Porcupine's Quill, Inc.

The Porcupine's Quill is an artisanal publisher that values the art and craft of the book, both in content and in form, with a mandate to preserve the culture of the printed word. It specializes in selectively acquired collections of poetry, literary fiction, and creative non-fiction, from edgy new authors to established figures. Together with Gordon Hill Press, it publishes exemplary writing by a diversity of Canadian writers and prints physically beautiful editions through several imprints, including The Porcupine's Quill, Gordon Hill Press, The Sheffield Chapbooks, mad / sick / different, and Scrummage Chapbooks. Submissions are open, and the house only publishes Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The Porcupine's Quill is described as an artisanal publisher that values the art and craft of the book, both in content and in form, with a mandate to preserve the culture of the printed word. It specializes in selectively acquired collections of poetry, literary fiction, and creative non-fiction, from edgy new authors to pillars of the field. Alongside Gordon Hill Press, it publishes poetry, innovative fiction, lyric nonfiction, and literary criticism by a diversity of Canadian writers, and prints physically beautiful editions through several imprints: The Porcupine's Quill (full-length titles of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism), Gordon Hill Press (full-length titles by authors with invisible disability), The Sheffield Chapbooks (chapbook-length poetry by New Brunswick authors), mad / sick / different (chapbook-length poetry by disabled authors), and Scrummage Chapbooks (chapbook-length titles for anything else you can imagine). Submissions are open, with guidelines requiring .doc or .docx format, one unsolicited manuscript per year, and Canadian citizenship or permanent residency; the house does not publish children's books, YA titles, self-help books, genre fiction, travel writing, or previously published manuscripts. The Molly Peacock Nonfiction Prize, open to unpublished creative nonfiction manuscripts by Canadian authors, offers a $1000 award upon acceptance of an offer of publication, with submissions open until June 30 and the winner announced in September.

An artisanal publisher valuing the art and craft of the book in content and form, preserving the culture of the printed word.

• The Porcupine's Quill

  Full-length titles of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism.

• Gordon Hill Press

  Full-length titles by authors with invisible disability.

• The Sheffield Chapbooks

  Chapbook-length titles of poetry by New Brunswick authors.

• mad / sick / different

  Chapbook-length titles of poetry by disabled authors.

• Scrummage Chapbooks

  Chapbook-length titles for anything else you can imagine.

• Molly Peacock Nonfiction Prize

  A prize open to unpublished creative nonfiction manuscripts by Canadian authors; winner receives a $1000 award upon acceptance of an offer of publication.

1. 1Porcupine's Quill – Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine's Quillghp-pql.com
2. 2About Us – Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine's Quillghp-pql.com
3. 3The Molly Peacock Nonfiction Prize – Gordon Hill Press & The Porcupine's Quillghp-pql.com
4. 4Porcupine's Quill, Inc.wikidata.org