▁work ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁volumes . ▁ ▁Al berta ▁Sc out en , ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Author ' s ▁Association ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁started ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Po etry ▁Year ▁Book ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Last ing ▁for ▁ 6 0 ▁years , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁poetry ▁market . ▁Sc out en ▁was ▁evidently ▁a ▁writer ' s ▁dream ▁of ▁an ▁editor ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁an ▁extensive ▁and ▁sympath etic ▁correspond ence ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁contrib utors , ▁w inners ▁and ▁los ers ▁al ike . ▁ ▁The ▁Al berta ▁Po etry ▁Year ▁Book ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁June ▁F rit ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁who ▁edited ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 7 ▁years . ▁Entry ▁fe es ▁covered ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁pri zes , ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁and ▁it ▁made ▁a ▁small ▁profit ▁for ▁the ▁Branch . ▁C ora ▁Taylor ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 5 , ▁R . ▁John ▁Hay es ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 ▁and ▁Jane ▁Living ston ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁John ▁W . ▁Chal mers ▁edited ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁si xty ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Po etry ▁Year book , ▁entitled ▁Si xty ▁Sing ing ▁Years , ▁with ▁the ▁editor ial ▁assistance ▁of ▁C ora ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Ela