Company Description:

The Mercury Press is an independent, 100% Canadian-owned trade publisher, specializing in the finest in Canadian cutting edge fiction and poetry. The press' national list encompasses Canadian writing from coast to coast. Our books are aimed at an adult readership from a broad range of communities. We have an excellent reputation for our commitment to high quality production, long-term involvement in the development of writers, concentrated editing, and a balanced list that includes a focused range of books from avant-garde poetry to culturally significant non-fiction. Mercury books have won and been shortlisted for many awards for both design and content, and been widely critically praised.


The Mercury Press is dedicated to continuing the development of our essential mandate, the publication and dissemination of innovative Canadian fiction and poetry, which we believe rivals anything being written in English in the world today.