Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 17, 2005
• Invested on: October 06, 2006

The founder and managing editor of Oberon Press, Michael Macklem has spent the last three decades nurturing and promoting Canadian authors who are now nationally and internationally acclaimed. He has been the guiding force behind the successful creation of two influential anthologies, Best Canadian Stories and Coming Attractions, and he has been responsible for the design, publishing and marketing of over 500 books. In addition, he has contributed significantly to French-English understanding by publishing some 40 works of French-Canadian fiction and by introducing many of Quebec's best writers to the rest of Canada.