Spring Book Giveaway
Back by popular demand, we are launching our second book giveaway contest! This time, the lucky winners will receive a curated bundle of books and resources related to some of the content we explore throughout our projects. If you enjoy history, reading, learning, or all of the above, enter below for a chance to win!
How To Enter
We want to hear from you! We’re collecting feedback to inform a review of our objectives, projects, and methods; any insights, anecdotes, criticism, or compliments you’re willing to share will play an important role in our strategic decision making. We’d be incredibly grateful if you took 5 minutes to complete this 10-question survey in return for an entry to win.
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Good luck!
Prizes
Winners will receive a curated selection chosen from the list of Canadian books below. A number of these titles are authored by our collaborators and partners, while others are relevant to a number of our projects, including A Unique Bilingual State, Proud to Be and Seldom Pleasant. The stories and subject matter covered can often be directly supported by free resources on our website.
- A Double Standard: A Short History of Linguistic Duality in Canada, Serge Dupuis (EN)
- Are You Willing to Die for the Cause?, Chris Oliveros (EN)
- Au nord: À nu: Une Archive de L’activisme Queer et des Affinités au Canada, Craig Jennex et Nisha Eswaran (e-book) (FR)
- Deux poids deux langues: Brève histoire de la dualité linguistique au Canada, Serge Dupuis (FR)
- How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir, Claire Cameron (EN)
- Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge, Deirdre Havrelock, Edward Kay (EN)
- Mourir pour la cause, Chris Oliveros et Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (FR)
- My Purge Story: A First Hand Account from a Gay Purge Survivor, Steven P. DesChamps (EN)
- No Jews Live Here: A Memoir, John Lorinc (EN)
- Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada, Craig Jennex and Nisha Eswaran (EN)
- Paper Trails: From the Backwoods to the Front Page, Roy MacGregor (EN)
- The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism During the Second World War, Tim Cook (EN)
- The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII, Nahlah Ayed (EN)
- What She Said: Conversations About Equality, Elizabeth Renzetti (EN)
Contest Rules
No purchase necessary. Ends Friday, May 23rd, 2025 at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be announced in June, 2025. Must be 18+ to enter.