Today is the FIRST DAY of the Wild Writers Literary festival! Come behind the scenes with us as we prepare our festival posters for the author events! We can’t wait to see you there!

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jennifer Cassidy's "Saturday is a Green Raccoon", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/saturday-is-a-green-raccoon/

There are only 3 MORE DAYS until the Wild Writers Literary Festival! Come behind the scenes with us as we assemble our featured author’s welcome packages. Stay tuned for Friday when we prepare the event posters for the festival!

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Linda Clarke's "Wings", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/wings/

There are only 5 more days until the Wild Writers Literary Festival! Come behind the scenes with us as we shop for supplies for our author packages and our graphic novel workshop. Stay tuned for Wednesday when we start preparing them!

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Devon Rae's "Conversation with Her Bodies", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/conversation-with-her-bodies/

Find your next great reads at the Wild Writers Literary Festival from November 7th to 9th, where you’ll leave with an armful of great books and an even longer TBR list!

Writers, what's your current work in progress about?

Don’t miss out on the literary event of the year! Get your tickets today before they sell out! Link in the bio. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/buy-tickets/ Also, stay tuned for a behind the scenes count down as we prepare for the festival next week! 👀

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lorna Crozier's "On Poetry and Silence", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/on-poetry-and-silence/

Delve into the complex joys and challenges of motherhood and the role that it plays in constructing the writer’s experience at the “How Motherhood Shapes Authorhood” panel featured at the Wild Writers Festival on Saturday November 8th! Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/labo...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Bernadette Rule's "Old Boaz Chapel", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/old-boaz-chapel/

Over the past few years, romantasy has taken the reading world by storm, but what is it about this genre that has readers coming back for more? Join us in discussing how romantasy can help us speak more boldly about our human vulnerabilities. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/othe...

Our Under Review series returns with Sadiqa de Meijer’s latest book “In the Field.” Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review-in-the-field-by-sadiqa-de-meijer/

Don’t miss a chance to meet Govenor General award winner and TNQ published poet Madhur Anand this week at the University of Waterloo! Register today: uwaterloo.ca/complexity-i...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sadiqa de Meijer's "After Etty", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/after-etty/

Where is your favourite place to read?

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Mee-Ju Ro's "elita", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/elita/

To celebrate National Library Month in Canada, we are excited to announce that The New Quarterly is now on Libby! Subscribe to TNQ on Libby today to borrow TNQ from your local library. #fyp #canlit #library #libby #books #literature #nationallibrarymonth #readers

What is the role of editor? What makes for a productive author/editor relationship? Join author Vinh Nguyen and editor Janice Zawerbny as they discuss the ins and outs of working on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/the-...

Join Mélikah Abdelmoumen and Sadiqa de Meijer for a discussion on the power and responsibility of telling stories that are not our own. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/tell...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Morgan Dennis's "A Lament for the End of the World", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/a-lament-for-the-end-of-the-world/

We are thrilled to share that 5 TNQ authors have become finalists of the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards. They are: @clairecameron.bsky.social

What does it mean to be a writer in times of political and moral crisis? In the bleakest of times, writers help us make sense of our relationship to what’s happening in the world. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/writ...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jennifer Cassidy's "I Remember the Tent on the Shore", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/i-remember-the-tent-on-the-shore/

Who is an author you would recommend to others?

Does motherhood shape our identities as writers? Join Heather Birrell, Chantal Braganza, and Rachel Deutsch as they discuss the inspirations and limitations that come with writing in this evolving genre. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/labo...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Misha Solomon's "Yesterday Down at the Canal", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/yesterday-down-at-the-canal/

Joy, growth, and abundance are not usually associated with art-making. Join Antonio Michael Downing in this workshop on how to transform your fiction through joyful work. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/tran...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Ari Asho's "Compliments to Change the Way You Feel About Me", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/.../complime...

In this 80-minute workshop, participants will learn a fundamental in writing a graphic novel: how to think in panels. Instead of writing long scenes as we do in prose, participants will choose specific beats—single images—that move the story forward. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/how-...

Where's your favourite place to write?

Are there best practices for navigating the push-pull of editors, publishers, and media? What about managing the expectations of fans, friends, and family? Join us in discussing how to write a memoir. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/.../troublin...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Robyn Braun's "God's Kaleidoscope", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/gods-kaleidoscope/

Over the past few years, romantasy has taken the reading world by storm, but what is it about this genre that has readers coming back for more? Join us in discussing how romantasy can help us speak more boldly about our human vulnerabilities. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/othe...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sneha Madhavan-Reese's "Conjunctions", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/conjunctions/

The Wild Writers Literary Festival is officially ONE MONTH away! Prepare for the festival by exploring our reading list, which includes all of the books that will be featured. Find your next great read today: tnq.ca/the-2025-wil... #tbr #canlit #amreading #booksbooksbooks

What happens when history is reimagined through the lens of literary experimentation? Join us for a dynamic conversation about how structure, voice, and form can transform our understanding of the past and the stories we choose to tell. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/.../rewritin...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lynda William's "Everything After", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/everything-after/

Who's your favourite book character and why?

Join Raymond in this inspiring poetry workshop, open to all levels, on how to trust artistic energy. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/.../moving-e...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Andrew Hood's "Free, Works Fine", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/free-works-fine/

Join Qurat Dar as she discusses how to bring poetry past the page and into performance in this masterclass workshop. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/spok...

Want to know what the Wild Writers Festival is like? Read past attendants reviews. Today is the last day to get festival passes with a discount! Get 10% off by using code "EARLYBIRD" at checkout. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/festival-pas...

Join us in discussing how poetry can help us make sense of uncertain times and how they informed the panelist's latest poetry collections. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/betw...

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Odette Auger's "Underpaint", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/underpaint/

What's your favourite book that you recommend to others?

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sara Wilson's "The Field Mice", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/the-fi...

“Worldly Girls unfolds like a series of controlled explosions, each essay detonating just enough certainty to reveal what lies beneath...” @selenamercuri.bsky.social reviews the debut memoir from @bokchoygurltjong.bsky.social for @thenewquarterly.bsky.social tnq.ca/under-review...

Learn what makes a great query letter, how to land an agent, negotiating publishing deals, and preparing for the business side of becoming a published writer. Check out the program for more info: wildwriters.ca/.../publishi...