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Pulp Literature Issue 20

Throwback Thursday: ‘Gross Motor’ by Sara Mang

26 March 2026 PULP Literature 0

Not for the Faint of Heart … or Stomach In ‘Gross Motor’, from the Autumn 2018 issue of Pulp Literature, then MFA candidate Sara Mang gave […]

Throwback Thursday: ‘Away Game’ by Mitchell Toews

6 February 2025 PULP Literature 0

Family and Friends In ‘Away Game’ by Mitchell Toews, it turns out that in Manitoba’s Mennonite country, you’re never too old — or too dead […]

Throwback Thursday: ‘My Brother Paulie’ by Alex Reece Abbott

14 November 2024 PULP Literature 0

Ground Control ‘My Brother Paulie’ by Alex Reece Abbot takes us on an odyssey through fraternal love and obligation in four short sections. Shortlisted for […]

Throwback Thursday: ‘My Desk’ by Angela Caravan

23 May 2024 PULP Literature 0

Working Through Ache ‘My Desk’ by Angela Caravan was second runner-up in our fifth annual Magpie Award for Poetry. Judge Renée Sarojini Saklikar described it […]

Throwback Thursday: ‘all i need is a chair, my red piano, and’ by Christine Leviczky Riek

12 October 2023 PULP Literature 0

Crossed Paths Travel the streets of Paris, with ‘all i need is a chair, my red piano, and’ by Christine Leviczky Riek, first runner-up in […]

Throwback Thursday: Award-Winning Poetry by Kelli Allen

23 March 2023 PULP Literature 0

Possessed by Place Winner of the 2018 Magpie Award for Poetry, ‘Leather wraps both our shoulders, and I will call you my lungs, my falconer, […]

Throwback Thursday: ‘Flavour of the Forsaken’ by Kristene Perron

15 September 2022 PULP Literature 0

A Meal to Remember In ‘Flavour of the Forsaken’, Kristene Perron encourages us to savour the simple things, and reminds us that sometimes it’s good to […]

Announcing the Winning Issue of the Pulp Lit Page Match!

4 March 2022 PULP Literature 0

The Results Are In! In May 2021, the battle began. Each week on Instagram, we put our beloved issues head-to-head in a bookish brawl, and […]

The Battle Ends Now! Who Will Be Crowned Winner of the Page Match?

9 February 2022 PULP Literature 0

And Then There Were Two! It all comes down to this. On Friday, February 11th, we need your votes, one last time, to decide the […]

Pulp Literature Advent Calendar ~ 20 December

20 December 2019 PULP Literature 0

Almost all the windows on our Advent Calendar have been opened, but there are still a few choice prizes to find.  When you purchase an […]

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