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Often publishing houses are seen as gatekeepers, one of many, that decide which work and whose stories are suitable for the industry. At Hush Harbour, our team recognizes the responsibility and privilege of working to create space for new stories. Our “For Us, By Us” ethos works against the popularization of diversity that hyper-simplifies and commodifies Black stories in ways that are harmful. For these reasons, we as a team strive to be spacemakers.
Many publishing houses in this country were built on intergenerational wealth or Canadiana rhetoric; both perpetuate a narrative of a nationstate on stolen land. The founders then find successors to continue that legacy. Our Black feminist queer press Hush Harbour’s inheritance is neither wealth nor predecessor, but audacity. Far beyond representation, we don’t want to be a Black version of some other Canadian presses. We got to do it our way.
This article is the first part of a series jointly hosted by Quill & Quire and Hush Harbour Press. Visit hushharbour.com to find more information and ways to financially support Hush Harbour Press. Why a Hush Harbour? Hush Harbour Press is an intersectional publishing house, co-founded by Alannah Johnson and Whitney French, envisioning Black futures through literary and sonic storytelling with an emphasis on the revival of short fiction.
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