Events

Something we all have in common: getting older. How are you experiencing the phases of your life?

We want to hear about your school stories. Maybe these are childhood memories or maybe as a parent you have a new perspective on what it means to be a student these days. Or, maybe you are a teacher with some serious stories to share.

How have women in theology challenged traditional views, and what can we learn from their voices today? Let’s dive deep into the wisdom and influence of these pioneering women of faith.

Starting with the 2023 edition, we are nominating for the Pushcart Prize.

How you interpret the theme is up to you. We like stories that grab us from the beginning, make us think, and keep us enthralled, as well as essays and memoir with a strong voice and a unique point of view.

We invite you to join us in the radical act of creative freedom, to challenge constraint and to imagine liberation in both bold and quiet ways.

Games of chance, fate, the unknown. We’re interested in reversals of fortune, luck, the house. Spin the wheel of your imagination and send us your best work.

We’re interested in the thin line between indulgence and survival. Between love and addiction.
What do you hunger for?

We want writing that speaks to the weight and wonder of living as First Nations people — where past, present and future aren’t separate but walk together.

We encourage submitters to simply have fun with the theme, or ignore it entirely.

This issue, we’re looking for works that expand beyond fixed identities and toward more expansive ways of being.

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.

We invite works that join us in asking: If Canada is a suburban nation, what are its suburban stories?

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.