In 1969, the Stephen Leacock
Associates decided to mark the centenary of Leacock's birth by
establishing a publication that would keep Associates around the world
informed of the
organization's activities. The decision to call it The Newspacket was
easy...the name was borrowed directly from Sunshine Sketches of A
Little Town. Originally it was a quarterly, but the size, shape,
method of production and number of issues per year has changed many
times in the past thirty-two years. And the content has changed as well.
No longer is it just a vehicle of communication - although it still
serves this very important purpose - but it also acts as a showcase for
writers of humour. For the past few years the publication has appeared
in September, January and May, but in the summer of 2001 something new
was tried. A special Literary Issue was produced in July. It contained
no news of the Associates activities or the activities taking place at
the Museum; it was made up entirely of articles written about and by
Stephen Leacock, book reviews of worthy entries for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal of 2001 and the
winning stories from the 2001 Student Humorous Story Competitions.
The summer Literary Issue proved an unqualified success. Plans are
to make it an annual addition to the Newspacket schedule.
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A subscription to the Newspacket is included with membership in the
Stephen Leacock Association. Please click on Become
a Member to find out how you can ensure that you receive issues of
the Newspacket and the other benefits of membership in the Stephen
Leacock Association.
Contributions of original works of humour, or even second-hand ones
are invited. They should be forwarded to The Newspacket Editor, The
Stephen Leacock Association, Box 854, Orillia, Ontario L3V 6K8. The
editor reserves the right to edit and publish these works at his/her
discretion.
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