1569
Heritage Way
Oakville,
Ontario, L6M 2Z7
Guernica prefers to receive
manuscript queries by email. Before inquiring, authors are requested to check
Guernica’s website to determine the type of material they publish. Note that
Guernica accepts submissions only from January through to the end of April.
Submissions
page here.
Brick Books
Box 20081, 431 Boler Road
London, Ontario, N6K 4G6
Box 20081, 431 Boler Road
London, Ontario, N6K 4G6
Brick Books is the only press in Canada that
specializes in publishing poetry books. Based in London, Ontario, the
press was started by Stan Dragland and Don McKay in 1975 and began by
publishing chapbooks. We now publish full-length volumes of an individual
author’s work.
The
mandate of Brick Books is to foster interesting, ambitious, and compelling work
by Canadian poets, both new and established; to create and maintain the
exceptional editorial standard for which Brick has gained a national
reputation; to produce beautifully designed, attractive books worthy of the
excellence of their contents; and to distribute and promote these books and
their authors. We publish 7 new books and an average of 9 reprints every year.
We
receive approximately 100 manuscripts for consideration every year. We publish
only 7 books a year. Please note that we only read
submissions between January 1 and April 30.Submissions received
outside of our reading period will be returned. Our publishing schedule is
filled two years in advance.
If
you would like to submit work to Brick Books, you should be familiar with our
books to see if your writing is a good fit with our publishing program. Check
out our books in your local bookstore or library or browse our website. You may
send the full manuscript or a sample of 8 – 10 poems from a finished
manuscript. Unfinished manuscripts are unlikely to be
considered by Brick Books.
With
your submission, you should include a covering letter telling us a bit about
yourself including whether you have had any work previously published in
literary magazines or journals. You must include a self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE) with sufficient Canadian postage for our reply/return of your
materials.
Keep
in mind that writers without previous publications in literary journals or
magazines are rarely accepted by Brick Books for publication. Some appropriate
Canadian literary magazines are the Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, The Antigonish Review.
Having a publishing history shows that the writer is serious, is developing
their career, and has some experience with the editorial process.
Complete
submission guidelines here.
Brian Henry will be leading "How to Get Published” workshops on March 16 in Peterborough (details here), Sun, March 17, in Kingston (see here), and Sat, May 4, in Barrie (see here).
To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Before you submit, though, the
best way to get your manuscript into shape is with a weekly course. Brian will
be leading Next Step in Creative Writing classes on Thursday afternoons in
Mississauga (see here) and Thursday evenings in
Georgetown (see here). He’ll be leading Intensive courses on Wednesday afternoons in Burlington (see here) and Wednesday evenings in
Mississauga (see here).
To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Also, he’ll be leading Life Stories classes on Monday mornings in Mississauga (see here) and Monday afternoons in
Brampton (see here and scroll down), and he'll lead
a Welcome to Creative Writing course
on Tuesday afternoons in Burlington (see here).
To register, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See Brian's full schedule here, including writing
workshops and creative writing courses in Kingston, Peterborough, Toronto,
Mississauga, Brampton, Georgetown, Milton, Oakville, Burlington, St.
Catharines, Hamilton, Dundas, Kitchener, Guelph, London, Woodstock,
Orangeville, Newmarket, Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurst, Sudbury,
Muskoka, Peel, Halton, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.
