Elevating diverse voices, publishing multi-genre works

Latest news!

We have six new titles available for pre-order! Official release date is October 31, 2020! See the titles below or visit our shop! Also, read about our call for submissions for an upcoming anthology, Artificial Divide!

Featured releases

Book cover: Purple sky with black silhouette of bare trees and two fairies whispering
Whispers Between Fairies, by Nathan Caro Fréchette and Derek Newman-Stille
Book cover: Sepia photograph of smiling man in drag
Our Story: Coming out in the time of HIV and AIDS, by Robert Hamilton
Book cover: Barren rocky terrain under an amber sky featuring a moon and planet
Blood State, by Raluca Balasa
Book cover: Swirling design of a woman with long flowing hair and birds
A Refuge of Tales, by Lynne Sargent

Book cover: Red background with cypher symbol
The Cypher, by Matti McLean
Book cover: Purple background with smiling skeleton
Distant Early Warning, by Elizabeth Hirst
Book cover: Brick wall with faded beige, yelloe, aqua, and red paint. Spray-painted in black is Nothing Without Us.
Nothing Without Us, edited by Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson
Book cover: Steampunk being and two humans
Murder at the World’s Fair, by MJ Lyons
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From our Blog

Robert Kingett

Robert Kingett is a totally blind  author that writes essays and fiction where disabled characters live normal lives. When he’s not writing, he loves to listen to fiction podcasts. Visit him online at http://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/

Randy Lacey

Since 2010 Randy has been adapting to his new life as a visually impaired individual. He’s been a writer of poetry since the late 70’s. Since 2013 he has self-published 6 books of poetry. Randy has now entered the world of the short story and hopes to release a collection in the near future. When… Continue reading Randy Lacey

Greg Frankson

Greg Frankson is a Toronto-based poet, author, educator and community activist. He has published three poetry collections, including Cerebral Stimulation (BeWrite Books, 2005), Lead on a Page (IIMHL, 2012), and A Weekly Dose of Ritallin (FriesenPress, 2015). Greg’s work also appeared in the anthologies Mic Check (Quattro Books, 2008), That Not Forgotten (Hidden Brook Press, 2012) and The Great Black North (Frontenac House, 2013). He has released four album-length studio recordings and collaborated musically… Continue reading Greg Frankson

Who we are

Renaissance was founded in May 2013 by a group of authors and designers who wanted to publish and market those stories which don’t always fit neatly in a genre, or a niche, or a demographic. Like the happy panbibliophiles we are, we opened our submissions, with no other guideline than finding a Canadian book we… Continue reading Who we are

Acquisitions committee

The Renaissance Acquisitions Committee has the difficult (sometimes heartbreaking!) task of reviewing all the manuscripts which come our way and deciding which ones we will make an offer on. Decisions are reached by majority agreement between the members. The team is made up of two of our production team members and two of the members of… Continue reading Acquisitions committee

Authors/Anthology Editors

Meet our authors and/or anthology editors! ’Nathan Burgoine, author of Blurbed. Raluca Balasa, author of Blood State S.M. Carrière, author of Daughters of Britain and Skylark. Kaitlin Caul, author of Life After Redby. Heather Chambers, author of Death’s Lover Éric Desmarais, author of A Study in Aether, The Sign of Faust, Parasomnia, Everdome, and A Case of… Continue reading Authors/Anthology Editors