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Cleoniki Kesidis

Cleoniki Kesidis is a tree hugger and book worm who loves plants, funny children, sappy quotes, and making things difficult. As a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman, she knows how it feels to be somehow wrong all the time. Too sensitive in the wrong ways, too thoughtless in more wrong ways, and always too confused. Books have always buoyed her…

Tess Humes

A lifelong fan of mythos and fantasy and the youngest of four, Tess Humes was born and raised in southern Ontario, Canada. Big messy, happy families (found or not) are their specialty. They received their Honours Specialization in English Language and Literature from Western University, and have a great passion for teaching and telling diverse…

Who we are

Canadian Renaissance Press has been in business since 2013 and has published over eighty books in that time, most of which genre-bend in unexpected and fantastic ways.  Many of our authors are members of marginalized groups, and we delight in uplifting their voices and provide a platform for them to speak to the rest of… Continue reading Who we are

Authors/Anthology Editors

Meet our authors and/or anthology editors! Raluca Balasa, author of Blood State Dominic Bercier, author and artist of SIGNAL Saga: The Good, and World War Weird. Adriaan Brae, author of How (not) to Date a Wizard. Talhí Briones, author of Mrs. Victoria Buys a Brothel Akosua Joy Brown, editor of Out in the Spectrum C.… Continue reading Authors/Anthology Editors