Stelliform Press

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Stelliform Press is a global, diverse environmental publisher located in Hamilton, Ontario. The press started as a project to bring character and culture focused stories into the "climate fiction" conversation, which has largely been about technology and dominated by cis white men. Scientists have given us the knowledge we need to tackle the biggest problem humanity has ever faced. Now climate change and environmental degradation are cultural problems. By highlighting stories about power, struggle, and what can inspire hope, Stelliform books aim to shift the conversation about how to save our one beautiful planet.

Stelliform Press has published eight books since 2020 and has been recognized by several major literary awards in speculative fiction, including:

The William L. Crawford Award for Best First Fantasy Book (Night Roll, finalist)
The Otherwise Award, for contributions to discussions on gender and sexuality in speculative fiction (Depart, Depart!, honour list)
The Utopia Award, for works highlighting social, political, and technological pathways to a better world (The Impossible Resurrection of Grief, After the Dragons, finalists)
The Ursula K. Le Guin $25,000 Prize for Fiction (After the Dragons, shortlist)
The Philip K. Dick Award (Arboreality, finalist)
The Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novella (The Impossible Resurrection of Grief, winner)

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The cover of Sim Kern's SEEDS FOR THE SWARM, featuring main character Rylla looking up at cicada bots. Art by Isip Xin.

The cover of Sarena Ulibarri's ANOTHER LIFE, featuring main character Galacia sitting at the bank of the human-made lake in Otra Vida. The reflection in the water shows an exposion. Art by Toronto artist Wang Xulin.

The cover of Rebecca Campbell's ARBOREALITY, featuring a distressed green leather book cover, warped by water damage and on fire, the front cover peeling back to show botanical drawings of an arbutus aurum tree. Art by Toronto artist Rachel Yu Lobbenberg.

The cover of Rae Mariz's WEIRD FISHES, featuring main character, the sealfolk mermaid Iliokai. Art by Toronto artist Julia Louise Pereira.

The cover of Cynthia Zhang's AFTER THE DRAGONS, featuring a Chinese dragon over a gloomy Beijing skyline with the silhouette of a young man facing the creature. Cover by Toronto artist Wang Xulin.

The cover of Octavia Cade's THE IMPOSSIBLE RESURRECTION OF GRIEF, featuring two open-mouthed thylacines in front of a collection of brightly coloured Australian flowers. Cover by Toronto artist Rachel Yu Lobbenberg.

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Stelliform Press is a global, diverse environmental publisher located in Hamilton, Ontario. The press started as a project to bring character and culture focused stories into the "climate fiction" conversation, which has largely been about technology and dominated by cis white men. Scientists have given us the knowledge we need to tackle the biggest problem humanity has ever faced. Now climate change and environmental degradation are cultural problems. By highlighting stories about power, struggle, and what can inspire hope, Stelliform books aim to shift the conversation about how to save our one beautiful planet.

Stelliform Press has published eight books since 2020 and has been recognized by several major literary awards in speculative fiction, including:
<ul>
 	<li>The William L. Crawford Award for Best First Fantasy Book (Night Roll, finalist)</li>
 	<li>The Otherwise Award, for contributions to discussions on gender and sexuality in speculative fiction (Depart, Depart!, honour list)</li>
 	<li>The Utopia Award, for works highlighting social, political, and technological pathways to a better world (The Impossible Resurrection of Grief, After the Dragons, finalists)</li>
 	<li>The Ursula K. Le Guin $25,000 Prize for Fiction (After the Dragons, shortlist)</li>
 	<li>The Philip K. Dick Award (Arboreality, finalist)</li>
 	<li>The Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novella (The Impossible Resurrection of Grief, winner)</li>
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