Benchmark Press News
2010 Saskatchewan and Manitoba Media Directories Now Available!
$39.95 (including taxes) - PDF
$45.95 (including taxes) - Bounded
Saskatchewan 136 pages
Manitoba 84 pages
The 2010 Saskatchewan
Media Directory and the 2010 Manitoba Media Directory are now available in bounded copies or CD-Rom PDF format. With over 200 listings,
they are the most comprehensive directories ever
compiled of print, radio, television and specialty media in each province.
The directories contain updated contact information, how media outlets prefer to receive
news, and advertising information. They also include Aboriginal media to help
you target campaigns to these important audiences.
View a Sample Page (PDF).
Order the 2010 Saskatchewan Media Directory
Order the 2010 Manitoba Media Directory
Sally Crooks Releases Her Latest Book, About Jim and Me - a love story
Benchmark
Press is proud to announce the release of Sally Crooks’ new non-fiction
book, About Jim and Me – a love story. The touching autobiography
recounts Crooks’ love affair with her husband, Jim. Starting with the last
months of her husband’s life, Crooks weaves into her love story the details
of how the couple first became acquainted in their home country of Scotland,
their journey as a young family to a new country, and how she has recovered
from the loss of an irreplaceable friend and lover.
For more information, see our New Releases.
New Release Uncovers Saskatchewan's Healing Traditions and Cultures
Jacqueline Moore’s The Saskatchewan Secret: Folk Healers,
Diviners, and Mystics of the Prairies is the latest release from
Benchmark Press. The book is an enchanting look at some of Saskatchewan’s
most sought after, but obscure, folk healers. It is already a hit with
local readers, claiming the title of current best seller at McNally
Robinson’s Booksellers in Saskatoon.
For more information, see our New Releases or visit www.folkhealers.ca.
The Crocodile Connection Marks Second Novel for Saskatchewan Author
Fans of M. C. Conacher’s
first novel, Murder on the Maritime Tour,
will not be disappointed with her second work, The Crocodile Connection.
Set in a small, fictitious country in Africa, a team of
prairie technicians has left Canada to work with the Afrafros people to
build and operate a new technical training centre. Although their intentions
are good, the undertaking soon turns into a surprising adventure as numerous challenges threaten to destroy the entire endeavour.
For more information, see our New Releases.
Introducing WONK – Saskatchewan’s Newest Cartoon Family
Benchmark Press is proud to announce the release of Cathy Sali’s new book, WONK. Sali has crafted a delightful book of comic strips that she has been writing and drawing for more than six years. Utilizing an innovative stick-figure style, Sali offers a simple, refreshing and very entertaining look at family life in the 21st Century.
Benchmark Announces the Release of Three New Books
Benchmark Press is proud to
announce the release of Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site: An
Era Frozen in History and An Adoption Alphabet. Benchmark Press
will also be responsible for marketing and distributing Surviving and
Succeeding in the Ivory Tower: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating
Graduate Studies. See our New Releases for more
information.
Prairie Pearl 6: The Reunion is Now Available
Benchmark Press recently published
Prairie Pearl 6: The Reunion. The final story of the Prairie Pearl
series, this novel for young adults brings together the heroines of the
previous five books for a surprise ending.
See our New Releases for more information.
Benchmark Press also has other books underway. We are currently working with a Winnipeg author Richard Babs Adjinmi on his book, tentatively titled Abortion Discord, which takes a look at the development of abortion rights in Brazil.
Media Relations Training Handbook
By Lynn Gidluck
32 pages
$12.95 (includes taxes)
Learn how the media works and how to make it work for you. This 32-page book is filled with helpful tips and advice, from how to dress for an interview to how to make the most of media opportunities. You’ll never have to worry about a media interview again.
2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders Calendar
Benchmark Public Relations is once again pleased to be the project manager for a new Saskatchewan Roughriders calendar with the proceeds benefiting KidSport™ Saskatchewan.
Besides action photos of past and present Rider greats, the calendar also contains historical trivia about the Riders. Information on KidSport™ and SaskEnergy, the founding sponsors of the calendar, is also provided.
If you want to know more about this calendar, or make bulk purchases for corporate clients, please contact Benchmark Public Relations.
