Founded in 1975, Thistledown Press is celebrating fifty years at the forefront of literary publishing in Canada. In 2020, the company came under new ownership, and Publisher JoAnn McCaig and her team are committed to playing an active role in our country’s literary landscape. We produce beautifully designed and innovative books by Canadian authors while honouring the legacy of our founders and the many authors who built the Press over the past five decades. Our company name conjures our prairie roots while the wind-borne asterisks of our logo declare that the sky is the limit for our books and our authors.


Fall 2026

Apron Apocalypse: Lyric Essays

Carpenter Creek

Sadi’s Dragons


Spring 2026

U ALIVE

A Study in Red

The Peace Thieves


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