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Why I Didn't Read Harry Potter

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Posted07/27/2010

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Reading, True Confessions

Some time ago, I made my friend Catherine a deal here on the blog: I'd read one of the 'young adult' books she loves if she'd read one of my favourite 'adult' books. For her, I chose The Life of Pi; for me, she chose Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. I've since held up my end of the bargain.

Love for the Lists Issue

By Rosalynn Tyo

Posted07/19/2010

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Writing, The New Quarterly (our print mag)

TNQ Office Pet Peeves

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Posted07/13/2010

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True Confessions

Ah, the joys of sharing a workspace. TNQ's current workspace is bigger and lovelier than our old digs, which means that more people can occupy it at the same time. Though I sometimes relish the times when I've got the whole place to myself, on balance, I love the new, busier dynamic of TNQ's new HQ.

Cynthia Brouse Taught Me a Lot of Things

By Catherine Muss

Posted07/06/2010

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TNQ Writers in the News

I owe this self-discovery, and my admiration for a perfect bit of writing, to Cynthia. It’s all I can do not to pick up a pencil and make squiggly editor’s marks when I find errors in punctuation or spelling, hyphens used when M dashes are necessary, or, God help me find the will to be calm, upon realizing that the writer hit the space bar twice...

A dialogue with history

By Melissa Krone

Posted07/04/2010

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An award-winning journal with a sense of fun, The New Quarterly has been publishing the best of new Canadian writing for 31 years. We offer a lively mix of fiction, poetry, author interviews, and talk about writing. Each issue will introduce you to a new generation of Canadian writers, share our delight in the sound and sense of a story well-told, and take you inside great writing.

TNQ writers have been nominated for Giller prizes, Governor General’s Awards, Griffin Poetry Prizes, Writer’s Trust Notable Author awards, Journey prizes, Commonwealth prizes, National Magazine Awards, and more.