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
News & Events
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Wilfred Burton Wins at 2026 High Plains International Book Awards
We are pleased to announce that Kohkum’s Royal Bannock by Wilfred Burton has won the Indigenous Writer Award at the High Plains International Book Awards! The Indigenous Writer Award recognizes the best book by an indigenous writer in any category, and represents the High Plains region, which includes the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan,…
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E. McGregor a Finalist for Manitoba Book Award
WHAT FILLS YOUR HOUSE LIKE SMOKE by E. McGregor is a finalist at the Manitoba Book Awards! The Lansdowne Prize for Poetry is presented biennially to the Manitoba writer whose full-length adult book of poetry is judged the best written. Congratulations to the other finalists! Learn more at https://manitobabookawards.ca/
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KOHKUM’S ROYAL BANNOCK Selected for Inaugural IBBY-UNESCO Collection
We are honoured to announce that Kohkum’s Royal Bannock has been selected for the IBBY UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. This collection includes children’s books from around the world to preserve linguistic diversity and empower Indigenous identities. Last week, Thistledown Press attended the IBBY World Congress in Ottawa to…
