Submissions

So You Want To Be a Coach House Author

Unfortunately we will not be able to accept or read poetry manuscripts until April 2008.

Coach House publishes innovative poetry, literary fiction, drama and books about Toronto. We do NOT publish children’s books, memoirs, cookbooks, historical romances, mysteries or science-fiction.

you can be a coach house author

We receive about a thousand submissions per year and accept only ten or so. Poet Bob Cobbing says, ‘The only excuse for being a poet today is to add to the quality of poetry, to add a quality which was not there before.’ We agree. We are interested in work that reconsiders or pushes against convention.

If you would like to submit, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the books on our list to make sure that you are a good fit. It sure won’t hurt your case to show that you know what we do and that you support it – maybe even by buying a book!

Please note that we publish only Canadian authors.

To submit:

We do not accept electronic submissions. To submit, please send your manuscript to 401 Huron Street on bpNichol Lane, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2G5. Please do not send it by ExpressPost or Canada Post courier – regular Canada Post mail is much more likely to arrive here.
Please include an introductory letter that describes your work and compares it to at least two current Coach House titles, explaining how your book would fit our list.
Please include a literary CV listing your previous publications and relevant experience.
If you would like your manuscript back, please enclose a large enough self-addressed envelope with adequate postage. If you don’t want your MS back, a small stamped envelope or e-mail address is fine.
Be patient. We try to respond promptly, but we do receive hundreds of submissions, so it may take us months to get back to you.