Fernwood Publishing

Fernwood Publishing is a prominent independent Canadian publishing house, founded in August 1991 by publisher Errol Sharp, and published its first collection of books in the spring of 1992. The house was headquartered in the province of Nova Scotia before expanding and opening a second office in the city of Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The house adopts a clear and independent political and intellectual identity, describing itself as a political publishing house concerned with social justiceConfronting exploitation and oppression in its various forms. The house has succeeded in transforming into a leading intellectual institution thanks to its focus on radical and critical ideas that challenge the status quo and seek to build more equitable and just societies.The publishing house is distinguished by offering a broad and solid range of non-fiction and non-fiction books aimed at academics, researchers and university students, as well as general readers interested in intellectual, political and social issues. The list of its publications covers multiple vital fields, including sociology, political economics, indigenous studies, and anti-racism, in addition to women’s affairs, feminist movements, public policies, and immigration issues. The house also succeeded in expanding significantly in the year 2006Acquisition of Roseway Publishing House, which has since become the house’s literary sub-brand dedicated to publishing novels, stories, and fictional works that serve the same humanitarian and social goals.The House's operating philosophy is based on valuing intellectual and political integrity over pure economic gain, which gives it the courage and ability to take risks by publishing progressive analyzes and giving voice to ideas and authors who are ignored or silenced in the media and big business. The house pays special attention to supporting new writers and creators, especially those belonging to marginalized groups, as the partnership with them continues throughout their literary career thanks to the distinguished family work environment that the house provides. ThanksThe strategic distribution partnership that the house entered into with the prestigious Columbia University Publishing House, resulted in its books succeeding in reaching global markets in the United States of America, Australia and India, and its books becoming important references taught in university courses and contributing effectively to changing and developing contemporary human thought.