Three years ago today, we were launching our very first title, along with this company. Today, we have 12 books and 3 games released, three more upcoming projects with contracts signed, and many more interesting projects under review. To all our fantastic authors, to all our amazing, dedicated editors, illustrators, and designers, to the executive committee… Continue reading Happy birthday, Renaissance!
Category: Authors
Come and see our authors at Can-Con!
Can-Con, or the Conference for Canadian Content in Speculative Art and Fiction, is one of our favourite events of the year. This year, our authors are going to be very present, on tons of panels, and even doing a special reading event!! We will be taking pitches (our preferred way of meeting new authors) on… Continue reading Come and see our authors at Can-Con!
Jen Desmarais
Jen Desmarais Jen Desmarais is the creator of the sex education game Blush and co-author of Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers. Crushing It is her first solo novel, and she's not entirely sure how it happened; she had a novella and a couple short story ideas and then all of a sudden it was a full-length book.… Continue reading Jen Desmarais
Éric Desmarais
Eric Desmarais Éric has had an eclectic career which ranges from casino dealer to canal boat captain to radio station DJ. He has worked for the federal government since 2007 in various roles including media monitoring, web development, typesetting, layout, desktop publishing, and web and document accessibility. During his off time, he works as a… Continue reading Éric Desmarais
Cait Gordon
Cait Gordon Cait Gordon is an autistic, disabled, and queer Canadian writer of speculative fiction that celebrates diversity. Originally from Verdun, Québec, Cait had worked for over two decades as a technical writer, then channelled her love for words into storytelling. She is the author of the disability-hopepunk adventure, Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear… Continue reading Cait Gordon
Author Madona Skaff-Koren
Madonna Skaff-Koren Madona Skaff-Koren was a research technologist and now writes full time. She’s published several science-fiction and mystery short stories. One of her two recent stories, which appear in “The Whole She-Bang 2”, a Toronto Sisters in Crime anthology, was a Finalist in the Arthur Ellis award for excellence in Canadian crime writing. She lives in Ottawa, Canada. Her… Continue reading Author Madona Skaff-Koren
We are happy to introduce author Madona Skaff-Koren!
We are very pleased to announce that we have signed with mystery author Madona Skaff-Koren for her debut novel, Journey of a Thousand Steps. Look for her novel before Christmas or early next year!
A very warm welcome to our newest author!
We are very proud to announce that Ottawa author Evan May has just signed with us for his first novel, The King In Darkness. Look forward to its release in late 2015!
Evan May
Evan May Evan May is a freelance writer and history professor who lives in Ottawa, Canada. He studied creative writing at the University of Windsor before moving on to study medieval history, concentrating on scamps and troublemakers in 15th century England. He has recently returned to writing down the strange things that live in his… Continue reading Evan May
Family by Choice series
Renaissance Press's very first series of novels is Family By Choice, by Caroline Fréchette. They feature the adventures of Alex Winters, a young mafioso with the ability to create and manipulate fire. The books can be read independently, but it is best to read them in order. The series is paranormal/dark urban fantasy, with elements… Continue reading Family by Choice series
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