Congratulations, Ron Smith and Ruth Campbell, finalists for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, BC Book Prizes 2008, for Elf the Eagle.

Congratulations, George McWhirter, finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, BC Book Prizes 2008, for The Incorrection.

Congratulations to Laurie Block, winner of the inaugural Landsdowne Poetry Prize for Time Out of Mind.

Cogratulations to Bill New on being named an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Readings

See our new Events Page for the current schedule of readings by Oolichan authors.

oolichan books
P.0 Box 10
Lantzville, B.C.
Canada V0R 2H0

Phone/Fax
250 390 4839

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the British Columbia Arts Council through the Ministry of Tourism, Small Business and Culture.

If you wish to submit your material for our consideration . . .

We publish literary fiction, poetry, children’s and YA books, and creative nonfiction. If your work falls under one of these categories, we would be happy to see a brief sample of your writing. We publish approximately eight titles each year. These include three or four poetry titles, and one or two each of fiction, creative-non-fiction and children’s/YA books.

We do not accept emailed or faxed submissions or queries. All queries and submissions must be sent by mail. The text for children’s picture books should be no more than 1,200 to 1,500 words in length. You may submit the complete manuscript for a children’s picture book. For all other genres, please submit a sample of ten poems, or the first three chapters of a fiction or non-fiction manuscript. Please include a cover letter, and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of your materials. Please note: we do not read or respond to manuscripts that do not have a SASE enclosed. We accept no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, so please don't send us originals, or your only copy.

The manuscript should be typed and double-spaced, with page numbers clearly marked, on white unbound pages. Let us know of any credentials or experiences that particularly qualify you to write your book, and include a list of previous publications, reviews and awards you may have received. If you have access to special markets or promotional opportunities for your book, we’d like to know about them as well.

We receive over 2,000 submissions each year, so please be patient. It takes us several weeks to read and respond to your work.

We accept multiple submissions, but let us know that yours is being submitted to other publishers and inform us if your work is accepted elsewhere.

We publish only Canadian writers.

We do not consider fantasy, science fiction, romance, thriller or mass market fiction, or rhyming greeting-card style verse.

Thank you for your interest in Oolichan Books. We look forward to reading your work.

As a literary press, we remain steadfast in our commitment to publishing the best writers, both emerging and established, in the country. To learn more about recent titles and the "essential backlist," click on any of the covers below.