Canadian publisher of fiction for adults and young adults, including science fiction and fantasy. Founded by award-winning author Edward Willett @ewillett
Regina, Saskatchewan
Joined June 2018
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THE HEADMASTERS by Mark Morton is on the Canadian Children's Book Centre's list of 50 Must-Read Canadian Young Adult Books, chosen for the CCBC's 50th anniversary. It won the 2025 Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. shadowpawpress.com/product/t…
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Anchor authors for ON SPEC 2027: NEW CANADIAN LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC, edited by Edward Willett: Tanya Huff, Julie Czerneda, Sebastien de Castell, Matthew Hughes, Gerald Brandt, Kelley Armstrong and James Alan Gardner. Kickstarter planned for Feb./March 2027; date not set.
ON SPEC 2026: NEW CANADIAN LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC, edited by Edward Willett, is #2 on Amazon.ca's Canadian Short Stories bestseller list.
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El ARC Critique (@thearcritique) reviews STRUCK IN THE HEART by Sharon Butala and calls it “a fantastic crime fiction slash ghost story read.” elarcritique.wordpress.com/2… shadowpawpress.com/product/s…
El ARC Critique (@thearcritique) reviews STRUCK IN THE HEART by Sharon Butala and calls it “a fantastic crime fiction slash ghost story read.” elarcritique.wordpress.com/2… shadowpawpress.com/product/s…
An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog review of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION by @RobertJSawyer calls it “an impressive overview, one that should get consideration for the Best Related Work Hugo.” hugoclub.blogspot.com/2026/1… shadowpawpress.com/product/s…
Clarkesworld Issue 242 carries Arley Sorg's interview with Diane L. Walton and Edward Willett on the legacy of On Spec. ON SPEC 2026, edited by Edward Willett, is published by Shadowpaw Press. clarkesworldmagazine.com/ons… shadowpawpress.com/product/o…
Cover reveal: SOME ROUGH BEAST AND OTHER STORIES by Dave Margoshes, twenty-two short stories by the 2026 Kloppenburg Award winner. From Shadowpaw Press, July 27, 2027. shadowpawpress.com/product/s…
Robert J. Sawyer (@RobertJSawyer), author of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE, is at the Afterwords Literary Festival in Halifax: Fri. Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Bus Stop Theatre; Sat. Nov. 7, 1 p.m., The Carleton (Halifax time). afterwords.ca/festival-2026/ shadowpawpress.com/product/t…
In other @RobertJSawyer news: @screenrant ranks THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE No. 1 on its list of the best hard sci-fi books of the past 10 years. screenrant.com/best-hard-sci… shadowpawpress.com/product/t…
Locus Magazine's November issue (print) reviews SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION by @RobertJSawyer. Reviewer Alvaro Zinos-Amaro: “it’s Sawyer’s summa on SF”. shadowpawpress.com/product/s…
Cover reveal: SHIPS OF STONE AND IRON, More Fantastical Tales of Imagination by @ewillett. From Shadowpaw Press, May 25, 2027.
For Saskatchewan Book Week, Sharon Butala read from STRUCK IN THE HEART at Aspira Hunter Village Retirement Living in Saskatoon, and talked about her life and her writing. SaskBooks has the highlight: facebook.com/100064861143847…
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Dwayne Brenna read from his Prince Albert murder mystery THE LAUNDRYMAN at the Prince Albert Historical Museum, and the Daily Herald was there: paherald.sk.ca/former-profes…
The sequel, WOLVERINE CREEK, is coming in April 2027.
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“My hero, Rick Phillips, is not entirely a good guy, but he isn’t a fully evil villain either.”
Sharon Butala on STRUCK IN THE HEART, in a Q&A with Book Notions: booknotions.com/qa-with-shar…
Missed it? "A Conversation with Robert J. Sawyer: The Science of Science Fiction" from The BookFest Fall 2026, with @RobertJSawyer, author of SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, and our publisher @ewillett, is still on YouTube. It starts at 33:42: youtu.be/O3z0N2x-tXg?t=2022
ICYMI: Shadowpaw Press author @RobertJSawyer talked about SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION on CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter (@cbcbooks) on Saturday. It repeats today at 1 p.m. local time.
"I'd grab this one if you can. Such a fine and representative collection from Canada's early-2000s speculative fiction community may never come around again." J.E. Barnard reviews ON SPEC 2026, edited by @ewillett: jaynebarnard.blogspot.com/20…
"Whatever your interest or connection to Sawyer, you will find something in this book to learn and enjoy." Melody E McIntyre reviews SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION by @RobertJSawyer for The Horror Tree: horrortree.com/epeolatry-boo…
Robert J. Sawyer (@RobertJSawyer) is on CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter (@cbcbooks) tomorrow, talking about SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, his collection of articles, reviews, and speeches about the field. Saturday 2 p.m. ET/AT/Manitoba, 5 p.m. SK/MT/PT; Monday 1 p.m. local.
