Crosswords Make Money Sense
ClassiCanadian Crosswords
The average solver spends 15 minutes on a crossword. That’s 15 minutes of critical customer attention. As a publisher you need to harness this time. Advertising placed near the crossword will get noticed. This is a fact, and it’s one that you can take to your clients – the advertisers who keep you going.
Print or digital, newsletter, website – no matter the media the facts are the same: crosswords make money sense.
To add a crossword to your publication, contact me, Barb Olson, creator of ClassiCanadian Crosswords.
Publications
ClassiCanadian Crosswords are published regularly in several newspapers and magazines. Always themed, always clever, always Canadian, these puzzles are are an engaging draw for readers all across this country. To add a ClassiCanadian Crossword to your publication, contact Barb.
Publications
Happy Solvers
Stunning Reviews
Puzzles + Counting
Featured In
Publishers’ Testimonials
ClassiCanadian Crosswords
“Our readers tell us that they, like myself, love the Canadian content, the use of French and the degree of difficulty.”
~ Richard Mahoney, publisher, Glengarry News
“Barb with ClassiCanadian Crosswords is such a joy to include in our magazine and her puzzles are fun and thoughtful and buoyant and always delight our readership across Canada. She’s smart, always on time, and a pleasure to work with.”
~ Ben Kaplan, Publisher, KIND magazine
“We’ve had a great response to publishing ClassiCanadian Crosswords. Our readers are quite addicted to them and look forward to them every week.”
~ Karma Halleran, Publisher, Pennywise
“Barb delivers high-calibre, clever, custom crosswords and has been willing to do little extras for us such as accommodating for unforeseen schedule changes and coaching us in crossword conventions. Barb’s a true professional and we’re delighted to feature her original puzzles in Reader’s Digest.”
~ Samantha Rideout, Contributing Editor, Reader’s Digest (Canada)
“Our readers look forward to Barb’s crosswords every week. Her crosswords are timely, and not too easy or too hard. Plus her quirky sense of humour makes it an enjoyable experience.”
~ Susanne Wussow, Publisher, The Meaford Independent
Contact Barb
Are you interested in publishing ClassiCanadian Crosswords?
For details and pricing contact Barb Olson.
To contact Barb, use the form below or email directly: barb@classicanadianxwords.ca
About the Crosswords:
If you solve crosswords you know how rare it is to find a clue or answer relating to Canada. Most crosswords published in Canada are made by Americans. They’re great, but they don’t reflect life here in Canada.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords are different. They contain all the ingredients of well-crafted American puzzles – clever themes, humour and tricky wordplay – but there’s an added dash of “maple flavour” that gives them a touch of Canadian class.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords are Grade A (Eh?) food for the brain. And best of all, they let you “think Canadian!”
Try one! Click on grid below:
Publishers:
ClassiCanadian Crosswords are available for publication in print/online papers, magazines, websites, newsletters, etc.
ClassiCanadian Crosswords are:
- 15x15 daily-sized
- Titled
- Themed
- Filled with wordplay and humour
- Designed for Canadian solvers: references to Canadian geography, culture, history
*Pricing is based on the number of your publications carrying each puzzle. For further details, please contact me.
About Me
I’ve always been a ravenous “verbivore,” gobbling books on word origins, tinkering with poetry writing, playing Scrabble, and of course, solving crossword puzzles. Fifteen year ago I tried my hand at constructing crosswords and I’ve been honing my craft ever since.
My early crosswords were published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and GAMES Magazine. I eventually sought Canadian markets with my work appearing in Saturday Night Magazine, Quill & Quire and Reader’s Digest,Canada. With the late Dave Macleod I co-authored four Canadian crossword books: Think Canadian! Crosswords, and O Canada Crosswords, vols. 8, 9 and 10. My ClassiCrosswords now appear in numerous publications and fresh puzzles are distributed once a week to subscribers.
Thank you for visiting my website. Happy crossword solving!
Barb Olson
Nelson, BC
