Presses Renaissance Press

Presses Renaissance Press Renaissance Press is a Canadian publisher of diverse Canadian fiction, nonfiction and table-top game

Renaissance Press is a brand new Canadian publisher, specializing in fiction but open to nonfiction. We prefer to work with books that have an element of the fantastic and/or which fit in one or more of these genres: historical, fantasy, romance, and horror, though all quality submission are considered. As of May 2015, we also have a table-top gaming department, looking for awesome projects!

As a reminder to anyone interested: Submissions are OPEN for ​AfriCANthology II: Strange Truth of Black Canadian Fiction...
09/21/2025

As a reminder to anyone interested: Submissions are OPEN for ​AfriCANthology II: Strange Truth of Black Canadian Fiction, and will remain so until October 31st 2025.

Synopsis: As Black Canadians, we live every day with a strange truth: our birth or citizenship makes us Canadian, but our ethnocultural inheritance and appearance make us Black first and foremost in the eyes of a society rooted in white supremacy, socioeconomic exclusion, and systemic racism. The various ways we are forced to navigate our lives in this country begs the question: is the truth of Blackness in Canada stranger than fiction?

For more information, visit: https://www.africanthology.ca/submit

Happy Book-a-versary to “You Would Have Done It Too” by published in 2024! You know things are bad when you wished your...
09/20/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “You Would Have Done It Too” by published in 2024!

You know things are bad when you wished your only concern was sleepwalking off a balcony straight into a killer’s knife.

Felix's college life is already a mess— failing classes, hiding his gay crush on his best friend, and keeping his bullies from discovering he dances with pizza boxes in his sleep. But now, those same bullies are dropping like flies, and contrary to campus opinion and the damning blood in his bathroom, Felix didn't do it.

As the body count rises, someone seems to be shadowing his every move. If he says the wrong thing, trusts the wrong person, he might not be the only one who won't make it to graduation.

Is someone framing him to make him their last victim, or are they trying to protect him from something even worse?

Discover the chilling twists in You Would Have Done It Too—where survival means questioning everyone, including yourself.

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Happy Book-a-versary to “Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space” by published in 2023! In a galactic network ...
09/19/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space” by published in 2023!

In a galactic network known as the Keangal, where space is accessible…

Lieutenant Eileen Iris and the command crew of the S.S. SpoonZ haven’t a clue what it means to be disabled. That’s not a metaphor—no one they know has ever applied that term to living beings. So, when a startled intergalactic janitor calls them disabled but is ’ported away a bit too soon, they realize they might never get the answer to that particular question. Unphased, duties resume as Lieutenant Iris tries to appease her overprotective guidebot Clarence; Security Chief Lartha and her new sentient prosthetic legs offer kick-ass protection; Mr. Herbert’s inventiveness is a treasured godsend (though he’s not quite grasped how to flirt); Commander Davan’s good humour comes through whether trumpeted, texted, or signed; and Captain Warq’s genteel but firm leadership keeps everyone at their best.

Until on one mission, where they tear through space. Just a little bit.

Get it here: books2read.com/u/47JB6R

Happy Book-a-versary to “Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers” by and published in 2022! Kennedy Fairfield just graduated...
09/18/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers” by and published in 2022!

Kennedy Fairfield just graduated in the class of 2002, and is now trying to find her purpose in life, or at least a job in her field. When she saves Jason Johnson, the leader of a secret Community of supernatural people called Aetherborn, from an attempted assassination, they embark on a whirlwind epic romance and adventure.

For Kennedy and Jason to discover why people are disappearing in time to save her friends, they'll have to face teleporting assassins, grumpy wizards, gossiping hags, mafia robots, and secret military groups, all in the city of Westmeath, Ontario, which has more secrets than residents.

The first book of four in The Gates of Westmeath series. See also Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests (Book 2).

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Happy Birthday to , author of the stunning memoir “Ballet is Not for Muslim Girls”. We hope you have an excellent day! ...
09/17/2025

Happy Birthday to , author of the stunning memoir “Ballet is Not for Muslim Girls”. We hope you have an excellent day!

Happy Birthday to , author of the thoughtful literary fiction “Run J Run”. We hope you have an excellent day!
09/16/2025

Happy Birthday to , author of the thoughtful literary fiction “Run J Run”. We hope you have an excellent day!

Happy Birthday to , author of the hilarious satirical comedy “Dissatisfied Me: A Love Story” and “Dissatisfied Me: West ...
09/16/2025

Happy Birthday to , author of the hilarious satirical comedy “Dissatisfied Me: A Love Story” and “Dissatisfied Me: West Coast Larry”. We hope you have an excellent day (or at least satisfactory)!

Happy Book-a-versary to “Nothing Without Us Too” by and on published in 2022! Nothing Without Us Too, Prix Aurora Awar...
09/16/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Nothing Without Us Too” by and on published in 2022!

Nothing Without Us Too, Prix Aurora Award 2023 winner, follows the theme of Nothing Without Us (a 2020 Prix Aurora Award finalist), featuring more stories by authors who are disabled, d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing, Blind or visually impaired, neurodivergent, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness. The lived experiences of their protagonists are found across many demographics--such as race, culture, financial status, religion, gender, age, and/or sexual orientation. We want to present these stories because diversity is reality, and it belongs in literary and genre fiction.

So, whether we're being welcomed to Sensory Hell by hotel staff, witnessing a stare-down between a convenience store worker and an arrogant vampire, or unsure if our social media account is magic, these tales can teleport us elsewhere yet resonate deep within.

Get it here: books2read.com/u/bQPZx7

Happy Book-a-versary to “Artificial Divide” by Robert Kingett and Randy Lacey, published in 2021! Step into a world of r...
09/14/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Artificial Divide” by Robert Kingett and Randy Lacey, published in 2021!

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more.

This anthology features fiction by Blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures.

Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of Blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver's seat, letting us glimpse their lives.

When we think about it, we're not really divided.

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Happy Book-a-versary to “Dissatisfied Me: A Love Story” by , published in 2021! Rick "Dickie" Duncan is turning fifty. M...
09/13/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Dissatisfied Me: A Love Story” by , published in 2021!

Rick "Dickie" Duncan is turning fifty. Meh.

On the eve of this mid-century milestone, he finds himself alone in his mother's Ottawa basement, surrounded by gaudy decor and a carpet that hasn't been raked in years. Grabbing some brews and frozen hotdogs, Rick rummages through the clutter that's made up his dissatisfied life.

From the death of Santa to the last days of Scottish Rot, Rick meanders through the decades, mapping his existence amid the pop culture of the '70s to the present day.

Marking key moments of his unsated misadventures and real-life dating disasters, Rick reminds himself that his journey is a love story. Sort of.

This is book 1 of the Dissatisfied Me series.

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Happy Book-a-versary to “Coffee Shop Between the ‘Verses” by , published in 2021! Jackie sometimes likes to have convers...
09/12/2025

Happy Book-a-versary to “Coffee Shop Between the ‘Verses” by , published in 2021!

Jackie sometimes likes to have conversations with the characters, and as he reads five novellas in the small Ontario town of Baker...

In The Ridiculous Adventures of Felix Felicitous, the grumpy Felix is thrown into an adventure through time, despite his protestations.

In Only Human, Rachel has accidentally signed up for the University of Monsters.

In Wargrave Island, Inspector Riko Dulac has to find out who's killing all her former high school classmates before there's no one left.

In Database of the Ageless Kings, Sophia rebuilds an alien ship, only to find the galactic prince still inside.

In Devices of Desire, follow Artemis, Diana, and Ezekiel as they navigate secret identities, demons, and love in the kingdom of Cillian.

Are the characters Jackie is talking with real? Is he just talking to himself? Or is something else going on?

Get it here: books2read.com/u/4DR0QP

If Virgo was a book, its genre would be historical fiction and feminist books. Check out “Mrs. Victoria Buys a Brothel” ...
09/11/2025

If Virgo was a book, its genre would be historical fiction and feminist books.

Check out “Mrs. Victoria Buys a Brothel” by , published in 2025!

1865, United States— It took thirty years and a dislocated arm for Victoria to leave her abusive husband. Heartbroken, she has to choose her own life over the hope of ever seeing her son again. She escapes the manor in the dead of night, only bringing with her a white wedding dress.

She ends up in Swainsburg, a minuscule town in Wyoming, where she’s adopted by the local prostitutes. To save them from expulsion, she buys the building and learns that in these parts, entertainment is worth more than gold. It’s almost easy, even fun, to organize piano recitals and cancan shows for the cowboys of the area, but being a Madam comes with responsibilities and dangers she isn’t ready to face. Her husband, after all, has contacts everywhere.

It’s hard to navigate the delicate tensions between respectable ladies and wh**es, between white society and the ‘others.’ Her new friends are women who carved their place in this merciless life; people who, like her, ended up in Swainsburg when they got tired of running.

Victoria doesn’t notice, can’t even imagine the possibility; but she falls in love. The townfolk say the widow Díaz is strange, but Natane is actually incredibly awkward, kind, and very lonely. Victoria has no name for this burning friendship, but the feeling grows and demands to be acknowledged.

This is a story about women who age, gossip, drink, love, and help you hide the body of your dead husband.

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Diverse Canadian Voices

Renaissance Press is an Ottawa-based publisher of diverse Canadian fiction, narrative non-fiction, graphic novels, and games. We are multi-genre and tend to enjoy stories that do not neatly fit in one single genre; we are dedicated to publishing stories by and about people from marginalized communities first and foremost.