Turnstone Press

Turnstone Press Turnstone Press, located in the heart of the Exchange District in Winnipeg, publishes poetry, fictio

Founded in a Winnipeg pub in 1976 to publish chapbooks by Manitoba poets, Turnstone Press has become one of the most highly regarded book publishers in western Canada, publishing not only poetry but also fiction, literary criticism and non-fiction. In 1998 Turnstone Press launched Ravenstone Books, an imprint dedicated to mysteries, thrillers, and noir fiction. Turnstone Press is committed to our

literary and cultural role in Manitoba and Canada and our mandate reflects this. We publish only Canadian authors or landed immigrants, we strive to publish a significant number of new writers, to publish in a variety of genres, and to publish 50 per cent Manitoba writers and/or books with Manitoba content. At Turnstone Press we pride ourselves on taking chances with new writers and we've had our share of successes doing so. Turnstone Press has launched the careers of many Canadian writers, including, Di Brandt, John Gould, Lawerence Hill, Sylvia Legris, Margaret Sweatman, Armin Wiebe. Our books and authors have won or been nominated for Governor General's Literary Awards, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, The Giller Prize, the Leacock Prize, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Lambda Awards, The Rogers Trust Prize, The Relit Awards, and numerous regional awards. Despite the risk inherent in publishing new Canadian literary writing, Turnstone Press remains committed to pursuing and promoting new, thought-provoking authors and books. Canadian writing has never been more exciting, and Turnstone Press is proud to have been a part of its history and keenly looks forward to the future.

04/19/2025

Janice MacDonald is a Canadian author of mystery novels, textbooks, non-fiction titles, and stories for both children and adults. She is best known for writing seven novels featuring amateur sleuth Miranda “Randy” Craig. The Randy Craig Mysteries ...

Easing into the weekend with the cover reveal for Nathan Dueck’s (1979-     ): MORTIFICATIONS! We’re ever so delighted t...
04/17/2025

Easing into the weekend with the cover reveal for Nathan Dueck’s (1979- ): MORTIFICATIONS! We’re ever so delighted to share Nathan’s cover, designed by Jonathan Dyck.

Available for pre-order now, (1979- ): MORTIFICATIONS will be released later this spring!

About (1979- ): MORTIFICATIONS
Nathan Russel Dueck has done a few things that he’d rather you not know about until long after he’s dead. Were these things to get out, the news would put him in an early grave. See, these things aren’t just embarrassing, they’re mortifying. The problem is that keeping these things inside is somehow preventing Nathan Russel Dueck from really living.

Hilarious, heartbreaking, and usually harrowing, (1979– ) is a lifetime collection of cringe-worthy moments that are always true (... ish).

Praise
It’s funny, moving, charming, and self-deprecating in the most appropriate of places. I wish more books were like this.
—Casey Plett, On Community

To visit Nathan’s (1979- ): MORTIFICATIONS page on our website please visit:

https://www.turnstonepress.com/books/non-fiction/1979-mortifications.html

#1979

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Yesterday we shared Kim Fahner's gorgeous cover for her new collection, THE POLLINAITON FIELD. Today we'll share the new...
04/16/2025

Yesterday we shared Kim Fahner's gorgeous cover for her new collection, THE POLLINAITON FIELD. Today we'll share the news about a lovely feature about Kim and other eco-artists in Sudbury.

You can visit the sudbury[dot]com website and pop in "GREEN LIVING: Eco art in Sudbury to read the feature!

Yesterday we shared Kim Fahner's gorgeous cover for her new poetry collection, THE POLLINATION FIELD. Today let's share ...
04/16/2025

Yesterday we shared Kim Fahner's gorgeous cover for her new poetry collection, THE POLLINATION FIELD. Today let's share a lovely feature about Kim and other eco-artists in Sudbury!

Creative works by local artists address climate change, sustainability and environmental justice

Congratulations Don Miasek & Pale Grey Dot!
04/16/2025

Congratulations Don Miasek & Pale Grey Dot!

Starting Wednesday with the stellar news that Don Miasek’s PALE GREY DOT is a finalist for the 2025 Aurora Awards in the category of Best Novel!

Congratulations Don!

The Aurora Awards are given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy works and achievements from the previous year. 2025 winners will be announced at an online awards ceremony on Sunday, August 10th.

To view the full ballot in all categories please visit the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association website at the following coordinates:

https://www.csffa.ca/awards-information/current-ballot/



Prix Aurora Awards

Starting Tuesday off with the cover reveal for Kim Fahner’s fabulous THE POLLINATION FIELD! We’re beyond thrilled to sha...
04/15/2025

Starting Tuesday off with the cover reveal for Kim Fahner’s fabulous THE POLLINATION FIELD! We’re beyond thrilled to share Kim’s gorgeous cover with her fans.

Available for pre-order now, THE POLLINATION FIELD will be released later this spring.

About THE POLLINATION FIELD
Kim Fahner is part Fae queen, part spirit. Her poems are chains of keys that open rooms where our minds fly “on dragonfly wings.” —Yvonne Blomer

Kim Fahner’s THE POLLINATION FIELD is a poetic foray into the literal and metaphorical world of bees, but it also includes an exploration of other pollinators—bats, beetles, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and even humans. In these poems, Fahner continues with her poetic observation and documentation of how the human world impacts the environment, but also incorporates myth and feminism in her consideration of how women evolve over time.

To visit Kim’s THE POLLINATION FIELD page on our website please visit:

https://turnstonepress.com/books/poetry/pollination-field.html



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We are super excited to share the cover for Sean Minogue's debut TERMINAL SOLSTICE, coming soon from our Ravenstone impr...
04/08/2025

We are super excited to share the cover for Sean Minogue's debut TERMINAL SOLSTICE, coming soon from our Ravenstone imprint!

⭐Cover Reveal ⭐

We are super (super!) excited to share the cover for Sean Minogue’s timely debut novel TERMINAL SOLSTICE! (see what we did there?)

About TERMINAL SOLSTICE
A global catastrophe of frozen time brings humanity to a standstill. Power grids crash, planes disappear into oceans, and highways become scenes of deadly carnage. But a ruthless conspiracy cult remains unaffected, and it's growing fast. In the eerie silence of an immobilized city, three characters endure a harrowing quest for survival. Sean Minogue's gripping debut novel probes a fraying world at the mercy of a mysterious phenomenon.

Fans of Station Eleven and How High We Go in the Dark, this one's for you!

Available for pre-order now, TERMINAL SOLSTICE will be released later this spring.

To visit Sean’s Terminal Solstice page on our website please visit:

https://www.turnstonepress.com/books/ravenstone/terminal-solstice.html



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From our Ravenstone imprint! Happy Monday friends! Starting Monday with a new interview with Don Miasek (PALE GREY DOT)!...
04/07/2025

From our Ravenstone imprint! Happy Monday friends!

Starting Monday with a new interview with Don Miasek (PALE GREY DOT)!

https://boldjourney.com/meet-don-miasek

We recently connected with Don Miasek and have shared our conversation below. Hi Don, thanks

04/05/2025

What does it mean for a book to be fully Canadian-made?

Take a closer look when you're shopping for books: LPG publishers invest in Canadian stories, talent, and production.

Does your choice check all the boxes?

- Canadian Publisher
- Canadian Author
- Designed & Printed in Canada
- Warehoused and Distributed in Canada

Not just great reads—buying fully Canadian-made supports Canadian culture and businesses.

03/13/2025

Victor & Me in Paris by Janice MacDonald, An Imogene Durant Mystery, is New Fiction reviewed by Sue Slade. Published by Ravenstone, an imprint of Turnstone Press.

📚”Imogene Durant ‘Une femme d’un certain age’, is an author with a secret passion for creating backstories for people around her. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, has recently retired from teaching …”

Sue’s article continues ⬇️
https://miramichireader.ca/2025/03/victor-amp-me-in-paris-by-janice-macdonald/

This Friday Friends!
03/11/2025

This Friday Friends!

Excited to see Janice MacDonald (VICTOR & ME IN PARIS, Ravenstone imprint) interviewed with All Lit Up!
02/18/2025

Excited to see Janice MacDonald (VICTOR & ME IN PARIS, Ravenstone imprint) interviewed with All Lit Up!

"...literature and poetry have schooled me in the way I look at the world, and how I behave, both idealistically and day-to-day. I mean, I have never slid a note under a door since reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles, to be pedestrian about it." Janice MacDonald answers our interview questions about the writing life, her earring collection, and her new mystery series, beginning with VICTOR & ME IN PARIS (Turnstone Press).

https://alllitup.ca/writers-block-janice-macdonald/

This Thursday Peterborough & area friends! Laura Rock Gaughan (MOTHERISH) will be moderating an insightful conversation ...
02/18/2025

This Thursday Peterborough & area friends! Laura Rock Gaughan (MOTHERISH) will be moderating an insightful conversation with Andrew Forbes, Hollay Ghadery, and Adelle Purdham at Take Cover Books. You don't want to miss this!

https://takecoverbooks.ca/events/1761220250220

Yukon Friends, an opportunity to take part in a free workshop with Joanna Lilley (ENDLINGS, IF THERE WERE ROADS).
02/18/2025

Yukon Friends, an opportunity to take part in a free workshop with Joanna Lilley (ENDLINGS, IF THERE WERE ROADS).

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From now until next Friday use the coupon code LUVBOOKS to receive 25% off your order through our website. Additionally,...
02/14/2025

From now until next Friday use the coupon code LUVBOOKS to receive 25% off your order through our website. Additionally, the GST holiday continues until midnight February 15. & The best reason of all for ordering from Turnstone is that we are a Canadian press publishing Canadian authors!

Happy Friday Friends!

Starting Friday with the lovely news that forthcoming titles WHEN ANNA PEARL LAY DOWN IN THE GARDEN by Deborah Schnitzer...
02/14/2025

Starting Friday with the lovely news that forthcoming titles WHEN ANNA PEARL LAY DOWN IN THE GARDEN by Deborah Schnitzer (Turnstone), TERMINAL SOLSTICE by Sean Minogue (Ravenstone) and THE TENANT by Michelle Berry writing as M.S. Berry (Ravenstone) have all been included in the 49th Shelf's incredible Most Anticipated Spring Fiction Preview. Thanks 49th Shelf!

All the fiction you're going to be falling in love with during the first half of 2025.

Our book club favourites include short fiction! Celebrate I love to read month with MOTHERISH by Laura Rock Gaughan!The ...
02/14/2025

Our book club favourites include short fiction! Celebrate I love to read month with MOTHERISH by Laura Rock Gaughan!

The women who populate Laura Rock Gaughan’s debut collection, MOTHERISH, veer from playful to distraught, reckless to restrained, anchored to unmoored. Gambling grandmas, athletes and organists, pregnant bus passengers and punitive bank tellers are pushed to the brink by Gaughan’s distinctively precise prose, while they grapple with what it means to mother and be mothered. With various perspectives, Gaughan creates box after box—and actual chicken coops—for her characters to explode from, hide in, emerge out of, and ultimately transform.

All month long we'll be highlighting some of our popular Book Club favourites by sharing some of our "Good Questions" from our various book club resources.

Available book club questions can be found on a featured book's page on our website (link in bio) or at the coordinates below.

https://turnstonepress.com/books/fiction/motherish.html












Janice MacDonald and Bree Meiklejohn have a terrific conversation about writing, Paris, and of course mysteries on The A...
02/14/2025

Janice MacDonald and Bree Meiklejohn have a terrific conversation about writing, Paris, and of course mysteries on The AudPod, the official podcast of Audreys Books Ltd. in Edmonton.

Podcast Episode · The AudPod · 2025-02-11 · 38m

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