Publisher Emeritus John Kirk Howard, C.M., passed away on June 30th, 2023. Born December 3, 1942, Howard (known as Kirk to everyone who knew him) was ...

  • "We’re Opening Ourselves Up to the Community" Dundurn Press Reveals New Logo & A New Mandate
    "We’re Opening Ourselves Up to the Community" Dundurn Press Reveals New Logo & A New Mandate
    February 22, 2021

    "We’re Opening Ourselves Up to the Community" Dundurn Press Reveals New Logo & A New Mandate

    Toronto based independent publisher Dundurn Press has a long and storied history, having published Canadian stories for 49 years, and their logo, inspired by Dundurn Castle, a historic mansion in Hamilton, ...

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