Announcing the Shortlist for the 2024 Magpie Award for Poetry!
The Top Ten in the Nest Congratulations to the shortlisted poets for the 2024 Magpie Award for Poetry, each of whom made beautiful a piece of […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Stella Ryman and the Ghost at the End of the Bed’ by Mel Anastasiou
A Midnight Showing With ‘Stella Ryman and the Ghost at the End of the Bed’ by Mel Anastasiou, we present octogenarian sleuth Stella Ryman’s octo […]
‘Neverender’ by Krista Jane May
Skipping Time In ‘Neverender’ by Krista Jane May, a woman reflects on the passing of time — on the good, the bad, and the beautiful […]
Announcing the Longlist for the 2024 Magpie Award for Poetry!
Wild Birds Fly Congratulations to the nineteen poets longlisted for the 2024 Magpie Award for Poetry, listed here alphabetically by first name. And extra congrats to […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Family AGM’ by Susan Pieters
Unhappy in Its Own Way With ‘Family AGM’, author Susan Pieters was inspired by the tedium of the grant-writing process to consider what it would […]
‘The Ice Road’ by Trish Gauntlett
Thrills and Chills ‘The Ice Road’ by Trish Gauntlett takes readers along on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in a place close to Trish’s heart — Canada’s […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘Whole’ by Joanna Lesher
A Piece of Me In ‘Whole’ by Joanna Lesher, zombification turns out to be a solid way to preserve and protect one’s broken heart. Enjoy […]
The 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize Is Now Open!
The Write Time We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize is now open! What fabulous flash, what polished prose, what snappy stories do you have […]
‘Masquerade’ by Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho
Old Friends In ‘Masquerade’ by Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho, two women navigate life, love, and the many ways we lose — and find — ourselves. Raise […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘The Wolf’ by Kimberleigh Smithbower Roseblade and JM Landels
Into the Dark Wood In ‘The Wolf’, poet Kimberleigh Smithbower Roseblade and illustrator JM Landels offer light and hope to those living with chronic illness. […]