The Crossfield Collection

12/08/2025

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that on June 30 our author David F. Pelly The Ancestors Are Happy - True Tales of the Arctic by David F. Pelly was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by Her Excellence the Right Honourable Mary Simon. Governor General of Canada.

Congratulations David!!! This is well-deserved recognition for your lifelong dedication to sharing stories of the north. David's book "The Ancestors Are Happy" is still available through The Crossfield Collection on Amazon.

Here is the announcement for David including all the other appointees.

David F. Pelly, C.M., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario
Passionate about the Arctic since he first experienced the region by
canoe, David Pelly has been dedicated to preserving and honouring
Indigenous history and customs for decades. Many Inuit elders have
entrusted this ethnographer and author with putting their stories of
traditional life into writing.

https://gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-30-2025

- GM on behalf of Tina Crossfield

Companions W. Ford Doolittle, C.C. Halifax, Nova Scotia

02/06/2025

We are thrilled to share this news about our author alumnus Marianne Jones of Thunder Bay Ontario whose novel Maud and Me was published by Crossfield Publishing.

On May 17 at LitFest 2025, Marianne was awarded The Khoul Award by Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop. NOWW President Heather Dickson noted "The Kouhl Award was established by NOWW in 1999 to recognize outstanding contributions to the literature of Northwestern Ontario. And this year we were proud to award it to local author and poet, Marianne Jones.".

Read this article in The Walleye - Thunder Bay's Arts & Culture Magazine for more information:

https://thewalleye.ca/stories/honouring-literary-excellence?fbclid=IwY2xjawKp8KdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFTTkpKeml0NjV2QjVXbEpyAR7ZpSUAtZd5EN194qQF34VmBgE2pY2tVhf9qU6V0jWIbJl0Cbd0quh8uFYAFw_aem_QOrTisV5aho-1Srczx5pVA

Congratulations Marianne!

Glenda MacDonald Glenda MacDonald Writer Editor Marketing Consultant "The Storyfinder"

on behalf of Tina Crossfield, Publisher (retired)

This past weekend, the Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) hosted its 27th annual LitFest at Goods & Co. The two-day event concluded with the NOWW Awards Gala on May 17, where Marianne Jones and Michael Sobota, two influential local writers, were celebrated for their significant con

27/04/2025

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14/04/2025

Due to her long friendship with David F. Pelly, Tina Crossfield will continue to offer his book The Ancestors Are Happy - True Tales of the Arctic through The Crossfield Collection. David's book proceeds support the Ayalik Fund.

We encourage David's fans and our friends to mark their calendars for April 23 at 7 PM for an upcoming live book event "Arctic Canoeing in the Inuit Homeland, a Landscape of Stories." The event will take place at Clark Hall in the RA Centre at 2451 Riverside Drive. Admission is free. Donations at the door to the are welcome. Details and the event link are below. Tina Crossfield and our former book designer Magdalene will be there along with David whose books will be for sale.

This diverse and exciting two-hour program will carry you north to the barrenlands in your imagination, with an array of story, film and slide presentations. Jackpine Paddle founder/owner, Dan Wong, from , will be the guest host.

Jackpine Paddle is pleased to present David Pelly, a seasoned northern canoeist and , who will share his reflections from a lifetime in the North, how it changed his perceptions of the “wilderness” we all dream to paddle. The evening offers a blend of short films, spectacular images of the northern and people, inspiring , and a thought-provoking feature presentation by David entitled “The Arctic as a Landscape of Stories.”

David first went to the Arctic as a canoeist in 1977. Leading that month-long expedition down the Back River began a northern career spanning the decades since. During that time, he published ten books and countless magazine articles about the North, the land, its history, and its people. He has worked with biologists and archaeologists in the field, developed and written documentary films, served as co-curator of Inuit art exhibitions, and assisted with numerous community-based cultural projects across . David's abiding passion stems from the lessons he has been gifted by elders, whose wisdom changed forever the way he sees the Arctic landscape. As an author, this had a profound impact on his writing. His feature presentation will be rooted in the notion of the Arctic as the repository of the ancestors’ stories and wisdom – a contrast with his erstwhile wilderness canoeist’s perspective. It also serves as the foundation for his most recent book, The Ancestors Are Happy, which will be available for sale at the event.

Admission is free. Donations at the door to the Ayalik Fund are welcome.

For more info: https://facebook.com/events/s/raccc-winter-seminar-series-ar/585253164281843/


Posted on behalf of Tina Crossfield April 13 2025 by Glenda MacDonald Writer Editor Marketing Consultant "The Storyfinder"

01/04/2025

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