Mitchell Toews is a Canadian author of literary fiction focused on fairness, rural life, Mennonite heritage, and intergenerational stories. Nominated by Pulp Literature for a 2025 Journey Prize, he is a 4X Pushcart Prize-nominated writer from Manitoba known for gritty, character-driven storytelling. Mitch is the author of "Pinching Zwieback" (At Bay Press, 2023) and a novel, forthcoming in 2026.
Books
Selected work
Detailed C-V for Mitchell Toews
Mitche, 2025
Frozen Tag
Literally Stories, 2016
South of Oromocto Depths
Literally Stories, 2016
The Business of Saving Souls
Literally Stories, 2017
So Are They All
Literally Stories, 2017
Literally Reruns – the Fifty Dollar Sewing Machine
Literally Stories, 2019
Literally Reruns – The Business of Saving Souls
Literally Stories, 2020
Literally Reruns – So Are They All
Literally Stories, 2021
The Grittiness of Mango Chiffon
Literally Stories, 2021
Piece of My Heart
Literally Stories, 2023
Nothing to Lose
Fiction on the Web, 2016
Heavy Artillery
Fiction on the Web, 2016
The Preacher and His Wife by Mitchell Toews,The Preacher and His Wife by Mitchell Toews
Fiction on the Web, 2017
The Beefeater and the Donnybrook
Fiction on the Web, 2017
Fall from Grace
Fiction on the Web, 2017
The Bottom of the Sky
Fiction on the Web, 2018
Died Rich
Fiction on the Web, 2020
Fast and Steep
Fiction on the Web, 2017
The Seven Songs
Fiction on the Web, 2025
Our German Relative
7th-Circle Pyrite, 2025