Publishers

Brown Paper Fox Publishing is a spirited independent non-traditional book publisher nestled in the heart of Breslau, Ontario. With a passion for storytelling and a commitment to nurturing emerging voices, they strive to create a vibrant literary landscape that celebrates diversity, creativity, and innovation.

Common Deer Press focuses is on publishing extraordinary and enduring books for children and teens. Books that change lives. Books that build bridges, connect cultures, transcend differences and, by showing the humanity in others, open hearts.

The Gabriel Dumont Institute promotes the renewal and development of Métis culture through research; materials development, collection, and distribution; and the design, development, and delivery of Métis-specific educational programs and services, including their publishing program.

Great Plains Press is an independent publisher based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that is committed to bringing you the very best books from the Prairies. Their Yellow Dog imprint focuses on contemporary and historical fiction and non-fiction for middle-grade and teen readers.

Greystone Kids publishes fiction and non-fiction picture books, and middle-grade /YA non-fiction, about science, nature and the environment, health and community. Their Aldana Libros imprint selects the very best books for children from around the world—stories shaped by the many different realities that make up our human experience.

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. 

Portage & Main Press publishes a wide range of innovative and practical educational resources that inspire child-centred, inclusive learning while prioritizing Indigenous and marginalized voices. Their HighWater Press imprint publishes award-winning stories—non-fiction, graphic novels and children’s literature—by emerging and established Indigenous writers.

Pownal Street Press is a hybrid/boutique publisher offering a custom publishing model that builds on the editorial environment of traditional publishing, and allows authors the freedom to publish in a structured, yet supported atmosphere. The publish non-fiction and select children’s picture books.

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.

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. 

Since its founding in Toronto in 1988, Second Story Press has been dedicated to publishing feminist-inspired books. Their list includes adult fiction and non-ficiton; children’s fiction, non-fiction and picture books; and young adult fiction and non-fiction. Their stories feature strong female and queer characters and explore themes of social justice, human rights, equality, and ability issues.

Strong Nations Publishing is an Indigenous owned and operated publishing house located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. They work with new and established Indigenous writers and artists to uplift Indigenous voices. Our books reflect a diversity of perspectives and align with our values of social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and language revitalization.

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.