Alcuin Society

A voluntary association established in 1965 by Geoff Spencer, the Alcuin Society is a non-profit organisation founded for the book arts. It is located in Canada. It should not be confused with the Alcuin Club, an Anglican publishing society. Among the other six founding members were Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Sam Black and Bill Duthie (founder of Duthie Books). The society is named after Alcuin of York.

Awards and exhibitions
Since 1981, the society has awarded an Annual Award for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. It is Canada's only national book design competition. In 2007, the society started awarding the Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions to the book arts in Canada.

The University of Saskatchewan Archives and Special Collections displayed books which had been distinguised with awards by the Alcuin Society.

Robert R. Reid Award and Medal winners

 * 2020 Odette Drapeau
 * 2019 Tim & Elke Inkster
 * 2018 Robert Bringhurst
 * 2017 Denise Lapointe & David Carruthers
 * 2015 Rod McDonald
 * 2015 Jan & Crispin Elsted, Barbarian Press
 * 2013 William Rueter RCA MGDC
 * 2012 Stan Bevington
 * 2011 Glenn Goluska
 * 2010 Jim Rimmer
 * 2009 Frank Newfeld
 * 2007 Robert R. Reid

Publications

 * The society's journal is Amphora (ISSN 0003-200X)
 * From Writer to Reader is an ejournal (ISSN 1911-7302) It is deposited with E-LIS.