Permissions
All material published by Harbour Publishing is protected by copyright law.
Written permission is required to reproduce excerpts from Harbour Publishing titles in any format, with the exceptions of personal copying for research or private study; criticism or review; and news reporting.
To submit a permissions request, please send an email to permissions@hpdm.ca with the following details:
- Title and author of the Harbour Publishing book you would like to excerpt
- Length of excerpt and page(s) on which the excerpt appears
- Title, author/editor, publisher and publication date of the publication in which the excerpt will appear
- Print run, languages, territories and formats of publication
- Note: For school course pack requests, please include the name and date of the course, number of students and format of the course pack
It may take up to six weeks to receive a response to your request, depending on the current volume of requests and how much research is needed. To make sure you receive permission in time, please provide complete information and submit your request well in advance of when it is needed. Please do not send duplicate requests.
To submit an accessibility request, please contact permissions@hpdm.ca with details about the material you need.
For photo and illustration requests, please note that Harbour Publishing does not always hold the rights to the images published in our books. Before sending a request, consult the image’s caption and the book’s copyright page to see if information about the rights holder is included there.
Please note that we are not able to accept permissions requests or inquiries by phone.