Anvil Press submissions are closed until October 2024.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. We publish Canadian authors only (with the exception of the 3-Day Novel Contest winner, who can hail from anywhere in the world; more info at 3daynovel.com). Submissions must be in English.

Anvil Press operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. We publish 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history; see our 49.2 Series).

Please review our website before submitting to make sure your manuscript is a good fit for our publishing program. We DO NOT accept multiple submissions (more than one proposal at a time); we DO accept simultaneous submissions (proposal that are being sent to several different publishers) but ask that you inform us immediately if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. We publish Canadian authors only (with the exception of the 3-Day Novel Contest winner, who can hail from anywhere in the world; more info at 3daynovel.com). Submissions must be in English.

Anvil Press operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. We publish 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history; see our 49.2 Series).

Please review our website before submitting to make sure your manuscript is a good fit for our publishing program. We DO NOT accept multiple submissions (more than one proposal at a time); we DO accept simultaneous submissions (proposal that are being sent to several different publishers) but ask that you inform us immediately if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. We publish Canadian authors only (with the exception of the 3-Day Novel Contest winner, who can hail from anywhere in the world; more info at 3daynovel.com). Submissions must be in English.

Anvil Press operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. We publish 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history; see our 49.2 Series).

Please review our website before submitting to make sure your manuscript is a good fit for our publishing program. We DO NOT accept multiple submissions (more than one proposal at a time); we DO accept simultaneous submissions (proposal that are being sent to several different publishers) but ask that you inform us immediately if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. We publish Canadian authors only (with the exception of the 3-Day Novel Contest winner, who can hail from anywhere in the world; more info at 3daynovel.com). Submissions must be in English.

Anvil Press operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. We publish 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history; see our 49.2 Series).

Please review our website before submitting to make sure your manuscript is a good fit for our publishing program. We DO NOT accept multiple submissions (more than one proposal at a time); we DO accept simultaneous submissions (proposal that are being sent to several different publishers) but ask that you inform us immediately if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are Indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. We publish Canadian authors only (with the exception of the 3-Day Novel Contest winner, who can hail from anywhere in the world; more info at 3daynovel.com). Submissions must be in English.

Anvil Press operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. We publish 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history; see our 49.2 Series).

Please review our website before submitting to make sure your manuscript is a good fit for our publishing program. We DO NOT accept multiple submissions (more than one proposal at a time); we DO accept simultaneous submissions (proposal that are being sent to several different publishers) but ask that you inform us immediately if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere.

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