Location: Canada
Member Since:
Aug. 08, 2018
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing)
Publisher info
TransGender Publishing is a small independently ownedt publishing house located in Victoria BC. The first Canadian publishing house focused specifically on publishing transgender manuscripts, TransGender Publishing is an imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing. We offer a wide range of supports for authors and researchers, including research design, interviewing, audio recording and editing, transcription, writing support, proofreading, copy editing, digital typesetting, cover design, photograph scanning and image editing in preparation for publication.
The owner and principal of TransGender Publishing, Margot Wilson is an anthropologist recently retired from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Over 30+ years, Margot has undertaken anthropological research in South Asia. She has lived in a bamboo hut with no running water or electricity in a rural village in northwest Bangladesh, learning to be a village woman by living as one. Since 2014), Margot’s longstanding research interests in gender, personal narrative, and life story telling have led her to undertake life history research in collaboration with elders in the Canadian and American transgender communities.
In 2017, she opened TransGender Publishing (trans non-fiction), and assumed responsibility for Stephanie Caste Publications (trans fiction). In 2020, Margot became the proprietor of Perceptions Press.
The owner and principal of TransGender Publishing, Margot Wilson is an anthropologist recently retired from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Over 30+ years, Margot has undertaken anthropological research in South Asia. She has lived in a bamboo hut with no running water or electricity in a rural village in northwest Bangladesh, learning to be a village woman by living as one. Since 2014), Margot’s longstanding research interests in gender, personal narrative, and life story telling have led her to undertake life history research in collaboration with elders in the Canadian and American transgender communities.
In 2017, she opened TransGender Publishing (trans non-fiction), and assumed responsibility for Stephanie Caste Publications (trans fiction). In 2020, Margot became the proprietor of Perceptions Press.
Where to find TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing) online
Emergence From Stealth
by Ronnie Gordon
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 108,860.
Language:
English.
Published: March 19, 2023 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Imagine a choice, live your life being the facade people believe, or transform into the person you know you are. Being "stealth" describes simultaneously existing as both male and female yet not one person ever knows of this dichotomy. This is my journey of starting a mid-life male-to-female transition, perhaps a different retirement strategy than others.
No Greater Love: A Novel of World War II
by HW Coyle
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 99,770.
Language:
English.
Published: February 5, 2023 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Romance » LGBT » Transgender
In the late summer of 1939, as France once more drifted into war, a mother, anxious to spare her youngest son, starts him on a journey that does everything but. Sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Normandie, young John-Paul Tesseraud avoids both conscription and the French authorities by assuming the identity of his cousin, Pauline Valery.
The Stranger Within
by Judith Skillings
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 63,920.
Language:
English.
Published: January 12, 2023 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
While The Stranger Within is undeniably a story about coming to terms with being transgender, I found I often identified with the struggles of both “Stacey” and “Jack.” I think we all have vulnerable aspects of ourselves that we are afraid to expose to public scrutiny. We have all experienced rejection and pretended to be something we weren’t to gain acceptance. Judith Skillings, Psy.D.
The Ignatius 7
by Wilhelm Ostir
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 123,180.
Language:
English.
Published: December 30, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General
When RJ, a Mundane archeology graduate student, is mysteriously injured during a walk across campus, he makes a discovery that uncovers one of the greatest secrets of the Arcane and Mundane worlds and forever alters how he understands the battle between good and evil.
Dance of the Bacchá
by HW Coyle
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 123,930.
Language:
English.
Published: December 5, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » General
Jordan Allen Wallace is anything but your typical NYU sophomore. A veteran, Jordan’s obsessive focus on his academics, coupled with a physical appearance that often causes people to mistake him for a female, sets him apart from his fellow students. Jordan goes from participating in some innocent fun to becoming an informer, causing him to come to terms with his own sexuality and gender.
Memoirs of a Cold Warrior: A Novel
by Veronica Zerrer
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 99,970.
Language:
English.
Published: November 29, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » General
Andy Lane (she/her) is born into the binary world of Cold War America. Assigned male at birth, she struggles to come to terms with identifying as female, believing that a colossal mistake has been made. She learns, early on, to play the part her world has created for her, hoping that being a warrior and finding a forever-love will be a “cure” that will let her live in peace with her body.
The Boy Beneath My Skin: A Black Trans Man in the South
by Charley Burton
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 106,890.
Language:
English.
Published: May 16, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
For years, I have wanted others to read my story and hear my voice. I do not think that I am a unique person, although my travels in life have been different. But for many, my path will be one that is recognizable.
Inconvenient Truths: Newly Chronicles Volume III
by HW Coyle
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 160,990.
Language:
English.
Published: May 12, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General
The journey Amanda Newly makes toward a new beginning is one that is as difficult as it is contentious. For Amanda must step outside the accepted norms, which define who and what we are, in order to discover not only what is right for her, but to build a new life for herself.
Mr Winky Goes to Melbourne
by S. Jane HIll
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 21,120.
Language:
English.
Published: April 11, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Mr Winky Goes to Melbourne, the second book in the Chrysalis Trilogy, begins where My Life Inside the Chrysalis ends. Detailing what has occurred since, Mr Winky uses flashbacks to reflect on the time when the author first met her (then) alter ego and culminates in the lead up to gender reassignment surgery.
The Gospel of a Witch
by Diana Bishop
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 84,680.
Language:
English.
Published: March 7, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
The Nephilim were angels cast out of Heaven. Their children became the witches, vampires, and werewolves of lore, who generally believed that God disapproved of them. Lena's parents were Nephilim offspring.This is a story of Lena’s endeavours to spread the message that they are loved by God and will be welcomed in heaven contingent on the life they have lived.
A Different Kind of Courage
by HW Coyle
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 174,450.
Language:
English.
Published: March 7, 2022 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Coming of age
How does a person go about rebuilding a life that they willingly tried to throw away? For Andrew Newly, this journey begins by realizing it will take a different kind of courage. His efforts begin by returning to where he and a group of friends bought into a crazy bet that changed his life forever.
A Particular Friendship
by Paul Van Der Spiegel
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 75,030.
Language:
English.
Published: November 28, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay
Tom Morton is a gay Catholic parish priest in a northern English town. Tom's closeted life is turned upside down when the man he fell in love with comes back into his life. Caught between duty and desire, Tom finds himself confronting the powerful Bishop, Derek Worrell—a dark figure from Tom's past, and the man who has pledged to rid the Church of its troublesome gay clergy.
Inspired: A Guide to Becoming Your True and Authentic Self
by Stella Paris
Price:
$9.40 USD.
Words: 45,010.
Language:
English.
Published: November 20, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Other biographies, Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Biographies
Inspired is about being your true and authentic self, of overcoming challenge, embracing change, and becoming all that you can be. I believe that transgender people can inspire non-transgender people to embrace change and understand that thinking about things in a new way is OK. It’s healthy and can lead to greater satisfaction with life.
Tips
by HW Coyle
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 94,160.
Language:
English.
Published: October 12, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Inspirational
College is a time of discovery. This is especially true for Andy Newly, a freshman and part-time waiter who embarks on a unique journey of self-discovery, one that brings into question the most basic aspect of his being. It begins as a bet made between student waiters over who makes more tips, males or females. To determine this, they agree to a rather unorthodox experiment.
My Life Inside the Chrysalis
by S. Jane HIll
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 44,030.
Language:
English.
Published: October 4, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
My Life Inside the Chrysalis is an autobiography about what moulded me from birth to transition to the present. It is a sometimes brutal, often philosophical, story of my life and that which moulded me into the true self I am today...the strong woman that I have become.
Rise of the Magical Three
by Wilhelm Ostir
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 119,730.
Language:
English.
Published: August 27, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
As three siblings discover the ways of the magical arts, they quickly learn that they are not alone in their quest. Finding help when and where they least expect, the three develop friendships, confront darkness, work together to save their family from an ancient curse, and learn of a mysterious and ancient bloodline that will forever shape the fabric of time and love.
Parably Not
by Paul Van Der Spiegel
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 680.
Language:
English.
Published: August 12, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Transgressional fiction
'Poetry fetter'd, fetters the human race,' wrote William Blake. Our role as sub-creators; as readers, writers, artists, protagonists and spectators, is to unfetter, to explore, to challenge and to remake. Parably Not is an unfinished work a collection of images and recontextualised parables that exists to provoke the reader and to stimulate a response in the existential immune system.
A Trans Feminist's Past
by Forest Handford
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 80,190.
Language:
English.
Published: June 10, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Gay & lesbian, Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender
Forest Handford was brought up male but never felt comfortable with that gender. As early as preschool, it was clear that she had interests and habits that were considered feminine. While Forest has supportive parents, they didn’t have the knowledge to alert them that she was transgender, a word that wasn’t even widely known until long after Forest was an adult.
Triple Trans: One Woman's Journey to Freedom
by Rose Barkhimer
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 58,950.
Language:
English.
Published: May 11, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Family relationships
It is my hope that Triple Trans finds its way to at least one individual who is wrestling with the conundrum that is gender dysphoria and that my story helps them to understand their own journey. I also hope that my story will explain to the general public the experiences of one transgender individual and demonstrate that, despite our differences, we are all human beings.
Journey of a Lifetime
by Karen Vaughn
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 60,330.
Language:
English.
Published: March 23, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
For all of her life, Karen has struggled with gender dysphoria and her true identity. Frightened, confused, and tired of living a lie, she embarks on a journey—one that will change her life, her marriage, and the world she thought she knew. This is her story of coming to terms with who she really is, her struggles to find her way, and the life-altering changes that came along with her journey.
Before My Warranty Runs Out
by Joanna Clark & Margot Wilson
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 42,430.
Language:
English.
Published: March 11, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Joanna (Sister Mary Elizabeth) Clark is an elder trans woman and advocate. During the 1980s and 1990s she was an LGBTQ+ activist and speaker. She was the first person to serve as a man in the US Navy and as a woman in the US Army. Later, she made vows as Sister Mary Elizabeth. Before My Warranty Runs Out is a personal narrative that recounts Joanna’s life experiences.
A Lion in Waiting
by HW Coyle
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 110,120.
Language:
English.
Published: February 15, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General
While serving with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940, Ian Wylie survives a massacre of prisoners of war. With no wish to return to the war, Ian assumes the identity of Diane Lambert and accepts an offer to teach at a Catholic girls' school in Normandy where he begins passing intelligence on German activities in Normandy to the Allies.
7 Minutes
by Paul Van Der Spiegel
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 65,180.
Language:
English.
Published: January 20, 2021 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical, Fiction » Religious
7 Minutes is the story of a death. Self-told narratives unfold and are re-contextualised, fears awaken, desires awaken, time is warped and regresses as the mind is trapped inside a dead husk, unable to communicate, lost to those it has loved and been loved by.
TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness, and End of Life Decisions Volume II: Generations of Change
by Jude Patton (editor) & Margot Wilson (editor)
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 97,040.
Language:
English.
Published: December 22, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Gay & lesbian, Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender
Generations of Change is the second volume in the TRANScestors series. These stories are, by turn, heartfelt, revealing, inspiring, sad, joyful, humorous, irreverent, and incredibly varied. And yet, strong, common themes of courage, persistence, honesty, resilience, and authenticity emerge clearly through the detailed recounting of the individual lives lived.
Demon of Want
by Freja Gray
Price:
$3.00 USD.
Language:
English.
Published: November 11, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Izumi Yamakawa, a directionless twenty-something, is a part-time employee of the Oh Joy Toy Store. When she witnesses her manager die in a horrific merchandising accident, she discovers that he was a member of a Japanese demon hunting organization and had been eyeing her for recruitment due to her family lineage. Now Izumi, along with her trans girlfriend, Maria, and a boisterous sword-for-hire,
The Legend of Alfhildr
by HW Coyle & Jennifer Ellis
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Language:
English.
Published: November 7, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Medieval
For generations, a legend spoke of a young Viking girl who lead a Saxon-Dane army again a usurper. The story was passed from storyteller to storyteller. Some claimed she had been raised by a wolf, others that she was a witch. The truth was vastly different.
TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness, and End of Life Decisions Volume I: Generations of Hope
by Jude Patton (editor) & Margot Wilson (editor)
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 107,030.
Language:
English.
Published: September 22, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender
This volume contains intimate, nuanced, and heartfelt stories that reflect the wide diversity in the ways in which trans, non-binary, intersex, and Two-Spirit elders are coming to terms with the real-life challenges of aging, illness, and end of life decision-making.
Trans Deus
by Paul Van Der Spiegel
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 91,470.
Language:
English.
Published: August 14, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » Gay, Fiction » Alternative history
In the beginning was the Verb,
the Verb was with God, the Verb was God.
In her was life,
that life was the light for all people.
The Verb was made trans woman
and she lived amongst us, full of grace and truth.
Her light shone in the darkness,
and the consumer-military-technocracy comprehended it not.
We cast our votes on TV remotes,
crucified her live on Channel Five.
We are God's Children Too
by Rona Matlow
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 62,360.
Language:
English.
Published: July 13, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography, Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender
A unique mix of hir story, insightful reflections, original queer Midrashim (expositions on troubling Biblical texts), and new scholarly work, Rabbah Rona Matlow takes you on a journey into the life and mind of the “Trans Nuclear Rabbi.” You will discover what makes hir tick, and why ze will become one of the most exciting new queer thinkers of the 21st Century.
QdQh:Queen of Diamonds, Queen of Hearts, The Life and Journey of Michelle Nastasis, The First Known Transgender Poker Player™
by Michelle Nastasis
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 22,030.
Language:
English.
Published: July 9, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Gay & lesbian
QdQh is the life story of Michelle Nastasis, the First Known Transgender Professional Poker Player.™ Michelle is courageous whether going head to head with the best poker players in the world, speaking out on television for LGBTQ+ rights, or marching in parades to celebrate being transgender. She shoots straight from the hip. She’s blunt, loud, sarcastic, and occasionally irreverent.
Flipping
by Forest Handford
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 44,860.
Language:
English.
Published: June 13, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General
Born on a space station, Samir Zeka was raised Muslim. An introvert, he mostly stuck to his work, his home, his family, and his church community, until the day he decided to push beyond his comfort zone and attend a party that would forever change his life.
Transgender Heart: Life Stories from the Inside Out
by Bodhi Thompson Gardner
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 73,970.
Language:
English.
Published: May 28, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Gay & lesbian
Transgender Heart is a collection of short stories that traces a transgender heart-journey across the binary landscapes of life. A deeply grateful soul emerges, while exploring all the hidden nuances of the people, places, and things that held them together and kept them alive for over 50 years. Transgender Heart highlights the courage and tenacity of the human spirit.
My Untrue Past: The Coming of Age of a Trans Man
by Alex Bakker
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 48,250.
Language:
English.
Published: April 25, 2020 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Fiction » Biographical, Fiction » Coming of age
Born the youngest daughter in a small town family in the Netherlands, Alex Bakker underwent gender reaffirming transition when he was twenty-eight years old. In My Untrue Past, Alex goes in search of the painful truth. What does it mean to be betrayed by your body, to be immensely jealous of boys, and to decide that everything needs to be different?
Girl in the Dream: Stephanie (Sydney) Castle Heal, A Transgender Life
by Margot Wilson
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 170,630.
Language:
English.
Published: August 13, 2018 by
TransGender Publishing (imprint of Castle Carrington Publishing).
Categories:
Nonfiction » Gay & Lesbian » Transgender
Stephanie (Sydney) Castle Heal is an advocate, activist and elder in the Canadian transgender community. Girl in the Dream is a first person narrative that details Stephanie’s transgender journey from male to female. Her dream marks a pivotal moment in her young life when her gender dysphoria made itself manifest. What follows is a candid view into her life prior to and following her transition.
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