Bedside Press

{{Short description|Canadian comic book publisher}}

{{COI|date=February 2016}}

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| status = Active

| founded = 2014

| founder = Hope Nicholson

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| country = Canada

| headquarters = Winnipeg, MB

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• The Beguiling}}

| keypeople = Hope Nicholson, Owner

| publications = Comics

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| url = {{URL|http://bedsidepress.com/}}

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Bedside Press was a comics publishing company founded in 2014 by Hope Nicholson and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.{{cite news|last=Spitcyna|first= Elena|title= Hope is Back in Town|work=The Uniter|date=February 4, 2016|url=http://uniter.ca/view/hope-is-back-in-town|accessdate =February 14, 2016}} Founded in 2014, Bedside Press published a diverse range of comic and prose works including anthology collections like The Secret Loves of Geek Girls,{{cite news|last= Markusa|first= Marcy|title= Q&A: Winnipeg comic book publisher pushes back against female stereotypes|work= CBC|date= January 27, 2016|url= http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/q-a-winnipeg-comic-book-publisher-pushes-back-against-female-stereotypes-1.3421758|accessdate = February 14, 2016}} and historical reprints such as the adventures of Brok Windsor. Bedside Press also published new content by up-and-coming artists/writers, and established creators including Margaret Atwood,{{cite web|url=http://electricliterature.com/margaret-atwood-is-writing-a-superhero-comic-book/|title= Margaret Atwood Is Writing a Superhero Comic Book|first= Julia|last=Johanne Tolo|date=December 9, 2015|work=Electric Literature|accessdate =February 14, 2016}} Trina Robbins, and Roberta Gregory.

In November 2019, Bedside Press ceased operations after publisher Nicholson confessed to sexual misconduct and assault.{{cite news|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/hope-nicholson-closes-bedside/|title=Hope Nicholson Closes Bedside Press Following Sexual Assault Admission|first=James|last=Dowling|date=November 23, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019|work=Multiversity Comics}}