Sincere thanks to the brilliant writers: Tam Crowe, Vaughan Stanger, Saturday Sazaran, Noah Ray Phibbs, Julia Wright, and Cody Creiger, and to our commissioned artist, Lyndon Polan, whose work elevates every page.
Now available in print as a limited edition of 100 certified copies.
I’m delighted to announce that my short story Missing Meriel has been published in Issue no.1 of @thefifthcorner.bsky.social. The editor has arranged the 6 stories (free to read) so that “each ... alters the one that follows it”. So, please read them all, in order. thefifthcorner.ca/issue-no-1/
The Fifth Corner Prize is now open.
$1000 CAD prize
Fiction
Deadline: April 30
Publication with commissioned artwork
Submit: thefifthcornerliterarysociety.submittable.com/submit/35266...
The point of reading and writing about literature is precisely the act of thinking: slowly, attentively, and in conversation with the text. The shaping of ideas remain human responsibilities. That work cannot be outsourced. It’s the core of literary practice.Journals exist to foster that process.
Beautiful work. The light on the mountains feels almost otherworldly.
A rite of passage for most writers, we suspect.
Beautiful work. It feels like the street is still carrying its history.
The entertainment industry has always depended on creative labor. When management forgets that, the damage spreads quickly.
Beautiful work. The looseness of the wash paired with the precision of the bird is wonderful.
The first impulse is often the truest one.
Lovely palette. The balance of colour and light is striking, and feels almost narrative.
The colour movement here is wonderful. It feels like a moment suspended between seasons.
History suggests that the boundary between necessity and authority is rarely stable. The debate itself may be the safeguard.
Writers think they’re in charge.
Pets know better.
The point of reading and writing about literature is precisely the act of thinking: slowly, attentively, and in conversation with the text. The shaping of ideas remain human responsibilities. That work cannot be outsourced. It’s the core of literary practice.Journals exist to foster that process.
Commissioned artwork changes the reading experience. Can an image deepen the uncanny — or does it risk revealing too much?
We are a Canadian literary journal publishing dark, atmospheric fiction paired with commissioned artwork.
Submissions open may 1-15
