Here we are; first Monday of 2015. Robert and I have been hard at it from the first bell of the year. Robert’s working on several manuscripts, a few of which are new offerings from Dave Duncan. I’m presently finalizing the layout for the third book in the Shakespeare for Slackers series, this one a weird and wonderful interpretation of Macbeth. Later in the week I’ll be reading a fascinating SF submission, finalize the last…
One of the joys I’ve had in my life is singing carols with a group of friends in the past. We’d gather in the pub in Mono Centre called Peter’s Cellars (I know, cute, kitschy name!), which truly was a cellar, all parged, random stone walls, wonderful hewn beams, great food, fabulous libations. Our troupe, often some 20 or so of us, would deck ourselves in medieval costume, bring along flutes, bodhrans, guitars and other…
Five Rivers’ reading period opens up again February 1 to 14, 2015. With the hope of creating clarity for writers who are considering submitting to us, we strongly recommend you view our guidelines in order to save yourselves and us a lot of angst. To give you some idea of how our selections went in 2014, Robert and I have put together some semblance of analysis, which may or may not be significant of anything,…
Michelangelo’s Dawn and Dusk sculptureMedici Chapel It’s December and time for reflection on what we’ve achieved and where we’re going. In the past year, Five Rivers has seen our catalogue expand from 34 books to 46. The 2014 titles are: Of the authors published in 2014, two of the nine authors made their debut. And of the many submissions we received this year, only 0.31% resulted in a publishing contract. In a later post,…
I don’t often intrude with personal paradigm and thought here, have always felt it too personal, too crass to discuss in public these ideals which guide my life and thereby this publishing house. But today, inspired by a voice I’ve often read and always admired, I break with that self-imposed restriction. And so first, the muse: Although Le Guin speaks from an American perspective, the tenets of her address hold true for this very Canadian…