They have 400 titles currently in print. The books they publish cover a wide range of topics and genres. They publish literary fiction and nonfiction, and the topics they cover range from gender studies to cook books. They also publish graphic novels.
Below are the topics they are currently considering submissions in:
- Books by BIPOC authors
- LGBTQ fiction and non-fiction, including young adult and children’s
- Literary fiction and non-fiction (no genre fiction, such as mysteries, thrillers, or romance)
- Political/sociological studies
- Cultural studies
- Regional non-fiction, in particular for British Columbia
- Graphic novels
- Youth culture and young adult literature
- Books for children, especially those that emphasize diversity
- Craft books
Please only submit books that are in the above listed categories. If your not sure your work fits, it probably does not, but browsing their catalog might help give you a better feel for what they actually publish.
They have very specific submission guidelines, that you have to follow in order to submit. You can read their guidelines here. Please follow all of their guidelines.
They prefer email submissions but allow postal submissions. Simultaneous submissions are considered as long as you alert them of that. They take about six months to respond to most submissions.
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