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Descant is a quarterly literary journal that toasts Canada’s diverse artistic and literary landscape. New and established authors and aesthetes are combined to comment on the people, places and things that are shaping contemporary culture. Descant readers appreciate the finest in cultural and aesthetic talent; our journal represents a dedication to publishing the best in Canadian writing, a tradition that has come to include Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Camilla Gibb, Timothy Findley, Barbara Gowdy, Michael Ondaatje, P.K. Page and many more.

Frequency: 4 per year
Price: $15.00
W: 5.75” x H: 8.75” perfect-bound journal
Printed in Canada
ISSN 0382-909-X / BIPAD No. 86100


BOOK AN AD
Contact Jesse Harris at circulation@descant.ca or call 416.593.2557 for reservations


ADVERTISE: Current Rates

Full page (4.75"W x 8.0"H): 1x=$300 / 2x=$255 per / 3x=$220 per / 4x=$185 per
1/2 page (4.75"W x 3.75"H): 1x=$180 / 2x=$150 per / 3x=$125 per / 4x=$100 per
1/3 page (4.75"W x 2.50"H): 1x=$125 / 2x=$119 per / 3x=$109 per / 4x=$91 per

Online Banner (425 pixels W x 120 pixels H): $50 per month

IIf you have specific requests (inserts, etc) we are happy to work with you to meet your advertising needs. Please contact us for information on other ad sizes, issue sponsorship or web advertising.

• Prices do not include GST
• Please make cheques payable to: Descant
• Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date



2009/2010 PUBLISHING SCHEDULE

ISSUE: RESERVE BY: AD FILES DUE: STREET DATE:
146/ FALL 2009 (Poetry) Jun 02 (Tue) Jun 22 (Mon) weekof Sep 07-11
147/ WINTER 2009 Sep 01 (Tue) Sep 21 (Mon) weekof Dec 07-11
148/ SPRING 2010 Dec 01 (Tue) Dec 16 (Wed) weekof Mar 08-12
149/ SUMMER 2010 Mar 02 (Tue) Mar 22 (Mon) weekof Jun 07-11
150/ FALL 2010 Jun 01 (Tue) Jun 21 (Mon) weekof Sep 06-10
151/ WINTER 2010 Sep 01 (Tue) Sep 21 (Mon) weekof Dec 06-10


SPECS
• Ads should be booked first, and then submitted electronically, according to above deadlines

Descant accepts ad art in the following ways:
• email circulation@descant.ca with print-ready file attached: indicate 'ad submission' in subject line;
• the preferred format for this file is an Acrobat press-ready .PDF file, but we will also accept 300
dpi .TIF file (Mac-formatting preferred); PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NEED 'PRESS-READY' PDFs: make sure that (a) artwork/ad is converted to grayscale; (b) resolution is 300dpi; (c) fonts are embedded (for help, please refer to this helpful PDF document).

• please avoid submitting .JPGs due to their lossy (compressed) nature

NOTE: All ads are black & white (grayscale) and are placed at the back of the magazine



DESIGN ASSISTANCE

• If you require Descant to design your ad for you, a design rate of $25/hr is charged; arrange this at the time of ad reservation.