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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Four independent Ontario publishers seeking fiction, short story collections, creative nonfiction, and poetry

Biblioasis

1520 Wyandotte St. East
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 3L2, Canada

http://biblioasis.com/

Biblioasis publishes sixteen to twenty works of literary fiction, short fiction, nonfiction, translation, and poetry per year. Of those titles, approximately eight or ten are preselected by their editorial board: Stephen Henighan for translations; John Metcalf for fiction; Eric Ormsby for poetry; and Dan Wells for nonfiction. This means that filling the remaining slots – which may also include commercial titles, regional history titles, or books about hockey –  is a competitive process. They receive hundreds of submissions per year.

They do, however, publish a small number of unsolicited manuscripts. There aren’t hard-and-fast rules about the styles and/or genres they accept, but they’re searching for works of exceptional quality across the board. For emerging writers, they look for potential both within the work and the author: they’re proud to have published debuts by Kathleen Winter, Alexander MacLeod, Amanda Jernigan, Alice Petersen, and more.

To submit, mail your manuscript to Biblioasis. Mark the envelope with the phrase “Press Submissions” and the genre {i.e., fiction, short fiction, poetry, memoir, etc.}.

Full submission guidelines here.

Book*hug Press

401 Richmond St. West
Suite 350
Toronto, Ontario

https://bookhugpress.ca/

Book*hug is an independent Canadian literary publisher specializing in contemporary literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and literature in translation. They publish about 16–20 books per year {8–10 titles per season, spring and fall}.

They seek to acquire books that are bold, contemporary and innovative; work that is necessary and urgent. They are especially interested in work that challenges and pushes at the boundaries of cultural expectations.

They do not publish children’s literature, genre fiction, cookbooks, or self-help books.

Like everyone else, Book*hug is “deeply committed to publishing culturally diverse voices whose work has been historically underrepresented in the publishing landscape. We strongly support feminist writing. When acquiring manuscripts we carefully consider questions such as: who are the storytellers that we need most right now? We aim to ensure that our catalogue is reflective of a diverse and inclusive Canada. We especially welcome work by IBPOC writers, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, deaf and disabled writers, and women.

Query Book*hug at:  submissions@bookhugpress.ca

For literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, include a detailed synopsis and a sample of two or three chapters, plus a proposed table of contents if available.

Currently closed for poetry submissions.

Full guidelines here. 

BookLand Press

15 Allstate Parkway
Suite 600
Markham, Ontario

https://www.booklandpress.com/

BookLand Press publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and Indigenous literature. Like everybody else, BookLand is “particularly interested in submissions from culturally diverse Canadian authors, Indigenous authors, people with disabilities, and official language minority authors.

BookLand Press is one of the few independent publishers in Canada that publishes books not only in English, but also in various Indigenous languages on ongoing basis. BookLand also translates and publishes English-language editions of award-winning Canadian French-language books to ensure that culturally significant Canadian titles are available to readers throughout the country in Canada’s both official languages. They believe that books can be one of the most effective ways of sharing important topics for people of different languages and backgrounds.

Submit to: submissions@booklandpress.com

Attach your full manuscript as a Word file. Full submission guidelines here. 

Brick Books

487 King St. W
Kingston, Ontario

https://www.brickbooks.ca/

For the past 45 years, Brick Books has been committed to publishing high-quality, culturally significant Canadian poetry. They currently publish full-length poetry collections, not chapbooks {i.e., books fewer than 48 pages}.

Brick Books wants work from as broad a range of aesthetics and experiences as possible. Like everyone else, they encourage submissions from Indigenous poets, racialized poets, poets from LGBTQ+ communities, and poets with disabilities. 

“Through the curation of poetry with deep craft and something at stake, Brick Books strives to broaden the definitions of what poetry can be and do. We stand for reconnecting beautiful words to their political power. We aspire to bring moving and relevant books into the world, to honour poetry as an intangible-but-essential act of attention and crucial mode of speech.

Submissions accepted only from February 1 to May 31. Authors must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. {Their funding depends on it.}

Submit to: acquisitions@brickbooks.ca

Attach your full manuscript {about 48 to 120 pages of poetry} as a Word file or PDF.

Jennifer Stokes, editorial director,
Owlkids Books

Brian Henry’s schedule continues to take shape:

Online: Writing for Children and for Young Adults  workshop with Jennifer Stokes, editorial director Owlkids Books, and picture book author Lana Button, Saturday, April 9,  Details here.

Online: How to Build Your NovelSaturday, May 7, Details here.

Weekly classes: (Details of all spring classes here):

Online: Writing Little Kid Lit: Board books, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade, Monday afternoons 1 – 3 p.m. April 11 – June 20 {no class May 23 or June 6}. Details here.

Online: Welcome to Creative Writing, Monday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m. April 11 – June 20 {no class May 23 or June 6}. Details here.

Online: Writing Personal Stories, Tuesday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m. April 12 – June 21 {no class June 7}. Details here.

In-person: Welcome to Creative Writing, in Burlington, Thursday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m. April 14 – June 23 (no class June 2). Details here.

Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. First readings emailed April 5. Classes April 12 – June 21 {no class June 7}. Details here.

Online: Intensive Creative Writing, Wednesday afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. April 6 – June 22. Details here.

In-person: Extreme Creative Writing, Thursday afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. April 7 – June. 23.  Details here.

Writing Retreats:

Algonquin Park: Writing Retreat at Arowhon Pines  Resort, June 3 – June 6, 2022. Join us for a weekend of creativity and fine dining in the midst of the Algonquin wilderness. Details here.

Muskoka Writing Retreat at Sherwood Inn, Friday, Oct 14 – Monday Oct 17, 2022. Details here. Mark your calendars and reserve early before it fills up! 

To reserve a spot or for more details about any course, workshop or retreat, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca

 

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