Traditional · Canada · founded 2016
Brightwater Press
Also trades, or has traded, as Brightwater Books.
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Small poetry and essay list with published terms, no author charges, and a documented record of reverting rights promptly on request. Acquired the Northgate poetry list in 2026 with contracts transferring unchanged, which we verified with three affected authors.
Set by Ruth Kelleher ·
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Northgate list acquisition: terms for transferring authors
States that royalty rates and reversion terms transfer unchanged. Confirmed with three transferring authors.
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Small poetry and essay list with published terms, no author charges, and a documented record of reverting rights promptly on request. Acquired the Northgate poetry list in 2026 with contracts transferring unchanged, which we verified with three affected authors.
Ruth Kelleher
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- VerifiedPaid for servicesPaid No author fees
Fair contract terms, responsive staff, and reliable payment reporting. One of the few publishers that actually lives up to their guidelines. In my experience with Brightwater Press, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.
- VerifiedPaid for servicesPaid No author fees
Great editorial team! They provided very detailed notes during structural edits and respected my creative vision throughout the publishing process. In my experience with Brightwater Press, they handled communication professionally and contract clarity was excellent.