Nothing Without Us is a collection of short fiction starring protagonists who identify as disabled, Deaf, neurodiverse, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness. Learn more about this amazing own-voice anthology and please consider supporting and sharing our Kickstarter! You can also listen to the interview we did on AMI-radio’s Live from Studio 5! We also discuss the anthology on on Rogers Daytime Ottawa! ID:… Continue reading Nothing Without Us Kickstarter is on from April 1-30, 2019!
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Look at all these nominations!
Renaissance is so proud to announce that so many of our projects and authors have qualified for a Prix Aurora Award in 2018! The Prix Aurora Awards are public awards, which means if you see something on the list below you think deserves to win, you can go make yourself an account here and nominate… Continue reading Look at all these nominations!
Talia C. Johnson
Talia C. Johnson Talia Johnson is a Jewish ritual and service leader, writer, poet, sensitivity editor, public speaker, workshop facilitator, educator, mentor, coach, and activist. She is a woman who is, in no particular order, an out queer autistic lesbian trans woman. Talia is Vice Chair of the Heartspark Press Board of Directors, part of… Continue reading Talia C. Johnson
Happy anniversary! (video)
Hello everyone, We are so incredibly grateful to the contributors, authors, and supporters who have made everything we have done in the past five years possible. Here is a little video to express our thanks!
Natalie Cousineau
Natalie has a long list of passions, but two of her favourites are writing and editing. She believes that stories inspire us, teach us, and make us better people—more than we could ever realize. A Professional Writing graduate and a published author, Natalie strives to make the world a better place...one story at a time.
Massive 5th anniversary party,
It's been five years already since Renaissance was founded by a group of friends, and it hasn't just grown in that time - it's exploded. In that period of time, we signed a total of 19 Canadian authors; built a team of 13 editors, designers, and artists; published twenty novels and three games; and are planning ten more releases, including one game… Continue reading Massive 5th anniversary party,
Su J. Sokol
Su J. Sokol is an activist and a writer of speculative, liminal, and interstitial fiction. A former legal services lawyer from New York City, she immigrated to Canada with her family in 2004 and now makes Montréal her home. Su works as a social rights advocate for a community organization where she speaks French (and English)… Continue reading Su J. Sokol
Our Frankenkickstarter is ALIIIIVE!
Our Kickstarter is aliiiive! Our Kickstarter campaign is live as of right now! Help us get the funds we need to make this anthology all it can possibly be!! The campaign has amazing perks, and you should definitely go over to Kickstarter right now and check it out!! Here's a bit more info: We Shall… Continue reading Our Frankenkickstarter is ALIIIIVE!
Stephen Graham-King
Stephen Graham King lives in Toronto. His first book, Just Breathe, tells the funny, blunt, uncompromising story of his three year battle with metastatic synovial sarcoma. Since then, he has concentrated on writing speculative fiction, in particular, queer-themed space opera, and his short fiction has appeared in the anthologies North of Infinity II, Desolate Places… Continue reading Stephen Graham-King
Elizabeth Hirst
Elizabeth Hirst is an author, animator and all-around arts junkie from Hamilton, Ontario. She began writing books as a child, because she couldn't find enough books that made rural Niagara magical. Her previous credits include They Called Her Canada: The War Diaries of Nursing Sister Bessie Beyer and contributions to the Mousehunt and Levynlight apps. On a typical weekend, you can… Continue reading Elizabeth Hirst
