Anvil Press Submissions

Anvil Press
Canada – Novels, SS, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry

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*Anvil Press is Open for Submission during the month of June.

In 1990, Anvil Press was nothing more than a small, one-room office for $350 a month, a couple of desks and two home computers. The dream was to produce a lit-mag (subTerrain) and a list of literary books.

Now in their 35th year of publishing, Anvil has firmly established itself as a publisher of progressive, contemporary Canadian literature with an entrenched urban sensibility.

Anvil Press is an award-winning publisher of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Anvil has become known for its quality books and unconventional literary work. National — and local — in its vision, Anvil remains committed to its Vancouver roots and doesn’t shy away from work from the wrong side of the tracks.

Anvil Press titles are represented by Publishers Group Canada and distributed in Canada by PGC/Raincoast Books.

Anvil Press Submissions

Unsolicited submissions welcome. No agent required.

Anvil Press is open for submissions and proposals every year during the month of June.

Anvil Press welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. They publish Canadian authors exclusively (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 publishes 10 to 15 books per year in the following genres:

– Literary fiction (short-story, novels)
– Creative non-fiction
– Memoir
– Essay collections
– History Do not send complete ms. Send samples first.

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Anvil Press 2025/2026 titles

– Pools by Martin West
– Parade of Storms by Evelyn Lau
– That Gun in Your Hand by Jason Schneider
– Night Moves by Rodney DeCroo
– After We Drowned by Jill Yonit Goldberg

*After We Drowned is the winner of the 2025 Eric Hoffer Award, Grand Prize Honorable Mention.

Editorial Staff

Publisher: Brian Kaufman
Associate Publisher: Karen Green
Publishing Assistant: Jessica Key

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Anvil Press Publishers
P.O. Box 3008
Station Terminal
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 3×5 CANADA

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