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Book publishers Fiction notes: Fall 2004 89 new novels
published in Spring 2005 114 new
novels published; 14 new collections of short stories Anvil
Press Contacts
Brian Kaufman, publisher, Ronda Kellington, executive director Interests
contemporary fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction titles that focus on
pop-culture Submissions
query with sample chapters and synopsis Submissions
to: Editorial
and administration Anvil
Press Phone
604-876-8710 Email
info@anvilpress.com Web
site www.anvilpress.com Guidelines
http://www.anvilpress.com/guidelin/index.htm Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Foozlers,
by Tom Osbourne; Singer, An Elegy, by George Fetherling Arsenal Pulp Press Established
1971 Contacts
Brian Lam, president and publisher Publishes
X titles per year Interests
aboriginal studies, anthologies, cultural studies, gender studies,
guidebooks, history, politics, humour, fiction, poetry, pop culture, film and
television, food and drink, gay and lesbian, visual arts Submissions
cover letter, synopsis, and 50 to 60 sample pages Responds
within 3 months Mail
submissions to: Editorial
Board Arsenal
Pulp Press 103,
V6B
2W9 Web
site http://www.arsenalpulp.com/ Guidelines
http://www.arsenalpulp.com/submit.php Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Crimeways, by Rita McBride &
Matthew Licht; Bloodknots, short stories by Ami Sands Brodoff Beach Holme Publishers Established
1971, publishes trade paperback originals Contacts
Michael Carroll, publisher Publishes
10 to 14 titles a year Interests
literary short fiction, novels, poetry, historical and contemporary young
adult fiction (ages 8-13), and literary memoirs and travel literature. Submissions
query with SASE or submit outline and two sample chapters Responds
in four to six months No
simultaneous submissions Mail
submissions to: Phone
604-733-4868 Web
site www.beachholme.bc.ca Guidelines
http://www.beachholme.bc.ca/guidelines.htm Recent
titles Kameleon Man, by Kim Barry Brunhuber, The View from
Tamischeira, by Richard Cumyn, The Moor is Dark Beneath the Moon,
by David Watmough; 101 Top Historical Sites of Douglas
& McIntyre Established
1971, publishes hardcover and trade paperback Imprints
Douglas & McIntyre, Groundwood Books, Greystone Books Publishes
75 new titles a year Interests
First Nations art and culture, Canadian issues and politics, food and wine,
art and architecture (D&M); natural history and science, environment,
popular culture, health and sports (Greystone); childrens books (Groundwood) Submissions
short outline, sample chapter, cover letter, SASE Website
http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/ Guidelines
http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/contact.asp#submissions Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Snow Man, by David Albahari, translated
by Ellen Elias-Bursac Spring
2005 non-fiction Terry, by Douglas Coupland; Ekstasis Interests
BC
history, children's/young adult, fiction, fine art, literary/belles
lettres/poetry, non-fiction Submissions
to: Ekstasis
Editions Victoria,
B.C. V8W 3S1 Web
site http://www.ekstasiseditions.com/ Guidelines
http://www.ekstasiseditions.com/guidelines.html Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction The Mansion, by Alvaro Mutis; Earthbaby,
by Peter Such; The Redemption of Anna Dupree Spring
2005 non-fiction Colins Big Thing, by Bruce Serafin Spring
2005 poetry Where the Land Gets Broken, by Walter Hildebrandt; Living
Ginger, by Mike Doyle; The Company I Keep, by Jordan Zinovich Harbour
Publishing Publishes
20 new titles a year Interests
topics concerning the west coast of BC, guidebooks, natural history, some fiction,
poetry, childrens books, art, cookbooks, anthologies Submissions
query with outline, cover letter and sample, SASE Responds
within 3 to 6 months Submissions
to: Harbour
Publishing Madeira
Park, BC V0N 2H0 Phone
604-883-2730 Web
site http://www.harbourpublishing.com/ Guidelines
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/submissions.html Recent
titles Dahlia Cassidy, by Anne Cameron; Go Leaving Strange,
poetry by Patrick Lane; Salmon Wars, by Dennis Brown; Coldstream,
by Donna Wuest; Wings Across The Water, by Elwood White; Cross-Canada
Crosswords, by Gwen Sjogren New
Star Books Interests
BC History, Biography, Education, First Nations, Literary/Belles
Lettres/Poetry, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Issues Submissions:
for fiction, send full manuscript with a query letter; for non-fiction, send
full outline with query letter and sample chapters Submissions
to: New
Star Books Suite
107 3477
Commercial St. Vancouver,
BC Canada V5N 4E8 Email
info@newstarbooks.com Web
site http://www.newstarbooks.com/ Guidelines
http://www.newstarbooks.com/Submissions.htm Nightwood
Editions Interests
poetry Submissions
does not accept unsolicited submissions, but does consider samples of work
(up to 15 pages) for possible invitations to submit. See Guidelines. Web
site http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/ Guidelines
http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/contact.htm Recent
titles Notes on Leaving, poetry by Laisha Rosnau (MFA); Write
Across Canada; Breathing Fire 2, selected by Patrick Lane and
Lorna Crozier; Teethmarks, by Sina Queyras; Anthropy, by Ray
Hsu Oolichan
Books Contact
Ron Smith, publisher Literary
fiction, poetry and non-fiction Submissions
to oolichan
books P.0
Box 10 Lantzville,
B.C. Canada
V0R 2H0 Web
site http://www.oolichan.com/index.htm Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction The School at Chartres, by David
Manicom Spring
2005 non-fiction A Perfectly Beautiful Place, by Michael Elcock; Leaving
the Narrow Place, by Dorothy Field; The Spell of Memory, by Ilya
Tourtidis Orca
Books Interests
childrens and young adult books Submissions
to Orca
Book Publishers PO
Box 5626, Station B Victoria,
BC V8R
6S4 Web
site http://www.orcabook.com/ Guidelines
http://www.orcabook.com/AuthorsGuideFrame.htm Recent
titles By a Thread, by Ned Dickens; Fixed, by Beth Goobie; Quid
Pro Quo, by Vicki Grant; Sun
Signs, by Shelley Hrdlitschka Raincoast
Books Contact
Allan MacDougall Publishes
20 to 22 new titles a year Interests
non-fiction (particularly nature and outdoors, travel, food and cooking,
crafts, architecture and interior design, gardening, and psychology and
self-help), illustrated children's fiction and non-fiction, and with adult
fiction and biography Submissions
fiction: send query with synopsis and 5-page sample; non-fiction, send full
proposal and sample chapter Responds
within 6 months Submissions
to: Editorial
Department, c/o Raincoast Books 9050
Shaughnessy St. Vancouver,
BC V6P 6M9 Phone
604-323-7100 Email
info@raincoast.com Web
site www.raincoast.com Guidelines
http://www.raincoast.com/publishing/submissions.html#guidelines Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Scream Queen, a graphic novel by Ho Che
Anderson Spring
2005 non-fiction Dancing in the No-Fly Zone, by Hadani Ditmars; Going
Green, by Jim Harris Ronsdale
Press Established
in 1988 Contacts
Ronald B. Hatch, director Interests
literary fiction, poetry, regional history, biography and autobiography,
books of ideas about Canada, as well as pre-teen and young adult books but
not picture books. Submissions
send finished manuscripts not first drafts. Authors should also enclose a
brief bio with publishing credits, if any, along with a SASE Responds
in 1 to 2 months Submissions
to: Ronsdale
Press 3350
West 21st Ave. Vancouver,
BC V6S 1G7 Phone
604-738-4688 Email
ronsdale@shaw.ca Web
site www.ronsdalepress.com Guidelines
http://www.ronsdalepress.com/submissions.html Recent
titles Spring 2005 non-fiction First Invaders: The Literary Origins of
British Columbia, by Alan Twigg; Jean Coulthard: A Life in Music,
by William Bruneau and David Gordon Duke; Sobering Dilemna, by Douglas
Hamilton Spring
2005 poetry Charlatan, by Steven
Laird Subway
Books Contact
George Fetherling Interests
BC History, Biography, Fiction, First Nations, History, Literary/Belles
Lettres/Poetry, Politics, Social Issues, Travel Does
not accept unsolicited manuscripts Web
site http://www.subwaybooks.com/ Recent
titles Jericho, by George Fetherling; Vancouvers Hoboes, by
Andrew Roddan; Waiting for the Lady, by Christopher G. Moore Talonbooks Publishes
fiction, drama, non-fiction, poetry Submissions
to: Talonbooks 278
East 1st Avenue, Vancouver
BC V5T 1A6 Phone
604-444-4889 Website
http://www.talonbooks.com/# Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction All
that Glitters, by Martine Desjardins Spring
2005 non-fiction Beyond Recall, by Mary Meigs Tradewind
Books Contact
Michael Katz Interests
childrens, young adult Submissions
to: Tradewind
Books 1809
Maritime Mews Vancouver,
BC V6H 3W7 Phone
604-662-4405 Web
site http://www.tradewindbooks.com/tradewindbooks/index.html Guidelines
http://www.tradewindbooks.com/tradewindbooks/new/authorsmain.html Recent
titles; Bone Collectors Son, by Paul Yee; A Telling Time, by
Irene Watts; Floyd Flamingo and his flock of friends, by Tiffany
Stone; Professor Einsteins Compass, Shulamith Oppenhem UBC
Press Interests
BC history, First Nations, history, natural history, non-fiction, politics,
social issues Web
site http://www.ubcpress.ca/ Guidelines
http://www.ubcpress.ca/company/guidelines.html Recent
titles Between Justice and Certainty: Treaty Making in British Columbia,
by Andrew Woolford; The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon & Trout,
by Thomas
P. Quinn; China in World Politics, 2nd Edition Policies, Processes,
Prospects, by Judith F. Kornberg & John R. Faust Whitecap
Books Contact
Michael Bruch, president; Robert McCullough, publisher Publishes
cookbooks, gardening books, natural history, colour scenic, as well as
children's fiction and non-fiction. Also publishes calendars and journals
under the imprint Waterlane Editions. Submissions
to Whitecap
Books 351
Lynn Avenue North
Vancouver British
Columbia V7J
2C4 Phone
604-980-9852 Web
site http://www.whitecap.ca/ Guidelines
http://www.whitecap.ca/about_us.asp#submissions Recent
titles Eleven Lazy Llamas, by Dianna Bonder; Mustang Mountain
#8Swift Horse, by Marina Baker Alberta Brindle
& Glass Interests
literary fiction and non-fiction Submissions
query first by email, with sample chapters Brindle
& Glass Publishing, Ltd. 11339
91st St Edmonton
AB T5B
4A4 Email
info@brindleandglass.com Web
site http://www.brindleandglass.com/index.htm Guidelines
http://www.brindleandglass.com/submissions.htm Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Beth and the Art of the Homeless, by
Lee Kvern; The Madonna List, by Max Foran NeWest
Press Interests
poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction Submissions
send complete manuscript Submissions
to: NeWest
Press Attn:
Acquisitions 201-8540-109
Street Edmonton,
AB T6G 1E6 Web
site http://www.newestpress.com/ Guidelines
http://www.newestpress.com/guidelines.html Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction Aldershot 1945, by Bruce Allen Powe; Displaced
Persons, by Margie Taylor; Queens Park, by Gary Ryan; West
Wind, North Chatter, by Deanna Kent-McDonald; The Almost Meeting And
Other Stories, short story collection by Henry Kreisel Spring
2005 fiction Murder in the Monashees, by Roy Innes; Undercurrent,
by Anne Metikosh; The Far Away Home, short story collection by Marci
Denesiuk; Manitoba Turnstone
Press Publishes
ten to twelve new titles a year Interests
literary fiction and non-fiction Submissions
accepts unsolicited manuscripts but prefers query letter plus sample
chapters Submissions
to: Acquisitions
Editor Turnstone
Press Artspace
Building 607100
Arthur Street Winnipeg,
Manitoba Canada
R3B 1H3 Web
site http://www.turnstonepress.com Guidelines
http://www.turnstonepress.com/submissions.html Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction The Sundog Season, by John Geddes; Battered
Soles, by Paul Mason Ontario Coach
House Books Contacts
Stan Bevington, publisher Interests
innovative poetry, fiction, drama and artist books Submissions
to: 401
Huron St.(rear) on
bpNichol Lane Toronto,
ON M5S 2G5 Phone
416-979-2217 Email
mail@chbooks.com Web
site www.chbooks.com Guidelines
http://www.chbooks.com/chb/submit.html Cormorant
Books Incorporated Publisher
Marc Cote A
literary press focusing on contemporary Canadian fiction and some non-fiction
on literary themes. Submissions
to: Marc
Cτtι, Publisher Cormorant
Books Inc. 215
Spadina Ave., Studio 230 Toronto,
Ontario M5T
2C7 Phone
416-929-4957 Email
j.m.cote@sympatico.ca Web
site http://www.cormorantbooks.com/ Guidelines
http://www.cormorantbooks.com/contact.htm#submissionguidelines Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction The Alien House, by Elise Turcotte; An
Ordinary Star, by Carol Giangrande Spring
2005 fiction After We Crossed the River, by Britt Holmstrom; The
Extraordinary Garden, by Francois Gravel; Gently Down the Stream,
by Ray Robertson; The Scene Stealer, by Warren Dunford; Cities of
Weather, short story collection by Matthew Fox; The Vanishing Man,
short story collection by Aaron Bushkowsky The
Dundurn Group Founded
in 1973; publishes serious non-fiction, history and biography; other imprints
include Hounslow Press (non-fiction), Simon & Pierre (fiction), Boardwalk
(young adult fiction), Castle Street Mysteries (fiction) Will
look at unsolicited proposals (at least three chapters) and complete
manuscripts Submissions
to Acquisitions
Editor The
Dundurn Group 8
Market Street, Suite 200 Toronto,
Ontario M5E
1M6 Web
site http://www.dundurn.com/ Guidelines
http://www.dundurn.com/submissions.html Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction Playing Sarah Bernhardt, by Joan Givner; Sweep
Lotus, by Mark Zuehlke; A Man in a Distant Field, by Theresa
Kishkan; Lovelace and Butter, by James Hawkins; A Hard Winter Rain,
by Michael Blair Spring
2005 fiction Brights Kill, by J.D. Carpenter; Cold Dark Matter,
by Alex Brett; A Place Apart, by Maureen Lennon ECW
Press Web
site http://www.ecwpress.com/home.htm Guidelines
http://www.ecwpress.com/subgide.htm Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction How to Swallow a Pig, short story
collection by Robert Priest; The Long Slide, short story collection by
James Grainger; You, Kwaznievski, You Piss Me Off, short story
collection by John Lavery Spring
2005 fiction All Shook Up, by Mike Harrison; Freezeout, by
Rick Gadzioli; To Be Continued, by Gordon Leenders; 3,000 Miles,
by Jason Schneider Fitzhenry
& Whiteside CEO
Sharon Fitzhenry Fitzhenry
& Whiteside publishes trade, nonfiction, history, natural sciences,
forestry, ecology, biography, psychology, reference, Canadiana, antiques,
art, photography, children's and YA fiction and nonfiction, teacher's
reference, intermediate and secondary school social science texts and
supplements. Fitzhenry
& Whiteside 195
Allstate Parkway Markham,
ON L3R
4T8 Phone
(905) 477-9700 Email
godwit@fitzhenry.ca Web
site www.fitzhenry.ca HarperCollins
Canada Does
not accept unsolicited manuscripts or proposals. Web
site http://www.harpercanada.com/ Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction Adultery, by Richard Wright; Bedlam,
by Greg Hollingshead; Wild Dogs, by Helen Humphreys; The WP
Kinsella Omnibus, by WP Kinsella; Poached Egg on Toast, short
story collection by Frances Itani Recent
titles Spring 2005 non-fiction Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things, by
Gary Geddes Spring
2005 fiction The Wildfire Season, by Andrew Pyper; Sushi Daze, by Rob Payne; The Radiant City, by
Lauren Davis; The Sad Truth about Happiness, by Anne Giardini; The Mapmakers Opera,
by Bea Gonzales; George & Rue, by George Elliot Clarke; Garden
of Venus, by Eva Stachniak; Last Notes and Other Stories, short
story collection by Tamas Dobozy House
of Anansi Press Inc. Contacts
Martha Sharpe, publisher Interests
literary fiction, poetry, literary criticism and non-fiction dealing with
Canadian and broad social issues. Submissions
query with cover letter, synopsis, sample of 10 to 15 pages Responds
with 3 to 4 months Submissions
to: Anansi 110
Spadina Avenue, Suite 801, Toronto,
ON M5V 2K4 Phone
416-363-4343 Email
info@anansi.ca Web
site http://www.anansi.ca Guidelines
http://www.anansi.ca/submissions.cfm Recently
published Michael Winter, The Big Why; Margaret Atwood, Moving
Targets; A.L. Kennedy, Paradise Key
Porter Books Limited Publisher
& CEO Anna Porter Publishes
trade non-fiction, fiction and children's books. Key Porter operates the imprints
LO&D, Patrick Crean Editions and Key Porter Kids (KPk), and distributes
CRCA, Prion and Turnerbooks. 70
The Esplanade, 3rd Fl. Toronto,
ON M5E 1R2 Phone
416-862-7777 Web
site www.keyporter.com Kids
Can Press 29
Birch Ave. Toronto,
ON M4V 1E2 phone
416-925-5437 Email
info@kidscan.com Web
site www.kidscanpress.com Maple
Tree Press / Publisher of Owl Books President
& Publisher Sheba Meland 51
Front Steet E., Ste. 200 Toronto,
ON M5E 1B3 Phone
416-304-0702 Email
info@mapletreepress.com Web
site www.mapletreepress.com McClelland
& Stewart Ltd. President
and Publisher: Douglas M. Gibson Founded
in 1906, publishes a wide range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Currently
not accepting unsolicited manuscripts 900
- 481 University Ave. Toronto,
ON M5G 2E9 phone
416-598-1114 Email
mail@mcclelland.com Web
site www.mcclelland.com Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction Claires Head, by Catherine Bush; The
Early Investigation of Joanne Kilbourn, by Gail Bowen; In the Place of
Last Things, by Michael Helm; The Last Good Day, by Gail Bowen; The
Mysteries, by Robert McGill; Damage Done by the Storm, short story
collection by Jack Hodgins; Not Safe After Dark, short story
collection by Peter Robinson; Runaway, short story collection by Alice
Munro Spring
2005 fiction The Bird Factory, by David Layton; He Drown She in
the Sea, by Shani Mootoo; Origins of Haloes, by Kristen den
Hartog; Nights Child, by Maureen Jennings; Sugarmilk Falls, by
Ilona van Mil Spring
2005 non-fiction Confessions of An Innocent Man, by William Sampson Spring
2005 poetry Rachel Rose (MFA), Notes on Arrival and Departure
Penguin
Books Canada Submissions
by mail to The
Editorial Department Penguin
Group (Canada) 10
Alcorn Ave., Suite 304 Toronto,
Ontario M4V
3B2 Web
site http://www.penguin.ca/ Guidelines
http://www.penguin.ca/nf/shared/SharedDisplay/0,,52164_8,00.html Recent
titles Spring 2004 fiction All Times Have Been Modern, by
Elisabeth Harver; The Memory Artists, by Jeffrey Moore Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction You Made Me Love You, by Joanne
Goodman; Three-Day Road, by Joseph Boyden; Tenor of Love, by
Mary Di Michele; Sylvanus Now, by Donna Morrissey; The Pale Indian,
by Robert Arthur Alexie; Blind Crescent, by Michelle Berry; The
Silences of Home, by Caitlin Sweet; Memory Book, by Howard Engel; The
Eagles Brood, by Jack Whyte; Busted Flush, by Brad Smith; The
Best Way You Know How, by Christine Pountney Spring
2005 non-fiction Ten Thousand Roses, by Judy Rebick; The Collapse
of Globalism and the Rebirth of Nationalism, by John Ralston Saul Random
House of Canada Includes: Anchor
Canada Web
site http://www.randomhouse.ca/about/anchor_abou.html Writers
Doubleday
Canada Web
site http://www.randomhouse.ca/about/dou_abou.html Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction All That Glitters, by Wayson Choy; Puppet,
by Joy Fielding Spring
2005 fiction Deadly Slipper, by Michelle War; Raymond and Hannah,
by Stephen Marche; Sweetness in the Belly, by Camilla Gibb Knopf
Canada Web
site http://www.randomhouse.ca/about/kno_abou.html Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction Seduction, by Catherine Gildiner; What
We All Long For, by Dionne Brand Random
House Canada Web
site http://www.randomhouse.ca/ Recent
titles Fall 2004 fiction What Casanova Told Me, by Susan Swan; The
Tiger Claw, by Shauna Singh Baldwin; Hungers Brides, by Paul
Anderson; Eleanor Rigby, by Douglas Coupland; The Collected Stories
of Carol Shields; Spring
2005 fiction Believe Me, by
Patricia Pearson; Blackfly Season, by Giles Blunt; Feed My Dear
Dogs, by Emma Richler; The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke, by
Steven Haywood; The Program, by Hal Niedzviecki Spring
2005 non-fiction The Greek for Love: A Memoir of Corfu, by James
Chatto Vintage
Canada Web
site http://www.randomhouse.ca/about/vin_abou.html Writers
Thomas
Allen & Son Interests
literary fiction, non-fiction Not
accepting unsolicited manuscripts at the moment 145
Front Street East, Suite 209 Toronto,
Ontario M5A 1E3 Canada Web
site http://www.thomas-allen.com/ Guidelines
http://www.thomas-allen.com/ThomasAllenPublishers/contactUs.htm Recent
titles Spring 2005 fiction A Perfect Night to go to China, by
David Gilmour; Ladykiller, by Charlotte Gill; Mackerel Sky, by
Natalee Caple Spring
2005 non-fiction Days of Victory, by Ted Barris; The Great
Dominion, by David Dilks; Greed, Inc., by Wade Rowland; Scurvy,
by Stephen Brown Goose
Lane Editions Interests
literary fiction, poetry, non-fiction Submissions
send synopsis and up to 50 pages Submissions
to: Laurel Boone, Editorial Director Web
site http://www.gooselane.com/gle/gle.htm Guidelines
http://www.gooselane.com/gle/submit.htm Recent
titles Spring 2005 The Nettle Spinner, by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer; Tattycoram,
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