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Yams do not Exist by Garry Thomas Morse
While Garry Thomas Morse is already an accomplished poet and fiction writer, he manages to deliver something completely new and fresh in his new novel, Yams do not Exist. From the first page, it’s clear that this book is something different. The very first sentence...
Upcoming Free Online Workshop: The Art of Storytelling with Duncan Mercredi!
Join Duncan Mercredi on August 4, 2021 6-9PM CDT via ZOOM for this great workshop on the Art of Storytelling! FREE to attend! Workshop is for emerging writers. Limited spaces so attendees must register in advance by emailing workshops@prairiefire.ca. Duncan Mercredi...
The Swan Suit by Katherine Fawcett
Every short story collection should have one perfect story that the reader returns to over and over. Even if some of the other stories are ho-hum, that one perfect story remains in the mind. Through...
The Lightning of Possible Storms by Jonathan Ball
Jonathan Ball has built an impressive writing career that includes both poetry and fiction. That wild electricity of poetry explodes in his first full-length fiction collection, The Lightning of Possible Storms. The Lightning of Possible Storms is categorized as a...
Catherine Hunter Takes Gold in Fiction for “Calling You” at 2021 National Magazine Awards!
Congratulations to Catherine Hunter on her gold win for her fiction piece "Calling You" at the 2021 National Magazine Awards! "Calling You" can be found in our Spring 2020 issue. Want to purchase a copy? Click here!
The Perfect Archive by Paul Lisson
In The Perfect Archive, Hamilton poet, archivist and librarian Paul Lisson stretches the boundaries of poetry and prose to perform an exacting/extracting critique of the archive. Reminiscent of Kafka, radical and irreverent, the archive at the centre of this dark tale...