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A guide to Canadian literary magazines and journals open to submissions

A comprehensive list of Canadian publications accepting submissions in fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Canada Writes
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Barbara Gowdy wants to inhabit another body

The Guggenheim Fellow and member of the Order of Canada makes a formidable return to writing with her new novel, Little Sister.
Radio The Next Chapter
My Life In Books

4 books that influenced YA author Kelley Armstrong

The bestselling author of Bitten, Omens and most recently Rituals, shares books that shaped her life and work.

CW developing Toronto author Lesley Livingston's YA fantasy The Valiant for TV

The book follows a Celtic princess who is kidnapped and sold to a training camp for female gladiators.
Jane van Koeverden
Writers & Company

Comic book artist Reinhard Kleist on Germany's refugees, then and now

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How I Wrote It

How Naben Ruthnum uses curry to stir discussion on what it means to be South Asian in Canada

Ryan B. Patrick

Max Eisen, Matti Friedman among finalists for 2017 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature

Jane van Koeverden
q

Linden MacIntyre revisits his journalism career for new novel

Radio Q
Magic 8 Q&A

Shari Lapena on why uncensored thoughts make for good fiction

Ryan B. Patrick

Candy Palmater is writing a book inspired by the need for more kindness in today's world

Ryan B. Patrick

L.M. Montgomery a war writer? These editors think so

Cody MacKay
News PEI

The bestselling books in Canada: Aug. 6-12, 2017

CBC Books
Magic 8 Q&A

How Rosanna Deerchild found her voice

Dionne Codrington

Finalists for $10K science writing prizes revealed

Jane van Koeverden

Jury announced for 2017 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction

Jane van Koeverden
Magic 8 Q&A

Why Fanny Britt wields her fiction writing as an instrument for conquering real world anxiety

Ryan B. Patrick
Writing Tip

A mystery writer's tip to getting it "write"

Dionne Codrington

Ottawa writer Amal El-Mohtar wins int'l sci-fi prize for best short story

Jane van Koeverden
Magic 8 Q&A

Thriller writer Adam Sternbergh on spirtuality, redemption and making a living

Jane van Koeverden
The Next Chapter

How Linda Granfield keeps history alive

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How I Wrote It

Why journalist Linden MacIntyre channeled the violence he saw in Lebanon into his fiction

Jane van Koeverden
The Next Chapter

Why Jane Urquhart is interested in Canada's past

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Reading List

3 books to read if you loved The Glass Castle

Ryan B. Patrick

How Ian Hamilton's 10-book series was born

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A guide to writing prizes for Canadians

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