LITERARY PRESS GROUP 2016 ACADEMIC CATALOGUE {} Welcome Th eLiterary Press Group is a collective of 60 independent Canadian literary presses, all of whom work tirelessly to introduce and support incredibly diverse voices that keep the Canadian literary scene vital, fresh, and interesting. When you choose a course text from an LPG publisher, you’re choosing to support some of the hardest working people in the Canadian publishing industry. Th at’s because, for our members, publishing is a labour of love. Although they each have a unique mandate, our publishers share a commitment to introducing new authors and new ideas to a literary scene that is overrun with the same voices and the same information. Our publishers are the ones saying yes to debut writers, yes to experimental works, yes to diverse authors and writing. Th ey are taking risks and supporting authors who are outside of the mainstream. And when they’re not bringing you something completely new, they are reissuing important literary texts that are out-of-print and/or diffi cult to source. In this catalogue you’ll fi nd 125 potential course texts from 27 of our members, and this is just a sample of what’s available. New poetry and fi ction, drama and theatre history, literary theory and essays on culture—together our members’ books provide you with an unrivalled selection of contemporary Canadian thought and creativity. Keep up with what our members are publishing all the time on our new online platform, All Lit Up. Discover and purchase the best print and e-books our members have to off er. We also have great exclusive behind-the-scenes content on our blog about the books, authors, and publishers whose work is available on our site. For a full listing of our members, see www.lpg.ca/publishers. The Literary Press Group of Canada Connect with us gratefully acknowledges the support of lpgcanada alllitupcanada @LPGCanada @alllitupcanada alllitupcanada @alllitupcanada Contents Meet the Publishers 2 Desk Copy Contact Information 4 Poetry 5 Fiction 14 Drama 26 Memoir & Biography 27 Language & Writing 28 Literary Theory & Criticism 29 Essays & Ideas 29 Canadian History & Culture 32 Indigenous Studies 35 Political Studies 42 Media Studies 44 Related Interest 44 All Lit Up 45 Ordering Information 48 Meet the Publishers Anvil Press / Vancouver, BC ARP Books / Winnipeg, MB Banff Centre Press Baraka Books Banff, AB Montreal, QC Established in 1991, Anvil dedicates Publishing dynamic cultural itself to publishing progressive, fiction and non-fiction, with an Housed at the Banff Centre—the Inspired by the cross-cultural word contemporary Canadian literature emphasis on progressive politics, world’s largest arts and creativity ‘baraka’, Baraka is committed to with a distinctly urban twist. ARP has been publishing renowned incubator—the press publishes providing readers with ideas, points Though national in its vision, academics, first-time novelists, innovative work that has been of view, and creative works that Anvil remains dedicated to its community activists, and conceptualized, performed, or might otherwise be overlooked be- East Vancouver roots. established writers since 1996. exhibited at the Centre. cause of cultural or linguistic barriers. www.anvilpress.com www.arpbooks.org www.banffcentre.com/press www.barakabooks.com BookThug Breakwater Books Brick Books Brindle & Glass Toronto, ON St. John’s, NL London, ON Victoria, BC Publishing innovative books of Founded in 1973 to feature the high Brick is the only publishing company Founded in 2001, Brindle & Glass poetry, prose, and creative criticism, quality writing happening in New- in Canada that exclusively publishes publishes a diverse set of books BookThug aims to provide a space foundland, Breakwater now has over poetry. Founded in 1975, the press including national & regional titles, for emerging writers, as well as estab- 300 titles in print and, though more continues to foster interesting, reissues that should still be available; lished writers, who want an opportu- national in reach, is still committed ambitious, and compelling work books for adults and for young nity to publish experimental works. to promoting East Coast literature. by both new and established poets. readers; fiction, drama, and poetry. www.bookthug.ca www.breakwaterbooks.com www.brickbooks.ca www.brindleandglass.com Coach House Books Coteau Books Goose Lane Editions Inanna Publications Toronto, ON Regina, SK Fredericton, NB Toronto, ON Located in an actual coach house, the Begun in 1975 to provide an outlet As Canada’s oldest independent Founded in 1978, Inanna is one of press has been active in publishing for Saskatchewan poetry, Coteau now publisher, Goose Lane Editions only a very few independent feminist new and established Canadian voices publishes works of fiction, poetry, successfully combines a regional presses in Canada committed to since the 1960s. Recent books include drama, and young adult fiction. They heart with a national profile to publishing fiction, poetry, and Maidenhead by Tamara Faith Berger, still publish many prairie authors as introduce readers to the best estab- creative non-fiction by and about and Stroll by Shawn Micallef. well as many first-time writers. lished as well as emerging authors. women from diverse perspectives. www.chbooks.com coteaubooks.com www.gooselane.com www.inanna.ca Invisible Publishing Kegedonce Press Linda Leith Publishing Mawenzi House Picton, ON Wiarton, ON Montreal, QC Toronto, ON Committed to working with writers Kegedonce Press is a First Linda Leith Publishing is a literary Mawenzi House (formerly TSAR) who might not ordinarily be published Nations-owned and operated house created in 2011 by Blue is dedicated to publishing fresh new and distributed commercially, Invis- Metropolis founder Linda Leith. multi-cultural writing from Canada ible works exclusively with emerging publisher committed to the Its publishing programme includes and across the world that reflects the and under published authors to pro- development, promotion, and literary fiction and a pioneering diversity of our rapidly globalizing duce entertaining, affordable books. publication of Indigenous Peoples. series of Singles essays. world, particularly in Canada/US. www.invisiblepublishing.com www.kegedonce.com www.lindaleith.com www.mawenzihouse.com 2 Literary Press Group / Congress 2016 Meet the Publishers Mother Tongue Publishing NeWest Press Nightwood Editions Palimpsest Press Salt Spring Island, BC Edmonton, AB Gibsons, BC Windsor, ON Mother Tongue Publishing is a Founded officially in 1979, NeWest Nightwood strives to publish new Palimpsest is committed to West Coast literary press that Press set out to provide better oppor- poetry and fiction that foster a com- discovering and fostering new publishes fiction, art, history, tunities for young writers in the prai- munity of writers and readers, provid- talent, supporting established writers, poetry, and anthologies by BC rie region, in a publishing industry ing a forum for thought, discussion, and ensuring their trade books are writers. Home of the Great BC that was traditionally dominated by and interaction while reflecting the well-distributed and kept in print. Novel Contest. central Canadian publishing houses. diversity our country is known for. www.mothertonguepublishing.com www.newestpress.com nightwoodeditions.com www.palimpsestpress.ca Pedlar Press Quattro Books Ronsdale Press Thistledown Press St. John’s, NL Toronto, ON Vancouver, BC Saskatoon, SK Pedlar publishes writers who are We aim to fulfill the vision that Ronsdale publishes in a wide variety Since 1975, Thistledown has built struggling with questions about what Canada is extremely diverse and the of genres, including poetry, fiction, its reputation on its commitment to it means to be human and about the literature it produces, regardless of its and young adult fiction. Of particu- quality and its willingness to embrace function of the individual in society, style, or the context that informs it, lar interest are its non-fiction titles, books as cultural artifacts in both and whose texts embody these ques- should be accessible to all. including biography, history, and content and form. They publish po- tions in startlingly fresh ways. social ideas. etry and fiction for adults and teens. www.pedlarpress.com www.quattrobooks.ca www.ronsdalepress.com thistledownpress.com Tightrope Books Turnstone Press Véhicule Press Toronto, ON Winnipeg, MB Montreal, QC Established in 2005, Tightrope Founded in 1976, Turnstone has Since 1973 Véhicule has published brings a fresh take to Canadian become one of the most highly award-winning poetry, fiction, essays, literature by juxtaposing new and regarded publishers in western translations, and social history. In established writers, genres, and Canada, publishing not only poetry 1981 Véhicule began, Signal Editons, cultures to build an inclusive list that but also fiction, mysteries, literary a poetry series, and in 2003, represents the vitality of modern criticism, and non-fiction. Esplanade Books, a fiction series. CanLit. tightropebooks.com www.turnstonepress.com www.vehiculepress.com Literary Press Group / Congress 2016 3 Desk Copy Contact Information Publisher Contact Information Anvil Press [email protected] ARP Books [email protected] Banff Centre Press [email protected] Baraka Books [email protected] BookThug www.bookthug.ca/contact Breakwater Books [email protected] Brick Books [email protected] Brindle & Glass [email protected] Coach