3360 Strawberry Hill
Halifax, NS B3K 5A9
Established in 1978, Nimbus
is the largest English-language publisher east of
Toronto. They publish, over forty books a year.
In nonfiction, they’re looking for biography, art, history,
science and nature, political and social issues, folklore, sports, guidebooks,
cookbooks, photographic books.
They also publish children’s fiction and nonfiction, books
for babies, through young adult.
Under their Vagrant imprint, Nimbus also
publishes four to six books of fiction for adults each year. They are
looking for stories with broad appeal and writing that is modern and
innovative. They’re dedicated to supporting Atlantic Canadian writers, and as
such first consideration will be given to manuscripts written by Atlantic
Canadians.
Vagrant is primarily interested in works of literary and
historical ficton, mystery and regionals interest. Mostly, they’re looking for novels,
but will consider collections of short fiction.
General submission guidelines here. Submit to
Nimbus online here.
Submit to Vagrant online here.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Formac is
actively acquiring new books. Its publishing program focuses on nonfiction for
adults and fiction and nonfiction for kids.
For adults, Formac is especially seeking books with a Maritime regional focus travel guides, history, biography, natural history, Maritime Provinces politics, and regional cookbooks and cookbooks with a fresh/healthy focus.
For children, Formac is particularly
seeking submissions to its First Novels series.
First Novels follow a primary
character through realistic and humorous tales with themes kids can relate to
such as teasing, friendship, diversity and bullying. These beginner chapter
books are for children just starting to read on their own, and are accompanied
with ten black-and-white illustrations. Main characters are the same age, or
slightly older than the reader (grades 1-4, ages 6-9). The word count runs
around 4,000. Prospective writers are encouraged to read First Novels such as
the Morgan or Lilly series to get a sense of what they’re looking for.
Formac also publishes The
Dreadful Truth series: humorous histories for kids in grades 3–8, ages 8–13.
In nonfiction, Formac publishes
Canadian History and Nature books for kids.
When
submitting a proposal, please include a cover letter describing your book idea,
a brief outline (either an annotated table of contents or a chapter-by-chapter
summary), a writing sample, a schedule for completion of your work, an estimate
of its final word count, and your resume.
Mail
your proposal to:
Acquisitions Editor
Formac Publishing Company Limited
5502 Atlantic Street
Halifax, NS
B3H 1G4
See their full submission guidelines here.
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Stamp's Lane, PO Box 2188
St. John's, NL A1C 6E6
https://www.breakwaterbooks.com/
Breakwater Books publishes Canadian literary fiction,
commercial fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s books. While they
publish books by authors from across the country, they’re particularly
interested in the stories and authors of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Breakwater publishes four books of fiction each year, predominantly
literary fiction, but sometimes they
publish compelling crime and suspense thrillers.
They also publish novels for young adults.
In nonfiction, Breakwater generally publishes four titles each
year. They look for nonfiction works written with a literary flair while making
a strong argument based on meticulous research. Breakwater’s nonfiction focuses
primarily, though not exclusively, on the people and history of Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Breakwater publishes contemporary poetry by
authors who have usually published extensively in established literary journals
and magazines.
Breakwater only publishes one or two children’s titles each
year.
Full submission guidelines here.
500 Beaverbrook Court, Suite 330
Fredericton, NB E3B 5X4
Goose Lane Editions specializes
in high quality Canadian literary fiction, poetry (published under their icehouse
poetry imprint), and creative nonfiction. The company considers submissions
from outside Canada only when the author is Canadian and the book is of
extraordinary interest to Canadian readers. Goose Lanes does not publish books
for children or for the young adult market.
Goose Lane publishes works by both established and
up-and-coming Canadian authors. Many new authors have previously contributed to
distinguished literary journals and magazines such as the Fiddlehead, Antigonish Review, New Quarterly, Malahat Review, and Maisonneuve; newspapers such as the Globe
and Mail, the National Post, the Telegraph
Journal, and the Ottawa Citizen; magazines such as MacLean’s, Walrus, Geist, Canada's History, Reader's Digest and Toronto
Life; or broadcasters such as CBC, Radio-Canada, and PBS. In sum,
many of them have had long and distinguished careers in periodical publishing
before they began to publish in book form.
Submit
fiction here.
Submit nonfiction
here.
Submit poetry here.
Full submission guidelines here.
Kids Can Press editor Kathleen Keenan
If you’re interested
in meeting an agent and in getting published, don’t miss our online How to get Published workshop
Saturday, March 6, with Alice Speilburg of the Speilburg Literary Agency
(see here).
Beyond that,
Brian’s schedule continues to take shape...
Online: Writing and Revising, Saturday, February 6. Details here.
Online: Writing for Children and for Young Adults workshop with Kids Can Press editor
Kathleen Keenan, Saturday, Feb 27 (see here), and Saturday, April 24, with Orca Books editor Liz
Kemp, Saturday, April 24. Details to come, but if you’re interested, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca to reserve
your spot.
Online: How to Write a Bestseller, with New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, Saturday, April 3. Details here.
Online: How to Build Your Novel, with author Laurie
Elizabeth Flynn, Sunday, April 11. Details here.
Online: Beginning Right – How to open your novel, Saturday, May 15. Details here.
Spring
classes:
Online: Welcome to Creative Writing, an introductory, low pressure course to get the
creative juices flowing. Thursday evenings, April 15 – June 24 {no class
May 27}. Details here.
Online: Writing Personal Stories, nine
weeks of creativity and fellowship. Thursday afternoons, April 15 – June
24 {no class May 27}. Details here.
Online Writing
Kid Lit and Young Adult Fiction weekly Wednesday evenings, April 21 –
June 16. Details here.
Writing retreat:
Algonquin Park: Writing Retreat at Arowhon
Pines Resort, an island
of luxury in the middle of a wilderness. Friday, May 28 – Monday, May
31. Details here.
For more details or to register for any workshop,
retreat or weekly class, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including online and
in-person writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in
Algonquin Park, Alliston, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon,
Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston,
Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa,
Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor,
Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and
beyond.
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