Book Publishers in Ontario

Annotated list of book publishers in Ontario.

5310 Publishing

5310 Publishing is a family-owned business dedicated and committed to helping our authors get their books published and to discover new and original ways of promoting their stories and views in front of an audience. Traditional Publisher....

    Windsor, ON   CA

845 Press

845 Press is the London, Ontario-based publishing arm of The /tƐmz/ Review. We are interested in innovative work by both emerging and established writers. We publish chapbooks and are pleased to announce that we are now branching out into publishing longer fiction ebooks....

    London, ON   CA

Annick Press

Annick Press is one of Canada's most successful children's publishers, with a commitment to developing high-quality picture books, middle-reader and young adult fiction, and non-fiction. ...

    Willowdale, ON   CA

Another Chapter Publishing

Located in Kanata, Ontario, Another Chapter Publishing produces children's picture books with quality stories and beautiful artwork, to be enjoyed in either English or French....

    Kanata, ON   CA

Baseline Press

Baseline Press is a poetry micro-press based out of London, Ontario. Since 2011, we have been creating limited edition hand-sewn chapbooks for both new and established Canadian poets....

    London, ON   CA

Between the Lines

Between the Lines specializes in creative and inspiring non-fiction. Our readers look to BTL for challenging ideas, concepts and analysis not readily found in the mainstream. Our wide-ranging books embrace critical perspectives on social issues, politics and public policy issues, development studies...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Biblioasis

Biblioasis is a literary press based in Windsor, Ontario, committed to publishing the best poetry, fiction and non-fiction in beautifully crafted editions....

    Windsor, ON   CA

Black Moss Press

Since it was founded in 1969, Black Moss Press has built a national reputation for its contribution to Canadian literature. Black Moss has published more than 400 first editions and introduced more than 100 new authors to the Canadian literary scene....

    Windsor, ON   CA

Black Panel Press

Black Panel Press is an independent graphic novel publisher whose mission is to bring exceptional graphic novels from foreign markets to North America....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Blue Moon Publishers

At Blue Moon Publishers, we publish fiction and non-fiction, from best-selling authors such as Katherine Jacob under our Blue Moon Guides imprint....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Book Thug

BookThug seeks to publish innovative books of poetry, prose and creative criticism that extend the tradition of experimental literature. All manuscripts are evaluated for their artistic merit and their ability to continue the conversation about experimental literature. In other words, every manusc...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Book*hug Press

Celebrating adventures in literary publishing since 2004, Book*hug Press is a radically optimistic Canadian independent literary press working at the forefront of contemporary book culture. Our mandate is to publish innovative and contemporary books of literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literatu...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Borealis Press

Book publishers specializing in Canadian literature, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, native, aboriginal and critical texts. Borealis Book was founded in 1972 to encourage and publish new Canadian writers who demonstrate talent and potential for significant growth....

    Nepean, ON   CA

Brain Lag

Publisher of fantasy and science fiction novels based out of Milton, Ontario. With a focus on personalized attention and custom design elements to our books, we strive to bring mainstream publisher quality to the small press....

    Milton, ON   CA

Brick Books

Brick Books is one of a handful of publishing companies in Canada that exclusively publishes poetry. Founded in 1975 in London, Ontario by Stan Dragland and Don McKay, the press continues its dedication to fostering interesting, ambitious and compelling work by both new and established poets. Brick ...

    London, ON   CA

Broadview Press

An independent academic publisher in the humanities since 1985, our focus is very much on English Studies and Philosophy, but within those two core subject areas we are open to a broad range of academic approaches and political viewpoints. We welcome feminist perspectives, and we have a particular i...

    Peterborough, ON   CA

Brucedale Press

Since 1994, The Brucedale Press has published words from here - the Queen's Bush and Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada - that offer good reading anywhere. The Brucedale Press is a division of BROAD HORIZONS BOOKS Bruce County's most experienced bookseller, with headquarters in Port Elgin, Ontario. ...

    Port Elgin, ON   CA

Bundoran Press

Bundoran Press is an independent Canadian Publisher of Science Fiction novels and anthologies. Home to several award-winning writers....

    Ottawa, ON   CA

Canadian Scholars' Press

Canadian Scholars' Press Inc., founded in 1986, is one of Canada's leading independent academic publishing companies. CSPI publishes approximately 24 books a year, specializing in Sociology, Criminology, Social Work, Education, and Cultural Studies....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Chaudiere Books

Ottawa-based literary press, publishing approximately four books a season of poetry, fiction and non-fiction....

    Ottawa, ON   CA

ChiZine Publications

World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Award-winning ChiZine Publications publishes the same kind of weird, subtle, surreal, disturbing horror, science fiction, and fantasy that ChiZine.com (the webzine) had become known for since 1997, only in longer form - novels, novellas, and short stor...

    Peterborough, ON   CA

Civil Sector Press

Civil Sector Press (CSP) is a Canadian company publishing books developed to meet the needs of nonprofit sector professionals since 2007....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Coach House Books

Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publisher of poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Common Deer Press

Our mission is to find and publish 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. ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Cormorant Books

Cormorant Books is committed to publishing the best new work in the area of literary fiction and creative non-fiction for the adult market....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Crabtree Publishing Co

Crabtree Publishing Company is dedicated to producing high-quality books and educational products for K-8+....

    St. Catharines, ON   US

Curiosity House Books

Curiosity House Books Publishing, founded in 2014, is a small press specializing in high-quality non-fiction and children's picture books. ...

    Creemore, ON   CA

Dancing Cat Books

Dancing Cat Books, an imprint of Cormorant Books, publishes author-driven literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry for the young adult and middle-grades, as well as picture books....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Dundurn Press

Since 1972, Dundurn Press and its associated imprints have published more than 2000 titles, of which 1700 are still in print. Dundurn publishes about ninety to one hundred new titles per year and is now one of the largest publishers of adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction in Canada....

    Toronto, ON   CA

ECW Press

ECW Press has published close to 1,000 books that are distributed throughout the English-speaking world and translated into dozens of languages. In the next year we'll release 50 new titles and will continue to support and promote a vibrant backlist that includes poetry and fiction, pop-culture and ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Emond Publishing

Emond Publishing is an independent publisher committed to producing quality, Canadian-made resources and offering them directly through our website at prices up to 50% below market rate.

Our catalogue includes a variety of materials that you can rely on from backpack to briefcase, includi...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Firefly Books

Firefly Books Ltd., established in 1977, is a North American publisher of non-fiction and distributor of non-fiction and children's books. Firefly's goal is to bring readers beautifully produced books written by experts at reasonable prices....

    Richmond Hill, ON   CA

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Fitzhenry & Whiteside encourages new talent and Canadian authors and illustrators. The firm specializes in history, biography, childrens' fiction and non-fiction, young adult and mid-level readers, e-books, poetry, sports, reference, photographic titles, cookbooks, travel, and lifestyle books....

    Markham, ON   CA

Gordon Hill Press

Gordon Hill Press accepts submissions of poetry, literary fiction, creative non-fiction, and criticism. We publish only Canadian authors, and we strive to include a wide diversity of writers and writing, particularly writers living with a disability. We want to publish exemplary writing. ...

    Guelph, ON   CA

Groundwood Books

Groundwood Books is an independent Canadian publisher of beautiful and thought-provoking books for children. For over 35 years we have been attracting attention, praise, starred reviews and awards for our warm and intelligent children's books. We publish in Canada, the United States and Latin Ameri...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Guernica Editions

Guernica Editions specializes in pluricultural realities, emphasis being put on original and translated works from Canada and abroad. Editor: Antonio D'Alfonso....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Harlequin Enterprises

Harlequin is one of the leading publishers of books for women in the world. The Toronto-based company publishes over 110 titles a month in 31 languages in 111 international markets on six continents. These books are written by over 1,200 talented authors worldwide, offering women a broad range of re...

    Toronto, ON   CA

House of Anansi Press

House of Anansi Press is a literary publisher with a mandate to publish the highest quality Canadian poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Anansi was founded in 1967 and quickly gained attention for uncovering startling new talent. Anansi also broke ground by publishing now well-known French-Canadian aut...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Inanna Publications

Inanna Publications and Education Inc. is one of only a very few independent feminist presses in Canada committed to publishing fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction by and about women, and complementing this with relevant non-fiction, that bring new, innovative and diverse perspectives with the...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Indigenous Education Press

Indigenous Education Press is a publisher dedicated to producing books that advance the understanding of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Our mandate is to publish books that support the desires of readers and lifelong students of all ages to expand their knowledge. Our goal is to pro...

    Brantford, ON   CA

Insomniac Press

Insomniac was founded in 1992, and since that time, it has evolved from a small press that publishes poetry chapbooks, to a medium-size independent press that publishes eye-catching non-fiction titles as well as the great fiction and poetry for which it has become known. Insomniac's books are sold i...

    London, ON   CA

Invisible Publishing

Invisible Publishing is a not-for-profit publisher that produces contemporary Canadian fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. Our titles are well-written, beautifully designed, and affordable, and even though we're small in scale, we take our work, and our mission, seriously: We believe that book...

    Marmora, ON   CA

Irwin Law

Founded in 1996, Irwin Law is the youngest law publisher in Canada. Our objective is to take a fresh look at the law, and to pursue an innovative approach to legal publishing. The books we publish not only outline the current state of the law, but analyze the complex issues of the day in a style tha...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Kegedonce Press

We strive to foster the creative cultural expression of Indigenous Peoples through the publication of beautifully crafted books which involve Indigenous Peoples in all levels of production and by supporting activities which promote Indigenous literary development and the development of Indigenous pu...

    Wiarton, ON   CA

Kestrel Aerospace Publications

Kestrel Publications was founded by Terry Leversedge in 2019 to help fill a continuing void in accurate and informed Canadian military aircraft histories....

    Ottawa, ON   CA

Kids Can Press

Kids Can Press is the largest Canadian-owned children's publisher, with an award-winning list of over 500 picture books and non-fiction and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults, each designed to develop children's literacy levels and a love of reading....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Lachesis Publishing

Publisher of fiction, primarily in ebook form....

    Dunrobin, ON   CA

Les Éditions L’Interligne

Specializes in publishing the works of Franco-Ontarian authors, as well as educational materials for French schools in Ontario...

    Ottawa, ON   CA

Lorimer

Lorimer's publishing program focuses on the following subject areas: economics, education, gender studies, history, native studies, political science, public policy, sociology, and urban studies. Also publishes Children's, young adult novels, illustrated guide books. Established and incorporated in ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Lucha Comics

Founded in London, Ontario, Lucha Comics is dedicated to bringing you independent stories that you will not find anywhere else. Historical fiction, Lucha Libre, and super hero stories like you’ve never seen before....

    London, ON   CA

Manor House Publishing

Manor House Publishing Incorporated is a small Canadian publishing company, established in 1998 and based in the Ancaster neighborhood of Hamilton Ontario. Manor house publishes biographies, fantasy, new age, politics, young adult and short fiction collections....

    Ancaster, ON   CA

Mansfield Press

Mansfield Press publishes exciting, challenging and adventurous poetry, fiction and literary non-fiction by Canadian writers at all stages of their careers. ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Master Point Press

While primarily interested in books on contract bridge, MPP also publishes books on other games and intellectual pursuits....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Mawenzi House

Formerly known as TSAR Publications, Mawenzi House is dedicated to bringing to the reading public fresh new writing from Canada and across the world that reflects the diversity of our rapidly globalizing world, particularly in Canada and the United States. Our focus is on works that can loosely be t...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Mirror World Publishing

We publish fiction novels in e-Book and paperback form, primarily focusing on stories that look at other worlds, the question of 'what-if?' or seem to involve 'outside the box' thinking. Our stories are never ordinary, the dialogue and the action engaging, the characters believab...

    Windsor, ON   CA

Mosaic Press

Mosaic Press was founded as a Canadian publisher dedicated to presenting significant and excellent Canadian writing. In the 25 years we have been around, Mosaic Press has published over 500 books with some 20 original titles produced each year....

    Oakville, ON   CA

Nelson Education

Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada's leading educational publisher providing innovative products and solutions for learners of all ages. ...

    Scarborough, ON   CA

Optimum Publishing International

Optimum Publishing International is one of Canada's niche independent trade publishers. Our list includes award-winning military, political, current affairs, biographical and true crime books. Optimum has won or been nominated for many awards and distinctions. We have been featured at the prestigiou...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Established in 1979, the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History publishes books on Canadian legal history, and creates and preserves an oral history archive....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Owlkids Books

With engaging writing, bold graphics, and the best children's authors, books from Owlkids are loved by parents, teachers, librarians, and - most importantly - kids! In 2008, Owlkids acquired the children's book publisher Maple Tree Press, adding over one hundred award-winning titles to our library....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Pajama Press

Pajama Press is a new, independent company publishing quality children's picture books, non-fiction and novels from both well-known, award-winning authors and illustrators, and new voices. Our goal is to produce high quality, award-winning books that are appealing to children, young adults, librari...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Palimpsest Press

Palimpsest Press publishes poetry, fiction, and select nonfiction titles that deal with poetics, the writing life, aesthetics, cultural criticism, and literary biography. We look for poetry that displays technical mastery, precise language, and an authentic voice, and fiction that is rich in imagery...

    Windsor, ON   CA

Playwrights Canada Press

Playwrights Canada Press is a publisher of new Canadian plays. We exist to publish Canadian plays as well as, from time to time, theatre history, criticism, and biography. Through this we endeavour to raise the profile of Canadian theatre and theatre practitioners, promote dramatic literature, and c...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Plumleaf Press Inc.

Plumleaf Press specializes in publishing thoughtful, beautifully designed literary books, primarily for women and children, which offer enchantment and inspiration with every page. Our titles include non-fiction, poetry, cookbooks, children's books, and classic novels in our Plumleaf Vintage series....

    Oakville, ON   CA

Porcupine's Quill

The Porcupine's Quill is an artisanal publisher that values the art and craft of the book, both in content and in form. Our mandate is to preserve the culture of the printed word by using our expertise in the art of 20th-century offset printing technology to create quality books that look and feel l...

    Erin, ON   CA

Red Deer Press

Red Deer Press publishes upscale children's picture books, including illustrated children's Aboriginal titles, contemporary juvenile and young-adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction. We produce creative and contemporary books by enlisting a balance of established and emerging authors and ...

    Markham, ON   CA

Runley

Runley is a publisher of quality edu-tainment products for children. Teachers, policemen, firemen, pharmacists, retirees - even a potter make up our talent base...

    Orangeville, ON   CA

Second Story Press

Second Story Press was co-founded in 1988 by Margie Wolfe and three other women dedicated to publishing feminist-inspired books for adults and young readers.Our list spans adult fiction and nonfiction; children's fiction, nonfiction and picture books; and YA fiction and nonfiction. We continue to lo...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Seraphim Books

Seraphim Editions is a Canadian independent book publisher that features Canadian authors and artists. We publish books ranging from fiction, non-fiction and poetry....

    Niagara Falls, ON   CA

Starlit Publishing

Starlit Publishing is an indie publisher producing works in the science fiction and fantasy genres with a specific focus in the LitRPG and xianxia fantasy genres....

    Toronto, ON   CA

Stelliform Press

Stelliform Press is a small independent literary press which publishes novellas, novels, short story collections, and works of creative non-fiction which address our world’s most pressing problems: climate change, ecological destruction, and the effect of these issues on how we relate to each othe...

    Hamilton, ON   CA

Study It Books

We specialize in Enhanced Books for the Apple Bookstore, digital books, textbooks, paperback and hardcover publishing. We are looking for exciting new voices that are interested in 21st century publishing ideas....

    Mississauga, ON   CA

Teksteditions

From west-end Toronto, Ontario, not far from the Dundas West subway station, two deeply experienced editors who love books will publish texts that fit with their unique perspectives. Working from respect for the traditions and the avant garde in literature, books from Teksteditions display the conve...

    Toronto, ON   CA

The Key Publishing House

The Key Publishing House (KPH) Inc., is an innovative forward-thinking publisher. Our mission is to produce and disseminate valuable knowledge that influences and enhances life. KPH convergent publishing program include humanities, social sciences, physical and natural sciences. Our publications ser...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Thompson Educational Publishing

TEP is a Canadian higher-education publisher. We specialize in undergraduate textbooks for the social sciences and humanities and promote our books extensively to the Canadian and international markets. Our goal is to become the premier Canadian and international publisher for Canadian-authored text...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Tightrope Books

Tightrope Books was established in 2005 to bring a fresh take on Canadian literature by juxtaposing new and established writers, genres, and cultures to build an inclusive list that represents the vitality of current Canadian literature. We are dedicated to publishing cultural creators who walk the ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Trace Press

t r a c e publishes books that illuminate, in complex, beautiful, and thought-provoking ways, contemporary and historical experiences of conflict, displacement, migration, life, labour, love, and resistance. ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Tsar Publications

In 2015, TSAR Publications changed its name to Mawenzi House. Publishes new Canadian and American literature, especially works by black, Asian and feminist writers and books from abroad. ...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Tundra Books

Founded in Montreal in 1967, Tundra Books is Canada's oldest English language children's publisher best known for Canadian classics such as Roch Carrier's The Hockey Sweater and Mordecai Richler's beloved Jacob Two-Two series.Tundra was owned by McClelland & Stewart, which is fully owned by Random H...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Two Wolves Press

Two Wolves Press is an independent literary publishing house run by critically acclaimed author Alexandra Leggat. She started the press as a way to nurture talent and introduce unique stories into the hands of readers, without compromise. ...

    Scarborough, ON   CA

Tydbyte Media

Tydbyte Media is a Toronto, Ontario Canada based multimedia publishing company with an esoteric and eclectic focus on personal development, personal growth, self help, spirituality, comparative religion and Chinese culture that reflect the varied and eclectic interests of Richard E. Ward the publish...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Undertow Publications

Established in 2009, Undertow Publications is an independent press dedicated to publishing bold and unique fiction of exceptional literary merit in the weird fiction and horror genre. Our impeccably designed books have been nominated for many awards—including the World Fantasy Award—and have won...

    Pickering, ON   CA

University of Toronto Press

Founded in 1901, University of Toronto Press (UTP) is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. UTP has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print. The Scholarly Publishing division produces approximately 175 titles...

    Toronto, ON   CA

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Wilfrid Laurier University Press publishes scholarly works and non-fiction in the humanities and social sciences, especially in art, film, literature, philosophy, history, political science, relgious studies, anthropology, sociology, social work, gender studies, native studies, cultural studes and l...

    Waterloo, ON   CA

Wolsak and Wynn

Wolsak and Wynn is a quirky literary press based in the heart of Hamilton. With steel mills on one side of us, the Niagara escarpment on the other and Toronto somewhere off in the distance we spend our time producing brilliant, highly individual and sometimes provocative books. ...

    Hamilton, ON   CA

Women's Press

Women's Press was established with collective ownership in 1972 and is Canada's oldest English-language feminist publisher. Our objective is to conserve a publishing space devoted to the circulation of the ideas and experiences of women....

    Toronto, ON   CA