Elevating diverse voices, publishing multi-genre works

Call for submissions! Renaissance is looking for stories for two new anthologies: There’s No Place and Mighty

Book cover image: A sunny day. Four children from diverse cultures gather around Samantha's sandwich stand.
Samantha’s Sandwich Stand,
by Sonia Saikaley
Book cover image: Oranges that swirl and that look like molten lava.
AfriCANthology,
edited by A. Gregory Frankson

Book cover image: A sepia photo of a smiling white man with a moustache in full drag
Our Story: Coming out in the time of HIV and AIDS,
by Robert Hamilton
Book cover image: Black background with a red and white DeafBlind cane forming the last letter I in Alternative Divide
Artificial Divide, edited by Robert Kingett and Randy Lacey
A Refuge of Tales,
by Lynne Sargent
Book cover image: Navy blue background with various glowing runes floating around two men, naked from the waist up. One looks human and the other one has skin like stone. They are embracing.
Beyond the Stone,
by Jamieson Wolf
Book cover image: A white man in a kilt and long sleeved white shirt sits on a couch with a paper bag over his head. The room is a 70s basement. Eeek.
Dissatisfied Me: A Love Story,
by Bruce Gordon
Book cover image: a human and a bunch of creatures sitting around a table, drinking coffee.
Coffee Shop Between the Verses,
by Éric Desmarais
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MIGHTY – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Edited by Emily Gillespie and Jennifer Lee Rossman All too often in popular media, disability is used as shorthand to say a character is helpless or weak. A victim. And if that character is a superpowered person, their disability becomes something for them to overcome or cure in order for them to become a hero.…

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – There’s No Place

Edited by HE Casson IN SHORT DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! What: A pro-rate anthology of short fiction pieces on the theme of “home” (500-3500 words) on the theme of HOME Who: Storytellers who have experienced—or are experiencing—homelessness. When: Submissions are open from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022 Deadline extended to October 31st, 2022! Publication is…

Renaissance is looking for readers!

There are so many amazing stories out there, and every time we open ourselves to submissions, we become inundated with them, and it’s become evident that we need help! Please read below to see if this is something that might interest you, and please share this call with your network! What will I be reading?…

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

Once we receive a full manuscript, we send it in the direction of our wonderful readers. They carefully read the manuscripts, then rate them using an in-depth questionnaire which goes over aspects such as story structure, character development, style, and how closely this manuscript matches our goal of publishing diverse Canadian voices and stories which… Continue reading Acquisitions committee

Authors/Anthology Editors

Meet our authors and/or anthology editors! 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 Synchronicity. Jen Desmarais, creator… Continue reading Authors/Anthology Editors