Coteau Books was a small, non-profit literary press based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
It was established in 1975 by Bob Currie, Gary Hyland, Barbara Sapergia and Geoffrey Ursell when they realized that there was little opportunity for Saskatchewan writers to get published, especially first-time authors.
It published authors from all over Canada, and was short listed for or won many literary awards in the country, including the prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards (which Coteau's Gloria Sawai won in 2001 for her short story collection A Song for Nettie Johnson).
[5] Coteau had books named GG finalists seven times, in four different genres, which is a rare accomplishment for a press of its size.
Writers published by the firm included Mark Abley, Linda Aksomitis, Sharon Butala, Warren Cariou, Archie Crail, Deborah Ellis, Connie Gault, Wendy Phillips, Armand Garnet Ruffo, Linda Smith, Anne Szumigalski, Curtis Gillespie and Duncan Thornton.