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2019 Lina Chartrand Award Winner

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A gifted playwright, dramaturge, screenwriter and poet, Lina Chartrand was also a passionate Toronto activist who worked tirelessly to combat...

COVID-19 Response

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We know these are difficult, uncertain times, and one way we can contribute is to let you know that we...

2019 Young Buck Poetry Prize Winner

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The Young Buck poetry prize is awarded to the author of the single best submitted poem, along with $1000 and...

“Fermentation” by Rachel Jansen

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Rachel Jansen lives in Vancouver, where she completed her MFA at the University of British Columbia in 2018. Her work...

“recipes in a dead language” by Amy LeBlanc

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Amy LeBlanc is a writer and editor from Calgary, Alberta. She is currently non-fiction editor at filling Station Magazine and...

“mosom” by Samantha Marie Nock

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Samantha Marie Nock is a Cree-Métis writer, jr front end web developer, database nerd, and certified cat lady from the...

“As You Wish” by Shirley Camia

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Shirley Camia is a Filipina-Canadian poet and the author of four collections of poetry, including Children Shouldn’t Use Knives (At Bay Press,...

“Signs of Chamomile” by Mollie Coles Tonn

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Mollie Coles Tonn has been published in several journals including CV2, Event, Room, The Antigonish Review, Grain, Arc and The...

2019 2-Day Poem Contest Winners

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Our judge for 2019 was Marcela Huerta (who won first place in the 2018 contest) and the ten words for...