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Happy New Year! We are so excited to welcome these four wonderful books in Spring 2024.  Teeth by Dallas Hunt This is a collection of poetry about grief, death and longing. It’s about the gristle that lodges...

The Nightwood team is signing off for 2023—the office will be closed from Dec. 23rd until Jan. 2nd. Thank you for all your support this past year! Wishing everyone a gentle holiday season with many good book...

Get to know Beautiful Beautiful author Brandon Reid! Read on for insight into the process of writing Beautiful Beautiful, as well as the books that helped shape and inspire the work. * Nightwood: From where...

Get to know Alternator author Chris Banks! Read on for insight into the process of writing and editing Alternator, the state of Chris's writing desk and a fun fact about Chris. * Nightwood: Tell me about th...

Get to know Crushed Wild Mint author Jess Housty! Read on for insight into the process of writing Crushed Wild Mint; the state of Jess’s writing desk... er boat; and their advice to aspiring writers! * Nigh...

We're thrilled to announce that Laisha Rosnau, the author of poetry collections Notes on Leaving, Lousy Explorers, Pluck and Our Familiar Hunger (all published with Nightwood Editions), has won the Latner Gr...

Get to know Dream House author Cathy Stonehouse! Read on for insight into the books that helped to form and inspire Dream House; the state of Cathy’s writing desk; and her advice to aspiring writers!  * Nigh...

The 2023 Governor General's Literary Awards have been announced and Nightwood Editions author Conor Kerr is a finalist in the poetry category for his collection Old Gods, through which readers are situated i...

We’re pleased to announce that Janine Young has joined Nightwood Editions as Managing Editor. Janine is a writer and has worked as a freelance editor for the last ten years. She earned an MFA in creative w...

The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the shortlist for the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize and we're thrilled to announce that Maleea Acker’s poetry collection Hesitating Once to Feel Glory ...

Menaka Raman-Wilms' novel, The Rooftop Garden, has been longlisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. “The Rooftop Garden adroitly weaves the themes of friendship, responsibility, and climate change into...

The longlist for the First Nation Communities READ 2023 has been announced, and we are happy to share that A Magical Sturgeon written by Joseph Dandurand and illustrated by Elinor Atkins was nominated in the...