Metatron Press
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| Country of origin | Canada |
|---|---|
| Headquarters location | Montreal, Quebec |
| Official website | http://www.metatron.press |
Metatron Press[1] is an independent book publisher located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Metatron is "devoted to publishing new perspectives in literature that reflect the experiences and sensibilities of our time." Founded in 2013 by Ashley Opheim, who was later joined by Guillaume Morissette and Jay Ritchie. Metatron is currently edited by Ashley Opheim[2] and a team of emerging editors.[citation needed]
[3] Since its conception in 2014, Metatron has published books, chapbooks, and held 50+ readings.[4] According to CBC Arts,[5] Metatron Press wants to "reflect a new generation's sensibilities" and has been "helping overlooked talent break into the literary world." According to Quill & Quire, Metatron is forging "a beautiful path for emerging poetry and fiction". Their books are "an archive of the contemporary concerns and sensibilities of the highly misunderstood millennial generation.”[6]
Awards
In Fall 2022, the half drowned (Metatron, 2022) won the Concordia University First Book Prize by the Quebec Writer's Federation.[7] In 2021 Lee Suksi's debut novella The Nerves (Metatron, 2020) won the Lambda Literary Award[8] for LGBTQ Erotica. In Fall 2021, knot body (Metatron, 2020) was shortlisted for the Concordia University First Book Prize by the Quebec Writer's Federation.[9] In June 2020, ʔbédayine (Metatron, 2019) was shortlisted for the Best Prose Award by the Indigenous Voices Awards.[10]
ÄLPHÄ/ÖMËGÄ
Along with their physical publications, Metatron ran a literary blog called "ÖMËGÄ" (2014–2018) which was replaced by ÄLPHÄ, which encourages submissions from people of marginalized groups. ÄLPHÄ and ÖMËGÄ has published poetry and short stories from several of their authors as well as countless others.