Dundurn Press

About

Established in 1972, Dundurn Press is currently one of the largest independent publishing houses in Canada, with over 2,500 Canadian-authored titles in print. Dundurn Press is best known for its robust publishing program spanning these five decades as well as its fiction titles that speak to diverse and international audiences. We publish books that reflect the world, satisfy curiosity, enlighten, and entertain. We seek to amplify and elevate exceptional Canadian voices, particularly those that have not yet been discovered or have been previously underrepresented in trade publishing. We publish across numerous genres, from literary and genre fiction, to true crime, memoir and biography, sport, history and public policy.
Authors and their books published by Dundurn Press have been awarded and nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize (and its previous iteration, the Giller Prize), the Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award, the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, the Arthur Ellis Awards/Crime Writers of Canada Awards, the Speaker’s Book Awards from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the Heritage Toronto Awards, the Ontario Historical Society Awards, the cities of Ottawa, Victoria, Hamilton, and Toronto Book Awards, the Manitoba Book Awards, the Saskatchewan Book Awards, the Forest of Reading Awards, the Chocolate Lily Book Awards, the High Plains Book Awards, the BMo Winterset Awards, the Ethel Wilson Award, the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award, the Danuta Gleed Award, the Foreword Indies, the Donner Prize, the National Business Book Award, the Lambda Literary Awards, the First Nations Communities Read awards, and the Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award.
Our recent bestsellers include The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Seven by Farzana Doctor, Yume by Sifton Tracey Anipare, Mudflowers by Aley Waterman, The Great Canadian Bucket List by Robin Esrock, Wine Witch On Fire by Natalie MacLean, Ghost Towns of Ontario’s Cottage Country by Andrew Hind, Canada Alone by Kim Richard Nossal, and Leafs 365 by Mike Commito.

Important: They prioritize publishing books by Canadian authors and those eligible to hold Canadian citizenship.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 180 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada

Established in 1972

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

22 members set this publisher as a Favorite.

Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Dundurn Press's overall average response time is slower than most publishers.

Learn more about our statistics

Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Architecture and Planning.
Business/Finance.
Folklore/Mythology: See guidelines.
History: General, Biographies, History of countries/regions.
Lifestyle: Self-help, See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Politics/Political Science.
Science.
Social Sciences.
Society/Culture: Crime.
Sports/Recreation.
Travel.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Recent cover image or website screenshot for Dundurn Press

Go to publisher's website

Report:
Submission/Query
Correction/Update
New Cover Art

Social:
Facebook Facebook
Instagram @dundurnpress
X (Twitter) @dundurnpress

Support this Publisher:
Buy Book(s)

For the Editor(s):
Request Interview
Duosuma Submission Manager
Link to Duotrope

Dundurn Press Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Filter:

Group by submission

Accuracy

We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

99 min | 210.5 mean avg | 189.5 median | 364 max days (111.1 std dev)

Pending

2 responses are pending (24 min | 29.5 mean avg | 29.5 median | 35 max days waiting | 7.8 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:32 UTC (7 hours, 13 minutes ago).

Work submitted here was also submitted to...

This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!

Members accepted here also had work accepted by...

This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today!

Your Submissions

This section is available to subscribers only. Join today!

Before Submitting

We cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. It is not unusual for publications to evolve or close without notice. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Duotrope listings do not imply endorsement or recommendation of the project being listed. Before submitting, you should use your own judgment to determine whether the project meets your standards.

Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
For book publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.
Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 06 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.