| Industry | Publishing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) inSaskatchewan |
| Founder | Douglas Wilson |
| Fate | Ceased operations sometime before 1992 |
Stubblejumper Press was a Canadianbook publishing company, active in the 1970s and 1980s. Founded byDouglas Wilson in 1977 and originally based inSaskatchewan,[1] the company was devoted to publishing works ofLGBT literature.[2]
Early works published by the company included Wilson's own poetry collectionThe Myth of the Boy in 1977 and Jordan Rand'sThe Year of the Horse in 1978.[3] The company's original incarnation folded by 1980,[4] but after moving to Toronto in the early 1980s Wilson relaunched Stubblejumper in 1985.[4] Noted works published by Stubblejumper in the Toronto era included the novels of Wilson's partnerPeter McGehee, poetry and non-fiction works byIan Young and the annualGay Canada series of travel guides.
The company ceased operations sometime before Wilson's death ofAIDS in 1992.Stubblejumper was also later the title of a 2008 docudrama film about Wilson by director David Geiss.[5]
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