Climate Fiction’s Unhelpful Obsession with the End of the World
We already have plenty of stories about the apocalypse. Now, we need ones that imagine new futures
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Elizabeth Smart Died in 1986. Her Work Still Haunts Me
Poetic genius, bohemian, copywriter: she taught me to never compromise
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Multiculturalism Is Not the Real Story of Canada
Two new novels explore what it means to be Black in a country that prides itself on tolerance
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The Narcissism of Contemporary Poetry
The poetry world is broad, but remains shallow. Do writers need to do more than simply write about themselves?
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The Search for the Great Canadian Novel
Our national life is exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable. Why don’t more Canadian novelists write about it?
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CanLit Has a Sexual-Harassment Problem
Now, more than ever, we must create an environment in which young writers feel they can come forward
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Why I Pulled My Winning Story From a Literary Magazine
The new momentum is about small acts of resistance that can lead to large-scale shifts in attitude
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Sheila Barry Was the Superhero of Canadian Children’s Literature
As publisher of Groundwood Books, she was the type of editor who would encourage you to jump—and then be your net
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