Books in print

  • A Suit of Nettles (2nd ed.). Press Porcepic/Beach Holme Publishers, 1975. $5.95 ISBN: 0-88878-069-9.
  • Apple Butter and Other Plays for Children (drama). Talonbooks, 1974. $6.95 ISBN: 0-88922-152-9.
  • Baldoon. Porcupine’s Quill, 1977. $8.95 ISBN: 0-88984-018-0.
  • Colours in the Dark (drama). Talonbooks, 1969. $13.95 ISBN: 0-88922-001-8.
  • Gyroscope (drama). Playwrights Canada Press, 1983. $5.00 ISBN: 0-88754-321-9.
  • Imprecations: The Art of Swearing. Black Moss Press, 1984. $5.95 ISBN: 0-88753-123-7.
  • Listen to the Wind (drama). Talonbooks, 1980. $13.95 ISBN: 0-88922-002-6.
  • Performance Poems. Moonstone Press, 1990. $12.95 ISBN: 0-920259-32-4.
  • Selected Shorter Poems. Press Porcepic/Beach Holme Publishers, 1975. $6.95 ISBN: 0-88878-063-X.
  • Take the Big Picture (juvenile). Porcupine’s Quill, 1986. $8.95 ISBN: 0-88984-087-3.
  • The Boy with an R in His Hand (juvenile). Porcupine’s Quill, 1980, 1984. $8.95 ISBN: 0-88984-059-8.
  • The Dismissal. Press Porcepic/Beach Holme Publishers, 1978. $4.95 ISBN: 0-88878-147-4.
  • The Donnellys: A Dramatic Trilogy (drama). Dundurn, 2008.
  • Two Plays. (drama) Win Schell, ed. Ergo, 2003.
  • Scripts: Librettos for Operas and Other Musical Works. John Beckwith, ed. Coach House Books, 2004.
  • The Donnelly Documents: An Ontario Vendetta. James Reaney, ed. The Champlain Society, 2004.
  • Souwesto Home. (poetry) Stan Dragland, ed. Brick Books, 2005.
  • Reaney Days in the West Room. (drama — 7 plays) David Ferry, ed. Playwrights Canada Press, 2009.
  • The Essential James Reaney. (poetry) Brian Bartlett, ed. Porcupine’s Quill, 2009.

Anthologies:

  • Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, 1934-1984. (Irwin, 1984).
  • Modern Canadian Plays. (Talonbooks, 1985).
  • The Box Social & Other Stories. (Porcupine’s Quill, 1996).
  • For an autobiography, see Contemporary Culture, Autobiography Series, ed. Joyce Nakamura, volume 15. (Gale Research Inc., Detroit, 1992).