"Portraits" appears in Issue 177 of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social and my "Finding the Form" blog post describes how it came to me, unbidden. Thanks to my sons for the background info and thank you to the #prairiegrindstoneprize! Read the entire post here:
tnq.ca/finding-the-...
Excerpt from Wendy McGrath's essay "Portraits" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Wendy McGrath's "Portraits" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/portra...
#readersofbluesky #essay #amreading
The journey to #calgaryexpo has begun. See you there tomorrow! #yegartist #canadianartist #artshow #abarts #vintagetoys #art #canadianart #80stoys #onmyeasle #yegarts #expo2026
I talked to Laurence Miall for Shadow City (part of a larger project Who’s Afraid of Edmonton?) about Edmonton, my commitment to highlight working class voices in my writing, and...my sacred Edmonton space...
Working Class Voices Have Not Been Heard in Canada
open.substack.com/pub/laurence...
NeWest New Moon Giveaway, with an animation of moon cycles below. Tar Swan by David Martin sits on a green background where the word "giveaway" is repeated again and again. Next giveaway April 17, 2026. Join our newsletter for your chance to win a NeWest book every new moon.
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It was an awesome night indeed! Thank you for inviting me, Kim, and thank you to @prairiedarkroom.bsky.social @thejeffday.bsky.social for the great poetry, discussion, and beautiful photographs!
This was an awesome night, even if the #YEG weather tried to thwart our fun. Jeff, @prairiedarkroom.bsky.social and @wendymcgrath.bsky.social were such a talented and delightful trio.
"Portraits" appears in Issue 177 of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social and my "Finding the Form" blog post describes how it came to me, unbidden. Thanks to my sons for the background info and thank you to the #prairiegrindstoneprize! Read the entire post here:
tnq.ca/finding-the-...
April is #poetry month in #edmonton. On April 7, I'm joining Wendy & Tricia to speak about how poetics can be seen as influencing & cross pollinating #photography. It's a free evening of talk around the fascinating intersections between poetry & photography, in #yegdt.
Learn More
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Excited to be part of the POETOGRAPHY event along with the very talented Jeff Day and Trisia Eddy!
PoFest sched:
edmontonpoetryfestival.com/2026-festiva...
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Delighted to host NeWest's Crow Said Poetry Showcase as part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival featuring: Jide Salawu, Jaspreet Singh & Sarain Frank Soonias.
April 15
7 pm
Arts Hub Gallery
10131-97 street
@newestpress.bsky.social @jidesalawu.bsky.social @edmpoetryfestival.bsky.social
So grateful for Catherine Walker's insightful and sensitive review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES in The Miramichi Reader! Read it here:
miramichireader.ca/2026/03/the-...
#dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #miramichireader #ekphrasis #birding #birdphotography #poetry
So grateful for Catherine Walker's insightful and sensitive review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES in The Miramichi Reader! Read it here:
miramichireader.ca/2026/03/the-...
#dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #miramichireader #ekphrasis #birding #birdphotography #poetry
...you had me at, "bogs, #IronAge Bog People..."
Excerpt from Wendy McGrath's essay "Portraits" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is "Portraits" by @wendymcgrath.bsky.social from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/portra...
#amreading #readersofbluesky #art
Announcement that our Winter 2026 Issue "Nuance is Required" is now published and available for purchase on our website tnq.ca.
Our winter issue is now live on our website and available for purchase! 🎉
Issue 177: Nuance is Required features new Dispatches essays, Spirit Ink Writing, and a new Day Jobs essay by Ben von Jagow.
Grab your copy today: shorturl.at/GEoex
#newreleases #litmags #amreading
A graphic reading "Off Kilter Spring 2026's Most Anticipated Reads" with eight book covers: The Wildcraft Drones by T.K. Rex; The Library Cosmic by Ben Berman Ghan; Sailors Can’t Swim by Dominique Scali, translated by Jessica Moore; Super Castle Fun Park by Daniel Zomparelli; Sinner’s Banquet by Randy Nikkel Schroeder; Event Horizon by Balsam Karam, translated by Saskia Vogel; Weird Babies by Jaclyn Desforges; and Mom Camp by Véronique Darwin.
If you like your fiction wonderfully weird, this Off/Kilter roundup is for you. Check out our eight most anticipated books this spring: alllitup.ca/off-kilter-2...
This afternoon I’ve been packing up the first batch of our brand new subscription service - two books and a signed-by-the-artist tote bag. Feeling like the luckiest indie publisher alive - thanks everyone! #booksky #publishing #subscription
A collage graphic featuring the six featured books in the All Lit Up 2026 spring preview: Nightberries, Welcome to Sunny Town, Super Castle Fun Park, Saudade, and Bad Advice.
Our Spring Preview is out!
Check out some of the books we're excited to read this season: alllitup.ca/the-all-lit-...
Josephine is being banned by the Calgary Catholic School Board from reciting this great poem by Sarah Tsiang that deals with the online sexual harassment of young women for the Poetry In Voice contest. Let's all listen to her brilliant reading for Freedom to Read Week
www.youtube.com/shorts/LNY3Y...
Thank you to Rebecca Foster @bookishbeck.bsky.social for the wonderful review of THE BEAUTY OF VULTURES on her blog:
shorturl.at/cbDeJ
#dannymiles @newestpress.bsky.social #ekphrasis #drummerswholovebirds #writerswholovebirds
The cover of Spruce to Cedar by Lasanma
SPRUCE TO CEDAR (Brick Books) is a collection of poems by debut poet Lasänmą exploring healing despite the limitations of a colonial society. The poems reflect on growing up Indigenous & the ongoing work of reconnecting with language & culture.
Read two poems here: alllitup.ca/two-poems-sp...
Growing up, Tara Gereaux knew her grandfather was Métis, but she was always told to tell people the family was French. In Wild People Quiet, she explores the factors that led him and many other Métis to keep their heritage hidden. Read the interview at https://bit.ly/4kYvox9
Annoucement that our Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest is now open for submissions. Deadline is March 28, 2026.
Our contest season continues with our 16th annual Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest!
Share your passion with us and submit your personal essay by March 28th: tnq.ca/contests/
#writingcontest #personalessay #writingsubmissions #nonfiction #writersofbluesky
Delighted to share this Call for Papers: “the leafless page”: bpNichol and the (true, eventual) Digital Archive.
Please consider sharing this CFP to all who might be interested. It would be wonderful to see you at the launch of the new digital archive and to think through its future together.
Thrilled my essay “Portraits” is in the latest issue of The New Quarterly! The piece is an excerpt from a full-length manuscript I began in Milan. An amazing trip made possible by my Prairie Grindstone Award. I'm feeling very grateful. @thenewquarterly.bsky.social
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