Editorial Team
Founder & Managing Editor
ASHLEY OPHEIM
Publishing Assistant
HANNAH KARPINSKI
UI / UX Design
Front-End & Back-End Development
WORLD CREATION NETWORK
About
“Metatron Press of Montréal [is] one of the great small presses making this present moment a surprisingly exciting one for poetry.”
—Los Angeles Review of Books
Metatron Press is an award-winning literary publisher based in Montréal, Quebec that specializes in publishing strange and moving books of poetry, fiction, and hybrid texts by rising authors as well as curating various literary projects and events.
Since 2014, Metatron has published beautifully designed books from a new generation of writers who re-imagine the possibilities of language and reshape the way we think and connect. While we are known for our queer, edgy, forward-thinking, and community-centered approach to poetry, we also publish award-winning novellas, hybrid works, short story collections, ebooks, and audiobooks.
In the decade we have been operating we have published 50 publications, hosted over 50 events, and curated many digital publishing projects including our recently released Digital Publications Space as well as GLYPHÖRIA, our new platform for multi-disciplinary poetry. Other projects include our cherished #MICROMETA series on Instagram as well as ÖMËGA, a poetry blog we ran from 2014-2018 that was recently re-archived. In addition to all of this, we also run a sporadic writing prize (The Metatron Prize for Rising Authors) and a podcast (Metacösm).
We are 100% woman-owned and operated.
Receive
We recognize the financial support and contribution of the CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, who have supported us through their Literary Publishing Projects and Digital Now programs.
We also recognize the support of SODEC, who have supported us via their Translation program, as well as CHRC, who have supported us with their Student Work Placement Program funded by the Government of Canada. Our initial funding in 2015 was provided by Quebec’s JEUNES VOLONTAIRES program.
The rest is just love and devotion,
Sustain
All of our books are printed and bound locally in Quebec, Canada, and are produced using natural, unbleached Rolland Enviro® Book paper made with 100% post-consumer fiber.
Give Back
Metatron Press believes in utilizing our platform as a means not only to uplift contemporary voices but also to raise awareness and funds for important causes in our communities. We are committed to re-distributing funds to marginalized folks, paying reparations, investing a portion of our earnings back into our community, and donating book bundles to communities in need. We also partner with bookstores and organizations that share similar goals.
Acknowledge
Metatron Press lives and works on the lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka. The Kanien’kehá:ka are the easternmost member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The land that we live and work on is commonly referred to as Montréal but its original names are Tiohtiá:ke to the Haudenosaunee and Mooniyang to the Anishinaabeg.
We direct readers to read and heed the Calls to Action from The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Commission of Canada.
Metatron Press is proudly committed to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).