Coteau Books is a literary press: we publish novels; short fiction collections; poetry; drama and non-fiction both creative and regional. Coteau Books is also a “children’s publisher”: Coteau Books for Kids publishes novels, or “chapter books” for young readers aged 9 – 12; Coteau Books for Teens publishes novels for ages 13 – 15, and for 15 and up. Sorry, we do not publish kids’ picture books.

The best way to determine if your work will catch the eye of our editors is to check out the kinds of books we have already published – on this web site or at your bookstore or library. We will also send you a copy of our current catalogue upon request.

The BASIC UNIVERSAL RULES to remember are these:

     • Coteau only publishes authors who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of this country
     • Coteau does not accept multiple, or simultaneous, submissions. We expect to have exclusive access to manuscripts that are submitted to us
     • Coteau only accepts submissions on paper, “hard copy.” We don’t accept e-mail submissions, even of queries, or electronic versions of any kind. PLEASE don’t bother sending us a web address where we can go and check out your work. We won’t do it.

You may send us your full manuscript or a sample (3 or 4 stories or chapters; 20–25 poems), accompanied by a self-addressed envelope of appropriate size, stamped with sufficient postage, if you wish us to return your manuscript should we decline it. All submissions should include a query letter with brief background of the author and bibliography. Sample submissions should include a table of contents or plot summary of the material not included.
     

The submission itself must be typewritten, in at least 12-point type, double-spaced, on one side only of 8½” x 11” white paper. If your manuscript is accepted, be prepared to submit the edited version on 3.5" floppy disks, or on CD-ROM, in Microsoft Word format, if at all possible.

If you feel your work fits our publishing program, please forward your manuscript or sample to Coteau Books at this address:

     Coteau Books
     2517 Victoria Ave.
     Regina, SK S4P 0T2

Please be advised that Coteau evaluates all submissions we receive, and this evaluation process typically takes three to four months from the date of submission.