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Honouring Voices for the Day for Truth and Reconciliation

We would like to recognize this Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As publishers, we will continue to work to bring the truths of Indian Residential Schools—as well as the truths about the infringement of the...

Maleea Acker's poetry collection, Hesitating Once to Feel Glory--a book cover with a dark background and a hand holding a crumpled ball of read yarn--is featured underneath the words

Hesitating Once to Feel Glory shortlisted for the Butler Prize

The Victoria Book Prize Society has announced the shortlist for the 2023 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Maleea Acker’s poetry collection Hesitating Once to Feel Glory (Nightwood Editions, 2022) has been shortlisted for the award.

The Rooftop Garden makes Giller Prize longlist

Menaka Raman-Wilms' novel, The Rooftop Garden, has been longlisted for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize. “The Rooftop Garden adroitly weaves the themes of friendship, responsibility, and climate change into ...

Robin Fisher Wins 2022 Lieutenant-Governor’s Award from the British Columbia Historical Federation

Harbour Publishing would like to congratulate Robin Fisher on winning the 40th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing. On Saturday, former Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon presented the ...

Oolichan Moon Wins Indigenous Voices Award

The winners for the sixth annual Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) were announced today, and Harbour Publishing would like to congratulate Samantha Beynon and Lucy Trimble, recognized in the Published graphic ...

Workboats for the World book cover, with book title and line drawing of ship, set in silver against a navy blue background

Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story wins John Lyman Book Award

Workboats for the World: The Robert Allan Story wins John Lyman Book Award Harbour Publishing would like to congratulate Robert G. Allan and Peter A. Robson for winning the John Lyman Book Award

Cover of the Big Melt by Emily Riddle with Griffin Prize - Canadian First Book Award winner seal on it

Nightwood Editions author Emily Riddle Wins Griffin Prize's First Canadian Book Award

Griffin Poetry Prize has announced that The Emily Riddle, author of The Big Melt, is the winner of the 2023 Canadian First Book Prize!

Hell and Gone Wins Silver Medal at IPPY Awards

Sam Wiebe has received a silver medal at the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards for his book, Hell and Gone—part of the critically-acclaimed Wakeland Detective Series Hell and Gone is a mystery book about Dave Wakeland, a PI who has his life upended after he’s caught in a shooting.

Délani Valin Shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award

Délani Valin has been shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for her book, Shapeshifters.

Robin Fisher Shortlisted for Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for biography of Wilson Duff

Vancouver Island author Robin Fisher has been shortlisted for the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Wilson Duff: Coming Back, a Life (Harbour Publishing, 2022). The prize recognizes an outstanding scholarly book...

Spring 2023 Titles from Harbour Publishing

Harbour Publishing and Nightwood Editions are excited to announce our Spring 2023 titles.

Happy Holidays from Harbour!

Please note that our office and warehouse are closed between December 24 - January 2, reopening on January 3, 2023.