Victoria, British Columbia
A small press for books that could only have been made this way.
Corvin Press publishes photographic and illustrated fiction from the west coast of Canada — books built out of real places, real animals and real events, told in voices that are entirely their own.
Our first series
Adventures of Zuzu Pazzuzu
Photographic fiction · Ongoing
Zuzu Pazzuzu is a rescue cat in Victoria, British Columbia, and the narrator of his own life. The books pair real photographs with real events, and hand the telling to Zuzu himself — inquisitive, pragmatic, opinionated, open-minded.
He surveys his territory. He negotiates with the wildlife. He works out, slowly and on his own terms, what it means to trust someone — and how a cat grows into the comfort of having a home.
A cat does not need a plot. He needs a territory, a routine, and somebody willing to write it all down.
About the press
One series today, a short and deliberate list tomorrow.
Corvin Press is an independent publisher based in Victoria, British Columbia. We began with a single series and no intention of rushing past it — the point of a small list is that every book on it gets the attention a book deserves.
We are building toward two shelves: photographic and illustrated fiction, where the images carry as much of the story as the sentences do; and management philosophy — plain writing about how people actually work together.
- Founded
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Publishing
- Photographic & illustrated fiction
Management philosophy - Series in print
- Adventures of Zuzu Pazzuzu
Submissions — open
We are reading.
If your book depends on its pictures, or if you have something clear and unfashionable to say about how work works, we would like to see it. We read everything ourselves and we answer.
No agent required.
What to send
- A one-page letter — what the book is, and who it is for.
- The first twenty pages, or the full manuscript if it is short.
- For illustrated or photographic work: eight to twelve sample images.
- A sentence or two about you.
PDF or Word, to the address below, with Submission in the subject line. We reply within eight weeks.
Email a submissionContact
Say hello.
Submissions, rights, review copies, bookstore orders, or a question about Zuzu — one address reaches us all.
info@corvinpress.ca