More to Keep Us Warm by Jacob Scheier wins 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Poetry

ECW Press would like to congratulate Jacob Scheier, whose debut collection of poetry, More to Keep Us Warm, has been awarded the 2008 Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry. The award winners were announced on November 18, 2008 at a news conference at the McCord Museum of Canadian History in Montreal and the official awards ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall on December 10.

To schedule an interview with Jacob Scheier or request a review copy of More to Keep Us Warm, please contact Sarah Dunn at sarah@ecwpress.com or 416-694-3348.

For more information about the Governor General’s Literary Awards, please visit the Canada Council for the Arts’ Web site.