§ resources — for Canadian writers
Where to
send it.
A curated list of Canadian publishers, literary agents, and writers’ associations — maintained as of the last time I personally queried.
Canadian publishers
§ 01
Submission-accepting houses — literary, genre, children’s, and academic.
// notable
Drawn & Quarterly
Graphic Novels
Dundurn Press
General
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
General
Kids Can Press
Children's Books
Second Story Press
Feminist Focus
Whitecap Books
Cookbooks
// directory
- 01Anvil Presssubmit ↗
- 02ARP Bookssubmit ↗
- 03Black Moss Presssubmit ↗
- 04Black Rose Bookssubmit ↗
- 05Brick Bookssubmit ↗
- 06Coach House Bookssubmit ↗
- 07ECW Presssubmit ↗
- 08Goose Lane Editionssubmit ↗
- 09Guernica Editionssubmit ↗
- 10House of Anansisubmit ↗
- 11McGill-Queen's University Presssubmit ↗
- 12New Star Bookssubmit ↗
- 13Orca Book Publisherssubmit ↗
- 14Playwrights Canada Presssubmit ↗
- 15Talonbookssubmit ↗
- 16Turnstone Presssubmit ↗
- 17UBC Presssubmit ↗
- 18University of Alberta Presssubmit ↗
- 19University of Toronto Presssubmit ↗
- 20Wolsak and Wynnsubmit ↗
Literary agents
§ 02
Prominent Canadian literary agencies with direct submission pages. Verify current open-status on each agency’s site.
- 5 Otter LiteraryFiction, nonfiction, children'ssubmit ↗
- Aurora ArtistsFilm and TVemail ↗
- Ballpoint Literary AgencyCommercial/literary fiction, nonfiction, children'ssubmit ↗
- Beverley Slopen Literary AgencySerious nonfiction, literary/commercial fictionsubmit ↗
- Carolyn Swayze Literary AgencyLiterary/commercial adult fiction, nonfiction, YAsubmit ↗
- CookeMcDermid Literary ManagementLiterary/commercial fiction and nonfictionsubmit ↗
- Helen Heller AgencyLiterary, historical, domestic novels, kidlit, YAsubmit ↗
- P.S. Literary AgencyCommercial/literary fiction, nonfiction, children's, YAsubmit ↗
- Rick Broadhead & AssociatesNonfiction, commercial/literary fiction, businesssubmit ↗
- Robert Lecker AgencyEntertainment, music, pop culture, science, historysubmit ↗
- Seventh Avenue Literary AgencyNonfiction onlysubmit ↗
- The Rights FactoryLiterary/commercial fiction, nonfiction, YA, children'ssubmit ↗
- Transatlantic AgencyChildren's and adult literaturesubmit ↗
- Westwood Creative ArtistsFiction, nonfiction, film/TVsubmit ↗