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Books were distributed to contributors prior to the McNally Launch at San Vito Coffee House, Portage Avenue and Mount Royal.

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Measured Words an anthology ​was launched at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, on December 9, 2010, to a crowd of approximately 150 people.  Teasers from stories and poems by 18 contributors were read, followed by refreshments.  The cover photograph is by photographer, Holly Halftone, and illustrations are by Pamela Kat Johnson.  

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Contributors to the anthology are:   
Barbara J. Becker, Lauren Blue, Ellen Burns, Charlotte Caron, Dana L. Coates, Tracy Gregory, Althea Guiboche, Elizabeth M. Hunter, Pamela Kat Johnson, Lovern Kindzierski, Leona MacDonald, Glynis Morris, Charmaine Johnson Putnam, Andrea Ridgedale, Clayton Schneider,Jennifer Schneider, Judy Stoddart, Oriole Vane Veldhuis.

Measured Words an anthology was on the Winnipeg Bestsellers List at McNally Robinson Bookseller for two weeks following the launch. It was reviewed in Lifestyle 55 (November 2010), and featured by Matt Preprost in Canstar Community newspapers (January 2011) , and circulated throughout Winnipeg in  their various formats: Metro, Lance, Sou’Wester,  Herald.

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#2 Paperback Fiction - Week of December 12, 2010!
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The Metro - January 2011
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Lifestyle 55 - November 2010 Edited by Joan Cohen
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MEASURED WORDS an anthology - collage.
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