Acorn Press (Charlottetown, PEI) @AcornPress
- Specializes in publishing books about Prince Edward Island by Prince Edward Islanders.
- Small publisher of comics and graphic novels with a creator-oriented approach. Has published several diverse collections with the help of incredibly successful Kickstarter campaigns.
- Publishes contemporary, progressive literature from Canadian authors, particularly focused on urban literature.
- Has published a small collection of literary fiction and poetry with the goal of making a collection that will "challenge, assist, entertain, and provoke you."
- Publishes minority-interest books, including GLBT+ books. Their list includes a meditative novel about life in an Innu community, a postcolonial speculative fiction anthology, an erotic novel and anthology from Ming Dynasty china, and British Colombian works.
- This Indie publisher's International Translation Series includes works by Mia Couto, Mauricio Segura, and Ondjaki.
BookThug (Toronto, ON) @bookthug
- Publishes works that "enrich and advance the tradition of experimental literature." Their catalog includes many translated works.
- "Founded on the principle of preserving the unique culture and stories of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Maritime provinces," this trade publisher has expanded its catalog to also include translations.
- Specializes in publishing poetry books by Canadian authors and translated works from abroad.
- Specializes in poetry by Canadian writers (original English works and translations), and Canadian translations of international poets in bilingual editions.
- Publishes books that "reflect the diverse cultures, histories and concerns of British Columbia, bridging the gap between the urban and the rural," especially books by and about women. The Dagger Editions imprint, launching in Spring 2016, will publish books by and about queer women.
- Publishes novels by Canadian novelists and translations from French Canadian authors.
Conundrum Press (Wolfville, NS) @ConundrumCanada
Orca Book Publishers (Victoria, BC) @orcabook
- Indie comic and graphic novel publisher of books by Canadian authors, translations of underground comics from Quebec (under the BDANG imprint), and translations/reprints of international comics and graphic novels under the Conundrum International imprint.
- Publishes books by Canadian authors, particularly Saskatchewan and prairie writers, including quality debut authors.
- Publishes literary works by Newfoundland and Labrador writers under the Killick Press imprint.
- The literary imprint of Broadview Press publishes quality Canadian literature.
- Canada's oldest independent publisher, with a list that includes translations and works by Canadian writers.
- Publishes books by Canadian authors under their Teen Fiction and Enfield & Wizenty imprints.
- Seeks to provide "a unique experience in world literature." The catalog includes a large number of translations.
- Has published major Canadian authors, including a large number of French-Canadian authors in translation. Also has published translations from other languages and children's books under the Groundwood Books imprint.
- Inuit-owned publishing company focuses on stories and knowledge from Inuit and Northern Canada. Be sure to check out their beautiful collection of Children's books.
- Feminist publishing house committed to books that "tell truths about the lives of the broad spectrum and endless diversity of Canadian women."
- Non-profit publisher with a specialization in "distinctively Canadian fiction" and poetry. Check out their forthcoming Throwback series of "oddball Canadian classics."
- Publishes books by Indigenous authors, involving Indigenous Peoples in all aspects of book design and publication. Their catalog includes poetry, fiction, fantasy, and children's books.
- Multicultural publishing house that focuses on "fresh new writing from Canada and across the world that reflects the diversity of our rapidly globalizing world," particularly works from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
- "Publishes literary fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama, as well as a line of mystery novels, with a particular interest in books by Western Canadian authors." Especially interesting are their series on Asian Canadian literature, writings by First Nations authors, and the long-running Nunatak First Fiction Series.
- Publishes "The best books on Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland," including children's books and fiction by and about the First Nations peoples of the area. Also distributes books by Pottersfield Press.
- Major Canadian children's book publisher.
- The publishing affiliate of the Manitoba Metis Federation, Pemmican publishes books by Metis authors, including books for children.
- The HighWater Press imprint publishes a wide range of literature by indigenous Canadian authors, including novels, children's books, and graphic novels.
- This primarily novella and poetry-oriented press seeks "to provide a literary home for 'the other' by representing Canadian immigrant or refugee voices," including those who have been in Canada for several generations.
- Small press that is dedicated "to discovering and developing new Canadian writing of literary merit," especially by first-time authors. Their catalog includes many works dealing with French Canadian issues.
- Aims to "publish work of the highest literary merit by world class authors from the mainstream and the margins of Canada’s three founding nations, as well as from both visible and invisible minorities within Canada’s cultural mosaic." Has published a large collection of translations from Canadian French and works by First Nations authors.
Theytus Books (Penticton, BC) @theytusbooks
- First Nations-owned and -operated publisher founded in 1980. Has published many works for younger readers and adults. The website is down as of September 2015; check their twitter account for information.
Thistledown Press (Saskatoon, SK) @ReadThistledown
- Originally founded to promote the works of prairie authors, has since published a large number of Canadian writers. Runs the "New Leaf Series" of debut writing.
Three O'Clock Press (Toronto, ON) @3oclockpress
- Formed by the combination of two feminist presses, Women's Press Literary and Sumach Press, this publisher promotes the backlists of these venerable presses as well as continuing to publish groundbreaking feminist works. Has several works of LGBT and First Nations interest.
Turnstone Press (Winnepeg, MB) @turnstonepress
Vehicule Press (Montreal, QC) @VehiculePress
- Independent publisher that "publish(es) only Canadian authors or landed immigrants, (and) strive(s) to publish a significant number of new writers, to publish in a variety of genres, and to publish 50 per cent Manitoba writers and/or books with Manitoba content." The Ravenstone Books imprint publishes mysteries, thrillers, and noir literature; also check out the collections of Mennonite and Canadian Icelandic literature.
- Has published some literature by First Nations writers in the First Voices, First Texts and the Contemporary Studies on the North series.
Vehicule Press (Montreal, QC) @VehiculePress
- Originally founded as a co-op in the late 1970s, Vehicule Press publishes fiction and poetry, including many translations, and reprints of Noir novels set in Montreal.
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