Publishers

Founded in 1975, Annick Press is a proudly independent children’s publisher based in Toronto, Canada. Annick is recognized as one of the most innovative publishers of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults.

Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollinsCanada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors. They strive to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers.

Heritage House is an independent book publisher based in Victoria, BC that is committed to amplifying the stories and voices of the extraordinary people who have helped shape the diverse cultural landscape of Western Canada.

Inhabit Media is the first Inuit-owned, independent publishing company in the Canadian Arctic. They aim to promote and preserve the stories, knowledge, and talent of the Arctic.

Kids Can Press is a leading Canadian-owned children’s book publisher, and a Corus Entertainment company. KCP is a globally recognized content company whose books have enjoyed critical acclaim around the world.

Nimbus publishes in a broad span of genres including children’s picture and fiction books, non-fiction, history, nature photography, current events, biography, sports, and cultural issues. It is the largest Canadian-English language publisher east of Toronto.

Founded in 1984, Orca is an independently owned Canadian children’s book publisher of award-winning, bestselling books in a number of genres. Orca prides itself on publishing Canadian authors and illustrators and bringing them to a wider market.

Owlkids Books is an award-winning independent publisher of books for young readers from ages 0 to 14. They publish board books, picture books, non-fiction, fiction, and graphic novels hat help instill in children everywhere a love of reading and of learning about the world around them.

Plumleaf Press is an independent book publisher, launched in 2022. Plumleaf publishes engaging, beautifully designed literary books and embraces authors from diverse communities. They focus on books for women and children. 

Scholastic Canada is one of the country's leading publishers and distributors of children's books and educational materials in both official languages. For over 65 they have introduced young people to the joys of reading. 

Tundra Book Group is home to a number of imprints including Tundra Books, Canada's oldest English-language children's book publisher; as well as Puffin Canada, Penguin Teen Canada, and the recently established Indigenous-led imprint Swift Water Books.