NeWest Press

NeWest Press Founded in 1977, NeWest Press is one of Canada's first independent literary publishing houses. NeWest publishes ten to twelve books each year.

At 40 years and counting, NeWest Press has established itself as one of the country's most enduring and respected literary presses, a reflection of the many years of dedication, passion, and perseverance that have kept its original publishing vision alive NeWest publishes literary fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama, as well as a line of mystery novels, with a particular interest in bo

oks by Western Canadian authors. Its Nunatak imprint is the longest-running first-fiction series in Canada. Notable NeWest titles include Blood Relations and Other Plays by Sharon Po***ck, Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto, Icefields by Thomas Wharton, Diamond Grill by Fred Wah, Playing Dead by Rudy Wiebe, The Widows by Suzette Mayr, All of Baba's Children by Myrna Kostash, The Bone Cage by Angie Abdou, Extensions by Myrna Dey, Dance, Gladys, Dance by Cassie Stocks, and The Shore Girl by Fran Kimmel.

✨ Experience the artist spaces created through as part of Alberta Culture Days, Saturday September 20, 2025 11am - 6pm ...
09/13/2025

✨ Experience the artist spaces created through as part of Alberta Culture Days, Saturday September 20, 2025 11am - 6pm with performances, workshops, bookselling, and so much more!

NeWest Press will be there to answer your publishing questions!

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📚 Have you joined the Audreys book club yet?? Their September read is an excellent one, if we do say so ourselves, our v...
09/12/2025

📚 Have you joined the Audreys book club yet?? Their September read is an excellent one, if we do say so ourselves, our very own 🪲 A Story Can Be Told About Pain🪲 the debut novel from award-winning poet Lisa Martin.

Have you read this one yet? If not, now is the perfect time!

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✨ NEW INTERVIEW✨ with C.J. Lavigne and On Creative Writing. Check out this interview and it's advice to young writers f...
09/12/2025

✨ NEW INTERVIEW✨ with C.J. Lavigne and On Creative Writing. Check out this interview and it's advice to young writers from the sparkling Canadian talent that is C.J. Lavigne.

Books by C.J. Lavigne
- The Drowned Man's Daughter
- In Veritas

✨ NEW REVIEW✨ for our very own Lisa Martin in Alberta Views and her brilliant debut novel A Story Can Be Told about Pain...
09/11/2025

✨ NEW REVIEW✨ for our very own Lisa Martin in Alberta Views and her brilliant debut novel A Story Can Be Told about Pain.

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✨ NEW REVIEW✨ for our very own C.J. Lavigne in the wonderful On Spec Magazine. https://buff.ly/l1v6ZTh
09/10/2025

✨ NEW REVIEW✨ for our very own C.J. Lavigne in the wonderful On Spec Magazine.

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🎉 Happy Pub Day to C.J. Lavigne and The Drowned Man's Daughter, the brilliant first book in our new Barbour Books sci fi...
09/09/2025

🎉 Happy Pub Day to C.J. Lavigne and The Drowned Man's Daughter, the brilliant first book in our new Barbour Books sci fi imprint.

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🚀 YOU ARE INVITED 🚀 to the launch of The Drowned Man's Daughter, the latest book from award-winning writer C.J. Lavigne...
09/05/2025

🚀 YOU ARE INVITED 🚀 to the launch of The Drowned Man's Daughter, the latest book from award-winning writer C.J. Lavigne and the first in NeWest latest imprint Barbour Books

When: September 24th
Where: Zoom

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✨ Congratulations✨ to J.T. Siemens and Call of the Void, WINNER of 2025 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback. We...
09/05/2025

✨ Congratulations✨ to J.T. Siemens and Call of the Void, WINNER of 2025 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback. We're so unbelievably proud of this series in all its Sloane Donovan glory!



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🚀 YOU ARE INVITED 🚀 to the launch of Standing in the Footprints of Beasts, the brand new memoir-in-essays from debut wr...
09/04/2025

🚀 YOU ARE INVITED 🚀 to the launch of Standing in the Footprints of Beasts, the brand new memoir-in-essays from debut writer Danica Klewchuk! Join us for an evening of wine & cheese, readings, discussions, and more!

When: September 23rd @ 6:30pm
Where: Arts Hab Creative Suites (10131 97 street NW Edmonton)
Snacks: of course

Thank you to our partners Audreys Books our official event book seller, as well as Arts Habitat Edmonton for collaborating with us on this event!
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✨ THIS WEEKEND ✨ Visit Ellen Anderson Penno at the Farmer's & Maker's Market at CSPACE in Calgary (1721 29 Avenue, South...
08/14/2025

✨ THIS WEEKEND ✨ Visit Ellen Anderson Penno at the Farmer's & Maker's Market at CSPACE in Calgary (1721 29 Avenue, Southwest)

Saturday, August 16th 10am - 2pm

Ellen will be there with her award nominated memoire COUNTING BONES: ANATOMY OF LOVE LOST AND FOUND

Say hi and get your copy!

The one and only Samantha Jones will be in Halifax on August 18th to celebrate the east-coast launch of her award-nomina...
08/11/2025

The one and only Samantha Jones will be in Halifax on August 18th to celebrate the east-coast launch of her award-nominated poetry collection ATTIC RAIN. Joined by Cory Lavender and Clare Goulet at Trident Booksellers & Café (7-8:30pm) this is an event you won't want to miss!

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#201, 10132 97 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
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Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm

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