Now or Never Publishing

NON Publishing

Slogan: "We may publish prose, but we can still kick your ass"

General Information:
"Contemporary Canadian Literature and stuff."

West coast boutique publishing house that publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and memoirs. NON was formed in 2005 and opened their Vancouver location in 2007. In detail, NON is interested in discovering and promoting new, talented Canadian writers. Chris Needham is the publisher of NON, who is teamed the representative authors trio; Philip David Alexander, Liz Worth and Brett Grubisic. They currently employ 10-20 people and their revenue is about $2,000,000.

Number and Types of Books Published:

37 books in print. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs.

They publish about 7 books per year. They have two different forms: Paperback and Ebook.

Whether they are currently accepting unsolicited manuscripts:

Now or Never Publishing is currently accepting manuscripts through email.

What their submission requirements are:

NON requests complete manuscripts through email submission, since it is hard to tell writing skills by a sample chapter or poem. They accept unsolicited, simultaneous and electronic submissions. They also mention that it takes them a while to read the submissions, and apologize for that ahead of time. Their response time is estimated to be about 3-4 months.

Other info:

My personal favorite books that are shown on their website:

The Sun has Forgotten Where I Live – Christian McPherson

*'The poems in this collection are snapshots of suburban fatherhood, philosophical musings on our limited temporal existence, and rants about an absurd world. McPherson reflects the world back to us as if we were seeing it through a series of wonky carnival ride mirrors. Sometimes the images are so outlandish that all you can do is laugh. Other times you can make out the ghostly apparition of death with his arm snugly wrapped around your shoulder. Whatever reflections of joy, sadness, fear, horror, or love may be observed, the truth always radiates in subtle waves, bringing the world into sharper focus. With The Sun Has Forgotten Where I Live, you need to grab hold of the safety bar and prepare to go on the ride, which is your life.'

The Secrets Men Keep – Mark Sampson