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.

Delighted to see Trisia Eddy Woods & A ROAD MAP for Finding Wild Horses on this lovely list!
10/05/2025

Delighted to see Trisia Eddy Woods & A ROAD MAP for Finding Wild Horses on this lovely list!

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to celebrate this year's finalists...and HUGE congratulations to this year's thirteen winners!

Some lovely weekend news to share! Congratulations to Trisia Eddy Woods on her High Plains International Book Awards Win...
10/05/2025

Some lovely weekend news to share! Congratulations to Trisia Eddy Woods on her High Plains International Book Awards Win in the Woman Writer Category for her collection A ROAD MAP FOR FINDING WILD HORSES!

You can learn more about the High Plains Book Awards and see the entire list of 2025 winners here:

https://highplainsbookawards.org/winners/

Congrats to Sean Minogue & TERMINAL SOLSTICE!
10/03/2025

Congrats to Sean Minogue & TERMINAL SOLSTICE!

From our Ravenstone imprint!
09/19/2025

From our Ravenstone imprint!

We’re happy to share news of another Festival and Conference feature! You can meet Don Miasek and pick up a copy of his Aurora Award finalist novel PALE GREY DOT in Zone B, #32 throughout the festival. Don joins fellow authors from Toronto SFF Writers in David Pecaut Square, Toronto on Saturday, September 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM & Sunday, September 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

For more information about Word on the Street Toronto please visit their website at

https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/

For more information about Toronto SFF Writers please visit their website at

https://www.torontosffwriters.com/

Our authors are busy meeting and greeting readers this fall! A reminder that Patti Grayson will be at Plume Winnipeg for...
09/19/2025

Our authors are busy meeting and greeting readers this fall! A reminder that Patti Grayson will be at Plume Winnipeg formerly Winnipeg International Writers Festival tomorrow and that Don Miasek will be The Word On The Street Toronto next weekend!

From our Ravenstone imprint, the next Imogene Durant mystery is on its way!
09/19/2025

From our Ravenstone imprint, the next Imogene Durant mystery is on its way!

⭐Cover Reveal ⭐

Fans of Janice MacDonald and Imogene Durant need wait no longer! Imogene’s next adventure WEXFORD CAROLE hits shelves later this fall!

About WEXFORD CAROLE, Book 2 of the Imogene Durant Mystery Series set in Ireland:

After all the drama during her last trip, Imogene Durant is looking forward to spending some time in the Irish countryside, visiting with an old school friend and working on the edits for her new book. Her idyllic surroundings are rudely interrupted when a young woman with a bright future is found dead and worse, Imogene’s friend’s daughter is accused of the crime.

Available for pre-order now, WEXFORD CAROLE will be released this October.

To visit Janice’s Wexford Carole page on our website please visit the following coordinates:
https://turnstonepress.com/books/ravenstone/wexford-carole.html

Wednesday afternoon is the perfect time to take in some poetry. With thanks to Sheelagh Caygill and the On Creative Writ...
09/17/2025

Wednesday afternoon is the perfect time to take in some poetry. With thanks to Sheelagh Caygill and the On Creative Writing Podcast for featuring Kim Fahner's poetry from THE POLLINATION FIELD on their most recent episode! You can listen the the On Creative Writing Podcast and Kim reading her poetry here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7K01IVD3V1ZkUbGmIYl5wU?si=6b2pRQcQS0qmW6nrd_agiQ

On Creative Writing · Episode

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