Just days after it was announced that it had been nominated for a Libris Award as Small Press Publisher of the Year, the important Canadian literary press The Porcupine’s Quill is drastically cutting its list and reducing staff, according to a report by Rebecca Caldwell in The Globe and Mail. A statement by co-founder Tim Inkster, outlines a bleak production schedule for the firm: “We do know that 2005 will be our last full season. We know that in 2006 we will cut staff and cut the list in half, that’s for sure, and we know that when we do that our sales levels will drop and that will have a negative effect on our funding. We are hoping in 2007 to be able to fulfill our existing commitments . . . [but] whether we can stabilize the company at a much smaller level and continue beyond 2007 is at this point unclear.” Right now, says Inkster, “Sales are dropping like a rock,” and he points a finger squarely at giant retailer Indigo Books, Canada’s biggest chain, which is returning more titles and having a weak selling season. The press was founded in 1974.