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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.

07/25/2025

✨ Fall Books are coming soon!✨

We're so excited for this amazing list! Which book are you most looking forward to?

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07/24/2025

😎 📚 What's on your reading list this summer? Need some ideas? Check out these new releases from NeWest Press!

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ALL WRONG HORSES ON FIRE THAT GO AWAY IN THE RAIN by Sarain Frank Soonias
The Beauty of Vultures by Wendy McGrath & Danny Miles
A Story Can Be Told About Pain by Lisa Martin
The Boy Who Was Saved By Jazz by Tom Bentley-Fisher

07/24/2025

There is always great poetry to discover from Alberta publishers. For the we rounded up some new and old favourites.

Frontenac House
University of Alberta Press
NeWest Press
Athabasca University Press
Freehand Books

07/22/2025

✨ Saturday, July 26✨ join Drew McEwan, Léa Taranto, Madelaine Caritas Longman, and NeWest's own Samantha Jones for readings, questions, discussions, and so much more in this virtual event discussing writing on OCD.

Cost: free
Where: online
When: Saturday, July 26

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07/21/2025

⏰ Celebrate with us TOMORROW at Audreys Books! We are so excited for you to join us to celebrate the ✨ in person✨ launch of The Beauty of Vultures the collaborative project by poet Wendy McGrath and photographer Danny Miles

When: July 22, 2025 @ 7pm
Where: Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton)
Cost: Free
Snacks: Of course

07/11/2025

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🏳️‍🌈 Cruising the Downtown: Celebrating Edmonton's Q***r History with The Edmonton Q***r History Project, edited by Kristopher Wells

The city of Edmonton, a large and growing Canadian metropolis, has a robust and thriving 2SLGBTQ+ community, with a too often unknown history.

The Edmonton Q***r History Project celebrates the people, places, and moments that have helped to shape Edmonton’s rich and diverse 2SLGBTQ+ history.

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07/10/2025

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The Two Faces of Paradise by Ted Smith

Set in the mid-1980s between Canada and Thailand The Two Faces of Paradise rockets Ted Smith onto the scene with this skillful debut.

was born and raised in Jasper, Alberta. He has travelled extensively through Europe and Asia, and has lived in Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Toronto. He now lives in rural Nova Scotia with his wife and two children. The Two Faces of Paradise is his first novel.

07/09/2025

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Contraband Bodies by Jide Salawu

Contraband Bodies is a debut to be reckoned with. Jide Salawu shines in this personal record of migratory travails and a country lost to precarious politics.

Jide Salawu is the author of Preface for Leaving Homeland published under African Poetry Book Fund, and the co-editor of African Urban Echoes published by Griots Lounge Canada. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Fiddlehead, The Walrus, Poetry Pause, Literary Review of Canada, Prairie Schooner, Rattle, Transition, and so on. He was a Yosef Wosk Fellow and the recipient of the James Patrick Folinsbee Award for Creative Writing at the University of Alberta. Salawu grew up in Shao, Nigeria, but currently lives in Edmonton, Canada, where he teaches as an assistant lecturer at the English and Film Studies program of the University of Alberta.

07/08/2025

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Revolution Songs by Carissa Halton

Award-winning nonfiction writer Carissa Halton breaks the mold with a stunning debut novel.

Carissa Halton is an awarding-winning writer of fiction and creative non-fiction. Her essays have been widely published, and her book, Little Yellow House: Finding Community in a Changing Neighbourhood, was a finalist for the 2019 Edmonton Book Prize. Revolution Songs is her debut novel.

07/07/2025

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Standing in the Footprints of Beasts by Danica Klewchuk

Danica Klewchuk’s debut memoir-in-essays presents a frank view of what it’s like to be a woman and have a body, marking her as an impressive new voice in creative non-fiction from the Prairies.

Danica Klewchuk lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Her work has been published in a number of journals including Event, Swamp Pink, On Spec, and Room. Standing in the Footprints of Beasts is her first book.

07/05/2025

📚 🚀 You are invited to the Saskatoon launch of Tom Bentley-Fisher’s sparkling and jazz filled new novel The Boy Who Was Saved By Jazz

Where: McNally Robinson (8th Street at Circle Drive. 3130-8th Street East. Saskatoon, SK. S7H 0W2)
When: July 9 @ 7pm
Cost: Free

Author Tom Bentley-Fisher will be joined by host Kent Allen to discuss this boundary pushing novel.

This event will be held live in the Travel Alcove and also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream. Many thanks to our friends at McNally Robinson for working with us for this event.

07/04/2025

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The Drowned Man's Daughter by C.J. Lavigne

Award-winning novelist C.J. Lavigne returns with a strange and startling new vision of the future…

C. J. Lavigne is a Canadian speculative fiction writer living in Red Deer, AB. She is the author of In Veritas (NeWest Press, 2020), and her short stories have been published in a number of venues including On Spec, Fusion Fragment, and Augur Magazine. She can be found online at www.cjlavigne.com

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