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Canada's foremost publisher of theatre books since 1984 playwrightscanada.com

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5d ago

Two searing stories about the moral complexities of courage and truth, today we celebrate the publication day of Ismene & Nassara by Carole Fréchette, translated by Linda Gaboriau. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/I/Isme...

On a background image of sand is the book cover for Ismene & Nassara. The cover features an airborne mist of yellow sand on a black background. The title and authors appear in the center and bottom in white text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today we honour the Indigenous artists whose stories, traditions, and artistry awaken culture and spirit. Through theatre and storytelling, they invite us to listen, remember, dream, and understand one another and the world around us. #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters #IndigenousArtists

On an orange background, the text “My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.” -Attributed to Louis Riel Featured in Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan” appears on top in black and white text. Below it is the cover for Women of the Fur Trade which features an Indigenous-style painting of a tree on a bright green background with white roots whose many branches sprout different kinds of flowers. The name of the play and author are at the top of the image in black and white text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Zorana Sadiq chats with All Lit Up about her new book Comfort Food, the performative identities in the age of chronic internet use, and the practices that ground her writing process. Read the full interview at: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 4w ago

Daniel MacIvor will be featured at the 2026 Cabot Trail Writers Festival alongside a stellar lineup of exciting authors from October 2 to 4, 2026 to talk about playwriting and his new book, Your Show Here. Book tickets here: www.cabottrailwritersfestival.com/currentfesti...

On a peach coloured background, the words “Cabot Trail Writers Festival Oct 2-4, 2026 St. Ann’s We’koqma’q” appears at the top in thin black text. Below it is a nature painting of a seaside landscape beside a photo of Daniel MacIvor and the book cover for Your Show Here. The cover features a close-up photograph of Daniel Brook’s face smiling amidst a bouquet of yellow tulips. Above the photo on a black panel is the title and author in blog white text. Below the book cover are the words “Featuring Daniel MacIvor Author of Your Show Here” in thin black text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

Being bad never felt so good. WILDWOMAN now available: www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/W/WILD...

On a green fuzzy background is the book cover for WILDWOMAN by Kat Sandler in the center with a light pink shadow underneath. The cover features a dark green background with an Elizabethan woman standing center with her hands in front of her holding a warthog and wearing a neck ruffle and green puffed sleeves. On top of her head is an empty birdcage, antlers at each side of her head with sparrow heads on the tips and her brown hair has two bear heads on each side of her head. The title and author appears on the top and bottom of the image in bright pink text. Above the cover in green text is “From the Author of Yaga” and on the bottom in green and pink text reads: “There’s enough story and colourful, real-life characters to power a couple of seasons of a prestige TV costume drama.” —Toronto Star

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

You're invited to our fabulous fall book launch on Monday, September 28 at 7 PM featuring a star-studded lineup of some of Canada's finest dramatists! RSVP for FREE here: www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/Playwri...

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

A distant woodsman reconnects with his estranged family, today we celebrate the publication day of Come Down From Up River by Norm Foster. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/C/Come...

On a background of a river amidst a fall landscape is the book cover for Come Down From Up River. The cover features an illustration of the front of a public bus driving on the road with the silhouette of a man with a cap inside. The title appears on the front of the bus where the destination would appear and the author’s name appears on the road in yellow diagonal text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

Two Filipinx women revel in a blissful romance on borrowed time, today we celebrate the publication day of Kisapmata by Bianca Miranda. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/K/Kisa...

On a sparkly pink and purple background is the book cover for Kisapmata. The cover features a swirling sparkly background awash with purple, pink and yellow colours. On top are three sets of eyes on top of each other that go from open to half closed to closed. The title and author appear in the middle in black text. Beneath that are another set of open eyes and inside the pupils are the faces of two brown-skinned women looking at each other.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

Being bad never felt so good. From the author of Yaga, today we celebrate the publication day of WILDWOMAN by Kat Sandler. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/W/WILD...

On a background of brown fur is the book cover for WILDWOMAN. The cover features a dark green background with an Elizabethan woman standing center with her hands in front of her holding a warthog and wearing a neck ruffle and green puffed sleeves. On top of her head is an empty birdcage, antlers at each side of her head with sparrow heads on the tips and her brown hair has two bear heads on each side of her head. The title and author appears on the top and bottom of the image in bright pink text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

We caught up with collaborators Maddie Bautista and Deanna H. Choi to talk about Pacific Mall, model minority myths, and using comedy as resistance in their uproarious and interactive play, Love You Wrong Time. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Hu...

On a dark purple background, there is an aerial photo of Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista lying on the floor in opposite directions wearing yellow outfits in moody green and pink lighting. Above are the words “Humour became the tool for our resistance” in white text surrounded by light purple quotation marks. The book cover for Love You Wrong Time appears beside the photo eschew and below it are the words “Interview with Maddie Bautista and Deanna H. Choi Co-Authors of Love You Wrong Time”.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

CoyWolf by Colin Wolf is longlisted for the 2026/27 First Nation Communities READ Award. Check out the full list of nominees: fncr.ca/2026-2027-ya...

2026-2027 YA/Adult Titles - First Nation Communities Read - FNCR

Browse below for all nominated titles. The First Nation Communities READ Award jury selects a shortlist and the winning title.

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · last mo.

What happens when the people shaping history are just as complicated, opinionated, and fallible as everyone else? Read this Open Book interview with Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman about her new book and hit premiere at the Stratford Festival, The King James Bible Play. open-book.ca/News/Four-Ce...

Four Centuries of Language, Power, and Creation in THE KING JAMES BIBLE PLAY

What happens when the people shaping history are just as complicated, opinionated, and fallible as everyone else? The King James Bible Play (Playwrights ...

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Bollywood-infused romance stuck in the bureaucratic limbo of immigration, read an excerpt from An IMM-Permanent Resident by Neha Poduval & Himanshu Sitlani. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Re...

Read an excerpt from An IMM-Permanent Resident

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come visit our exclusive book sale at the Arts Club’s BMO Radar from 6-10pm for four nights only: August 26-29. And we’ll be offering sweet discounts! 30% off everything or 50% off for 3 or more books. To learn more and register for these entirely free events, visit artsclub.com/artistic-pro...

At the bottom is a faded photo of a group gathering together in a circle with a music stand in the foreground with the words “Arts Club Theatre” handwritten on it. Three book covers hover above the image and the event details are written around the image in yellow, green and purple bold text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summer Sales Week ends this Sunday! Get 30% off everything on our website. www.playwrightscanada.com

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A sacred text and a secular reckoning, today we celebrate the publication day of The King James Bible Play by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/The-...

On a background of an open bible with verses, the book cover for The King James Bible Play appears in the center. The book cover features a dark grey border of classical Biblical artwork. Inside against a light grey background is hand holding a black pencil with a pineapple eraser on the end. On the hand is the word “Genesis” followed by the opening scriptures of the Bible.” The name and author appear above and below this image in thin black underlined text.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Fall 2026 Catalogue has arrived! 🍂📚✨ Featuring the latest works from leading dramatists to dazzling debuts from exciting emerging playwrights, you're bound to fall for this dynamic assembly of dramatic literature. www.playwrightscanada.com/Blog/2026/Fa...

Fall 2026 Catalogue

Playwrights Canada Press. Canada's foremost publisher of theatre books.

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us on Tuesday, August 11 at 7 PM for a free event with playwright Christine Quintana in conversation with Bethany Caldwell to celebrate the release of Someone Like You. perfectmatchbookshop.com/events/54349...

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From Monday, August 3 until Sunday, August 9, enjoy 30% OFF EVERYTHING on our website. That includes pre-orders and international books from Theatre Communications Group (US) and Nick Hern Books (UK). Browse our books here: www.playwrightscanada.com

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A big congratulations to Peter N. Bailey whose play Tyson’s Song has been longlisted for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards! www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/Tyso...

On a background of the Toronto city skyline at night, the book cover for Tyson’s Song appears in the center with the words “Toronto Book Awards 2026 Longlist” above in bold white text. The cover features an orange full moon in the center on a gradient purple and blue background. Inside the moon are the faces of two black men looking up. At the bottom is an image of the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower positioned to look like a tear drop descending from one of the men’s eyes. The title of the play and author’s name appear in rough-edged white text above and below the image.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A heartfelt, funny solo show about matriarchal love and resilience, today we celebrate the publication day of Raised by Women by Keith Barker. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/R/Rais...

On a daylit wooden table with a bookshelf in the background, a copy of Raised by Women sits atop a small stack of book copies. The cover features a painting of a woman's face looking down with eyes closed and smiling. The title and author’s name is written in paintbrush strokes beside it in blue and offwhite.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us on Friday, July 24 during the 2 PM matinee of Waiting for Godot, when playwright Keith Barker will be signing copies of his new published play, Raised by Women, at the Festival Theatre Store (55 Queen St., Stratford) from 1–5 PM. Book tickets at: www.stratfordfestival.ca

On an off-white background, the title “Playwright Pop-Ups” appears in blue text at the top. Below that on the right side are the words “Raised by Women Author Signing featuring Keith Barker” in black and blue cursive text with a photo of Keith below. Beside that to the left is the book cover image for Raised by Women. At the bottom left is a cropped photo of the Festival Theatre exterior. Above that is the text: “Friday July 24 1-5pm at the Festival Theatre Store 55 Queen St Stratford ON” in blue and black text. Beneath that are the logos for Stratford Festival and Playwrights Canada Press.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Reading is fundamental! Get your queer lit this Pride Month at the Queer Zine & Book Fair on Sunday, June 14 from 1-6pm at Glad Day Bookshop (32 Lisgar St, Toronto, ON). We’ll be selling our books for 30% off and 50% off when you purchase 3 or more books!

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Listen to this BookNet Canada podcast episode featuring our publisher, Annie Gibson, about the unexpected success of Yaga and the future of the press: www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2026/5/...

Podcast: The Heated Rivalry ripple effect impacting playwrights’ publishing in Canada — BookNet Canada

Annie Gibson talks to us about an unexpected entanglement between Heated Rivalry breakout star Hudson Williams and Playwrights Canada Press’ Yaga.

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Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to Michael Healey and Makram Ayache whose published plays Rogers v. Rogers and The Green Line have both been nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding New Play in their respective categories!

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Introducing Playwright Pop-Ups! A new series in partnership with Stratford Festival featuring pop-up book signings at the festival’s flagship stores. Join us on Friday, June 12 when Leanna Brodie and Jovanni Sy will be signing copies of Salesman in China at the Avon Theatre Store.

On an off-white background, the title “Playwright Pop-Ups” appears in red text at the top. Below that on the left side are the words “Salesman in China Author Signing featuring Leanna Brodie & Jovanni Sy” in black and red cursive text with photos of Leanna and Jovanni side by side. Beside that to the right is the book cover image for Salesman in China. At the bottom right is a cropped photo of the Avon Theatre Store exterior. Beside that to the left is the text: “Friday June 12 1-5pm at the Avon Theatre Store 89 Downie St Stratford ON” in red and black text. Beneath that are the logos for Stratford Festival and Playwrights Canada Press.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Momentum 180 Theatre Collective is celebrating The Parallel Project's inaugural monologue collection published by Playwrights Canada Press on Monday, June 8th at the Arts Club BMO Theatre Centre Atrium (162 W 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC). RSVP here: artsclub.com/education/in...

On a red background, the book cover for The Parallel Project appears at the bottom left with descriptive text in yellow and teal surrounding the image. The book cover features a yellow background with drawn circles, lines and dots in teal scattered amongst the page with the title and author in red text at the top left corner.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A refreshing millennial rom-com dissecting desirability politics, today we celebrate the publication day of Someone Like You by Christine Quintana. www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/S/Some...

The book cover for Someone Like You features a warm illustration of the entrance to an apartment complex with a red framed doorway, front door lanterns, a doormat, and green shrubs on either side with a bike wheel peeking out in the bottom left corner. Above is a balcony with an ornate railing and the silhouette of two feet positioned romantically towards each other. In front of the door are the words “Someone Like You” in cursive yellow text and the author’s name at the bottom.

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A big congratulations to Colin Wolf whose play CoyWolf is a finalist for the Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose! Order your copy today: www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/C/CoyW...

Playwrights Canada Press @playcanpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Playwrights Canada Press is back at the Paprika Festival with an exclusive pop-up shop where all books are 30% off OR 50% off for three or more books. Visit us outside the Aki Studio (585 Dundas St E) and book tickets here: paprikafestival.com/festivals/20...

On a white background, a stack of colourful books appear in the center with teal and orange confetti-like dots on the perimeter. In the center are the words 'Pop-Up Shop' in thick blue text. Above are the words 'Paprika Theatre Festival 2026" in cartoon-ish purple text and the same text is used below to feature the dates of the pop-up shop.