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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
January is traditionally the moment for grand resolutions promising self-improvement, but fall is a season for new beginnings, too, with summer ending (in the northern hemisphere, at least) and school starting up again. What have you put away? What should you?
Is less more? Is more too much? Can less be enough? Is more actually more? We want this theme to feel open to countless interpretations.
I'm looking for plot driven narratives with strong characters.
We invite works that join us in asking: If Canada is a suburban nation, what are its suburban stories?
This competition is a space to share your reflections on summer — its warmth, transience, quiet wonder, and wild edges — through haiku that capture not only beautiful moments in natural world, but the many resonances with human nature to be found within it.
What do you think about when you drink your coffee or tea and what is your perfect moment, in the morning, at lunch or later?
How is the world inside your cup?
Now, without regressing into complete concealment, how can we repurpose the closet as a space for both safety and self-affirmation?
We want stories that draw blood, not for shock, but for honesty.
The pendulums of a grandfather clock; the alarm on your iPhone; the light and shadows on a sundial; the seeping sand in an hourglass. We all keep the same time, though it passes at different speeds. Smooth sailing. Stutter step. Slow as molasses.