Capital City Press
Capital City Press is a gathering place, both digitally and physically, for the exchange of ideas and education on the craft of writing. It gives EPL the opportunity to showcase and promote notable work from within our community, while also giving Edmontonians a chance to discover fantastic local writers and discuss their creations. Capital City Press aims to help support and grow writing in the community.
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Reading Club for Adults
Rhonda Parrish has the attention span of a magpie. Not only can she not focus on a single project at a time, but she also fails at sticking to one genre or even one type of writing (she does manage to stay true to one hockey team, though – Let’s go Oilers!). Perhaps best known for her work as an anthology editor – the Ottawa Review of Books called her “Canada’s best-known and most prolific speculative fiction anthologist” – Rhonda also works as a short story writer, novelist, game writer and a poet. She has been honoured to be included in a handful of ‘Best of’ anthologies, earn a coveted starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and be shortlisted for several awards including the Rhysling Award, the Aurora Award, the Dwarf Stars Award and Alberta Book Publishing Awards.
Most of her work falls under the speculative fiction umbrella but she has also penned paranormal non-fiction and non-speculative work. Her recent long form releases include the Saltwater Sorrows anthology, an anthropomorphic dog novel for adults entitled Blindspots and a Norse mythology inspired cozy urban fantasy novel, One in the Hand.
In an effort to impose some order in her chaos, these days most of her short fiction and poetry is published directly through her Patreon. More information about her, updates and calls for submission are posted on her website. Be sure to check out her list of favourite short speculative fiction titles.
Past Featured Writers
The Capital City Press Anthology is a new project from the Edmonton Public Library that publishes short stories, non-fiction, and poetry by local authors in a digital format. Our goal is to celebrate the creativity of our city and the Treaty 6 First Nations by providing opportunities for diverse, new, and thought-provoking voices to be heard. Volume 4 of the Anthology was released on July 2, 2024.
Capital City Press Anthology Podcast
You can listen to stories from past volumes on the Capital City Press Anthology podcast! Episodes are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Blogs & Book Lists
Blogs
The Library as a Braided Essay
How I Started my First Memoir
Behind the Curtain
Featured writers will host a variety of programs that are free for the community throughout the year. Annual events include the Capital City Press Book Festival and the Young Writers Conference. If you are a local author and interested in presenting a talk at EPL, apply for a local author talk.
Event Card
Sounds from the Valley: Carrie Day
CCP - BiblioEvents Feed
Catalogue Carousel
EPL also provides access to databases and online libraries that include works by local authors. Check them out here.