Welcome to the reborn Greenboathouse Press...

Greenboathouse Press is a small publishing concern producing short run, limited editions, printed letterpress and bound by hand. As in our previous incarnation (Greenboathouse Books), our mandate is to publish work that is compelling both in its content and its form, and our attention to typography, design and fine-printing is an extension of that interest in form.

Cover label for the ongoing Stern Broadsheets project...

Each book begins with an idea, sparked by a manuscript, which takes shape as a challenge of production: How might we do this gathering of words justice? With such words, what sort of book might be built? It is this challenge that makes our efforts exciting, often excruciating, and always rewarding.

With a primary focus on contemporary Canadian poetry, our projects will also explore a variety of topics from typographic history to philosophical and literary prose, from single broadsheets to short novels.

After 10 years of producing digitally printed chapbooks that brought in multiple national design awards, 2009 marks the birth of Greenboathouse Press, representing our shift from digital to hand-set metal and photopolymer letterpress production (for more info on the equipment, please visit the Gear page).

During the latter half of 2008 a variety of early projects have been tackled, comprising the first stage of development for the press. Information on these projects, which are now available, can be found in the Books section, or from the sidebar of this page.

"Matters of Concern..." broadsheet: the first project off the press...

Throughout the site you'll also find plenty of background on Greenboathouse Press, details on the benefits of becoming a subscriber, information on letterpress printing, links to other useful letterpress sites, a number of photo galleries, a backlist of Greenboathouse Books titles, our poetry archive, and much more. Please take some time to look around, and if you have any questions or suggestions.

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