About Brick Books

Brick Books is the only press in Canada that specializes in publishing poetry books.  Based in London, Ontario, the press was started by Stan Dragland and Don McKay in 1975 and began by publishing chapbooks. We now publish full-length volumes of an individual author’s work.

The mandate of Brick Books is to foster interesting, ambitious, and compelling work by Canadian poets, both new and established; to create and maintain the exceptional editorial standard for which Brick has gained a national reputation; to produce beautifully designed, attractive books worthy of the excellence of their contents; and to distribute and promote these books and their authors. We publish 7 new books and an average of 9 reprints every year.

Brick Books is truly a national press. With authors and editors scattered across the country (Quadra Island, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland), production, printing and distribution located in Toronto, and administration in London, Ontario, Brick Books is a unique publishing organization that works.

A Little History

• Brick Books and Brick Magazine: An Explanation from Stan Dragland
• It Won’t Work
• Once Upon a Time…
• Poetry Map

Editorial Staff

John Barton
Barry Dempster
John Donlan
Stan Dragland
Don McKay
Alayna Munce
Elizabeth Philips
Sue Sinclair
Jan Zwicky

General Manager

Kitty Lewis

Production Team

Alayna Munce, Production Manager
Cheryl Dipede, Production & Design Coordinator