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Mawenzi House is dedicated to bringing to the reading public fresh new writing from Canada and across the world that reflects the diversity of our rapidly globalizing world, particularly in Canada and the United States.
“West of West Indian roars up from the page…” — Desirée Seebaran, Wasafiri Thrilled to see Linzey Corridon’s West of West Indian receive this wonderful review, celebrating its bold exploration of Caribbean identity, language, queerness, migration and belonging. #WestOfWestIndian #CaribbeanPoetry
We have another September event! 📚✨ Join us in Ottawa for a Joint Poetry Reading with Mekyle Ali Qadir, author of Crescendo, and Fareh Malik, author of Streams That Lead Somewhere. 📅 Sept. 23 | 6 PM 📍 Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa 📚 Presented with Octopus Books #Ottawa #Poetry #MawenziHouse
MONTRÉAL BOOK LAUNCH Join Mawenzi House for the launch of I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes by Moustapha Mohamed Chein. 📅 Sept. 10 | 7–9 PM 📍 Argo Bookshop, Montréal 🎟️ RSVP here: www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho... 📖 Books available on site #Poetry #Montreal #BookLaunch
Available now! 📚 Rooted in Africa’s desert landscapes and Moorish nomadic culture, *I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes* by Moustapha Mohamed Chein explores heritage, family, Sufi spirituality, healing, love and resilience. Get your copy from Mawenzi House Publishers today!
✨ It’s publication day! ✨ *I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes* by Moustapha Mohamed Chein is officially available in print and eBook. This evocative poetry collection explores identity, memory, exile, love and belonging. Congratulations, Moustapha! 📚🎉 #MawenziHouse #PublicationDay #CanadianPoetry
“The text is never truly complete until it is breathed into the air.” Moustapha Mohamed Chein, author of I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes. Explore excerpts from our conversation and click the link below to read the full interview. robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/08/12-o... #MawenziHouse #Poetry
Come ashore with us! 🌊 Join featured poets Linzey Corridon, Jamaica Bridgett and Matthew Dawkins for a queer Caribbean poetry open mic. 📅 Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. 📍 Book Bar, 600 Markham St., Toronto Bring your poetry and sign up on Eventbrite! 🎤 @westofwestindian.bsky.social
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Moustapha Mohamed Chein / @mawenzihouse.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/08/12-o...
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Moustapha Mohamed Chein
Moustapha Mohamed Chein was born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and grew up in Nouakchott, Mauritania, carrying within him the dual memor...
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Montreal, thank you! 📚✨ A wonderful evening at Argo Bookshop celebrating Daniel Maluka and *Unwashed* with poetry, conversation and community. 📖 *Unwashed* is available from Mawenzi House Publishers. #DanielMaluka #Unwashed #MawenziHouse #Poetry #CanLit
Coming soon! 📚 I Was Born with Sand in My Eyes by Moustapha Mohamed Chein, a poetic journey through desert, memory, heritage, love, spirituality and the inner self. Coming August 27, 2026 from Mawenzi House. #Poetry #CanLit #AfricanLiterature
📚 Join us for An Evening with Daniel Maluka! Celebrate Unwashed with a live reading, conversation and book signing. 📍 Argo Bookshop, Montréal 📅 August 11, 2026 | 🕖 7:00 PM 🎟️ Free RSVP: www.ticketsource.com/argo-booksho... #DanielMaluka #Unwashed #MontrealEvents #MawenziHouse
Ever wondered about the stories behind Crescendo? 📖 Our latest title, Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir, explores identity, migration, mysticism and the music that exists between cultures and languages. Swipe through to discover the inspirations behind the poems. #Crescendo #MawenziHouse #Poetry
From Nepal to the diaspora, Karaikhola Flows by Saraswoti Lamichhane explores memory, migration, mythology and the enduring search for home. As poet Peter Midgley writes, the collection "asks an eternal question: what and where, is home?" #CanadianPoetry #KaraikholaFlows #MawenziHouse
☀️ Your summer TBR starts here. Poetry, fiction and unforgettable stories from Mawenzi House. Which book are you reading first? 📚 #SummerReads #CanLit #ReadCanadian #MawenziHouse
A wonderful evening celebrating the launch of Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of poetry, conversation and community. Congratulations, Mekyle! 📚✨ #Crescendo #Poetry #BookLaunch @octopusbooks.ca @diasporadialogues.bsky.social @carleton.ca
Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 We are proud to be a publisher that makes room for stories like these; West Indian, Nepali, Ghanaian, South Asian and diaspora voices, all under one Canadian roof. 📚 Explore the catalogue — link in bio #CanadaDay #MawenziHouse #CanLit #IndependentPublishing
Join us for the launch of Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir 📅 June 29, 2026 🕡 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 The Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop (The Atelier) 95 Clegg Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4 Scan the QR code to RSVP @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @carleton.ca #MawenziHouse #BookLaunch #Crescendo
Join us for the launch of Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir 📅 June 29, 2026 🕡 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 The Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop (The Atelier) 95 Clegg Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4 Scan the QR code to RSVP @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @carleton.ca #MawenziHouse #BookLaunch #Crescendo
June 21 = National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada 📚✨ 6 books to add to your reading list: → Assi Manifesto → Do Not Enter My Soul in Your Shoes → Message Sticks → SH (The Doctor) → Following Shimun → To Change the World Swipe → save → share → read. #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #ReadIndigenous
THE WORLD CUP STARTS TODAY. ⚽📚🔥 Group B is live. 🇨🇦 Canada → Waiting for the Rain 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina → Confluences I 🇶🇦 Qatar → An Island Is a World 🇨🇭 Switzerland → Behind the Face of Winter Which team are you reading with? 👇 #ReadingTheWorldCup #WorldCup2026 #MawenziHouse
Happy Publication Day to Mekyle Ali Qadir! 🎉 Crescendo is out now, a debut poetry collection navigating Sufi mysticism, partition and the Pakistani-Canadian diaspora. Available now via mawenzihouse.com 📖 @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @diasporadialogues.bsky.social @carleton.ca @octopusbooks.ca
🏳️🌈 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🏳️🌈 This Pride Month, we’re celebrating voices across our catalogue that speak to identity, tenderness, self-discovery, resistance, joy and all the beautiful complexity of being human. @wearequeeraf.com @bookspotlight.bsky.social #PrideMonth #MawenziHouse #QueerStories
OOOPS, the secret is out. 🎶 CRESCENDO by Mekyle Ali Qadir, a debut poetry collection at the crossroads of Sufi mysticism and diaspora. It drops June 10, 2026. Pre-order at mawenzihouse.com @robmclennan.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social
This month we’re opening the Mawenzi House archives and assigning books to World Cup teams based on VIBES. Arrival of the Snake-Woman A Phial of Passing Memories The Alphabet of Aliens A Quiet Disappearance Welcome to Reading the World Cup. #ReadingTheWorldCup #BookTok #WorldCup #MawenziHouse
A little peek before the reveal… Think you can guess the title? Comment below ⤵️ Full cover coming soon. @canadianpoets.bsky.social @poetlaureatepdcast.bsky.social @arcpoetry.bsky.social @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social @writersfest.bc.ca @wr
Karaikhola Flows launched yesterday at Audrey’s Books in Edmonton to an incredible turnout. People filled seats to celebrate literature together. Congratulations to Saraswoti, and thank you to everyone who made the evening unforgettable 💙📚 #KaraikholaFlows #BookLaunch #MawenziHouse
Hello June ☀️📚 A month for stories, celebration, reading and community. Swipe through to see what’s happening at Mawenzi House this month → @worldlittoday.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social @anotherstoryto.bsky.social @quillandquire.bsky.social @49thshelf.bsky.social
📚 Sabyasachi Nag — born Calcutta, writing from Mississauga Treaty lands is this week's author feature. The Alphabet of Aliens (Mawenzi House, 2025): prose poems about migrancy, alienation and being forever in-between. This one's worth your time. 📖 Available at Mawenzi House Publishers.
📚 THROWBACK THURSDAY Revisiting Belief by Mayank Bhatt — a powerful literary novel about faith, suspicion, identity and family. #ThrowbackThursday #CanLit #LiteraryFiction #MawenziHouse #SouthAsianLiterature @openbookon.bsky.social @missisauga.bsky.social @diasporadialogues.bsky.social
