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TNQ is a literary magazine that has been publishing Canadian Writers & Writing for over 40 years.
Proud presenter of the Wild Writers Literary Festival!
Proud presenter of the Wild Writers Literary Festival!
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We are excited to announce our fall issue is now live on our website and available for purchase!
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
If you could only choose one genre to read, what would it be?
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you could only choose one genre to read, what would it be?
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sandra Davies's "Monsoon", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/monsoon/
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sandra Davies's "Monsoon", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/monsoon/
Join Eleni at the St. Jerome's library as she reads Callista Markotich’s poem, “Holiday in France,” winner of the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest.
Get your copy of issue 176 today to read the full poem! Link in the bio!
Get your copy of issue 176 today to read the full poem! Link in the bio!
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Join Eleni at the St. Jerome's library as she reads Callista Markotich’s poem, “Holiday in France,” winner of the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest.
Get your copy of issue 176 today to read the full poem! Link in the bio!
Get your copy of issue 176 today to read the full poem! Link in the bio!
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Anthony Purdy's "When an Old Man Dies...", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/when-an-old-man-dies/
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Anthony Purdy's "When an Old Man Dies...", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/when-an-old-man-dies/
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Terence Young's "May Day Coronation, 1929", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/may-day-coronation-1929-for-clare-young-1915-2012/
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Terence Young's "May Day Coronation, 1929", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/may-day-coronation-1929-for-clare-young-1915-2012/
If you could meet any character from a book, who would it be?
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you could meet any character from a book, who would it be?
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Chantel Lavoie's "Burning Bright", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/burning-bright/
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Chantel Lavoie's "Burning Bright", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/burning-bright/
Our Under Review series is back with Shani Mootoo's book, "Starry Starry Night." Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review-starry-starry-night-by-shani-mootoo/
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Our Under Review series is back with Shani Mootoo's book, "Starry Starry Night." Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review-starry-starry-night-by-shani-mootoo/
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Adèle Barclay's "Perhaps a Wolf & a Lamb", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/perhaps-a-wolf-a-lamb/
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Adèle Barclay's "Perhaps a Wolf & a Lamb", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/perhaps-a-wolf-a-lamb/
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Rose Maloukis's "Walking Past the Local Garage", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/walking-past-the-local-garage/
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Rose Maloukis's "Walking Past the Local Garage", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/walking-past-the-local-garage/
We are excited to announce our fall issue is now live on our website and available for purchase!
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We are excited to announce our fall issue is now live on our website and available for purchase!
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
Issue 176: Waiting for the New explores themes of renewal, change, and transformation and features all of our contest winners! 🎉
Grab your copy today! Link in the bio.
How often do you read? 📕
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How often do you read? 📕
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Margaret McCutcheon's "Messier Objects", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/messier-objects/
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Margaret McCutcheon's "Messier Objects", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/messier-objects/
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Ploy Jamroonjamroenpit's "Phi Thuk Khun", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/phi-thuk-khun/
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Ploy Jamroonjamroenpit's "Phi Thuk Khun", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/phi-thuk-khun/
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Laurence Lumsden's "Marcus of Montreal", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/marcus-of-montreal/
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Laurence Lumsden's "Marcus of Montreal", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/marcus-of-montreal/
Do you like to plan before writing or see where the story takes you?
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Do you like to plan before writing or see where the story takes you?
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Noah Cain's "the same kid", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/the-same-kid/
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Noah Cain's "the same kid", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/the-same-kid/
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sarah Campbell's "August", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/august-2/
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sarah Campbell's "August", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/august-2/
As we continue to ride the creative high from the Wild Writers Literary Festival this past weekend, we can now look ahead with renewed conviction of the transformative power of the written word.
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned for the full issue November 24th!
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned for the full issue November 24th!
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As we continue to ride the creative high from the Wild Writers Literary Festival this past weekend, we can now look ahead with renewed conviction of the transformative power of the written word.
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned for the full issue November 24th!
Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned for the full issue November 24th!
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!
We can’t wait to see you there!
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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!
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/
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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!
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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!