On the Champlain Bookshelf

When the French...

The collection of papers presented at the Samuel de Champlain Quadricentennial Symposium at Champlain College is now out in a book, edited by Champlain College Professor Nancy Nahra, Ph.D. When the French Were Here... and They're Still Here is a 350-page limited-edition volume that includes the keynote addresses of Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Hackett Fischer, Honorary Conservator of Canada Raymonde Litalien, and Professor Eric Thierry of the University of Paris-Sorbonne, as well as 22 papers presented by scholars at the July 2-6, 2009, conference at the College, including nine members of the Champlain College faculty. The Lake Champlain Basin Program and Jack DuBrul of Shelburne, Vermont, Champlain College's 2009 Distinguished Citizen of the Year, provided partial funding for the book, which was printed locally by Queen City Printers. Copies are available at the Champlain College Bookstore for $25 and may be ordered by phone or online.

Dispatches from Dublin

Kelli Ann Malone, adjunct instructor at the Champlain College Dublin campus, has just had her latest book, Discovering Ancient Ireland, published by the History Press Ireland. The book is a clear and accessible guide to the prehistoric landscape of the island, which will enrich the experience of ancient Ireland. Malone teaches the Early Irish History and Northern Ireland courses at Champlain College Dublin.

Champlain Publishing

The Champlain College Publishing Initiative (CCPI) has been created in order to engage Champlain students in the contemporary field of publishing, whether as writers, editors, designers, artists, marketers, publicists, accountants or Web designers, and to give them a supervised educational experience that is creative, demanding, and applicable to the world they will meet when they graduate.

According to Alisha Durgin, student publicist for CCPI, "We work with a variety of authors and organizations to help them develop their ideas to the point where they are ready for the printer-or publication in an electronic or online form. The author is the publisher, and retains the copyright. We also provide support after publication, in the form of promotion and marketing." After just a few months, the CCPI titles included:
• Thirty Percent Chance of Enlightenment by Tim Brookes: A National Geographic assignment gone wrong leads to a road trip across South India in search of the meaning of water.
• The Short, Sweet Guide to Dialogue by Tim Brookes and Natalia Yaacob: A compressed introduction to the skills of writing credible, effective dialogue, with examples.
• The Best Student Creative Non-Fiction, featuring work by Champlain students in the memoir, essay, and narrative traditions.
• Best Student Travel Writing featuring the work of Champlain students in an anthology of travel memoirs.
• 25 Squirrels by Ali Wisch: A new short play, featuring three slackers, a mobster, and a dead cat.
• East Slade, Maine by Christopher Lawless: A collection of poems about a mythical town in Maine.

For more information on CCPI and its latest titles, www.champlaincollegepublishing.com