Stellar ideas, Earth-focused stories ⋆ Stelliform Press

Stelliform books are at the forefront of conversations about culture and climate change.

We’re a small press publishing out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. We focus on genre (SFFH) and literary fiction and creative non-fiction which takes up the conversation around the climate emergency and an intersectional view of environmental justice. We invite you to join us in reshaping nature/culture relationships through the stories we tell ourselves and each other. Welcome. We’re so glad you’re here.

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Stone dragon on a black marble background. TEXT: After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang. In an overheated Beijing, even former gods struggle to survive. Featuring: own-voices science fantasy, LGBTQ protagonists, dragons. A debut novel from Stelliform Press.

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Image of Kern book cover with text from their Publishers Weekly starred review:With high stakes and a solid emotional core, and a perfect balance of speculation and an all-too-real vision of climate apocalypse, Kern shows the necessity of compassion, empathy, and community in the face of crisis.

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New on the Blog

Announcement: Stelliform Acquires Cynthia Zhang’s After the Dragons

We're delighted to welcome Cynthia Zhang to the Stelliform family with a debut novel. She comes to us with previous fiction and non-fiction published in Lunch Ticket, Leading Edge, Orca Literary, and Coffin Bell. Read more about After the Dragons in this blog post.

By SMiddleton
On July 28, 2020

Review: Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings

Kathleen Jennings' Flyaway is an Australian gothic novella that scales up the haunted house trope to encompass a landscape. In this review, I'll focus on some of the book's ecological themes which are largely presented to the reader in the form of fairy tales.

By SMiddleton
On July 21, 2020

Publishers Weekly Reviews for Kern and DeLuca

Both our forthcoming 2020 titles, Depart, Depart! by Sim Kern and Night Roll by Michael J. Deluca have received Publishers Weekly reviews. Read the reviews here.

By SMiddleton
On July 14, 2020

Review: Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora (Volume One)

Editors Zelda Knight and Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald are bringing speculative fiction by writers from Africa and the African diaspora to a wider audience. For readers who are interested in the broad spectrum of speculative fiction, this anthology offers science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and myth — sometimes within the same story.

By SMiddleton
On July 11, 2020

Stelliform Titles on NetGalley

Both of our fall titles are now available to download for review purposes from NetGalley. Signing up for NetGalley is free. Users receive a DRM-protected ebook and the opportunity to post their reviews on the NetGalley site. Reviewers can also post their reviews to Goodreads, Amazon, or their own blogs or other social media. We appreciate every review!

By SMiddleton
On July 2, 2020