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Quietus: A (Quiet) Conversation with Kate Timmers
By Melissa Krone
Posted11/16/2012
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TNQ Talks To..., Occasional Verse, Kate Timmers
This exchange with Kate Timmers, winner of the $500 second prize in our 2012 Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest, was conducted over e-mail by Carey Jernigan, a granddaughter of the man for whom the contest is named. Though she wasn’t able to join the family for this year’s adjudication, she was particularly drawn by Kate’s poem and...
Letters To and From Our Editors
By Melissa Krone
Posted10/11/2012
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feedback, Andrew Tibbetts, The Hanged Man Café
Falling in Love With Poetry
By Melissa Krone
Posted10/10/2012
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Evelyn Dekker, poetry editor, original content by student
Poetry does not simply represent life with a coat of sugar: it is life untainted, in its purest state. Poets are observers of the world around, and nothing is lost to their eye.
Calling all Wild Writers (and readers)!
By Melissa Krone
Posted08/14/2012
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Wild Writers, TNQ Out and About
The Wild Writers Literary Festival will combine a mix of readings and educational opportunities (masterclasses and panel discussions) for aspiring writers and lovers of literature, in an fun and engaging way—and help to build a community of writers & lit-lovers locally. You can help us make it happen!
Send us your writing!
By Melissa Krone
Posted08/13/2012
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Writing
The deadline for submissions in our fall reading period is August 31
The Jernigan Effect
By Melissa Krone
Posted08/08/2012
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TNQ Writers in the News
Why was The New Quarterly the publishing credit Miranda Hill most wanted to earn? It's not just because the stories TNQ publishes go on to win awards. Her desire was also influenced by what she calls "The Jernigan Effect."
Michael Redhill's secret identity
By Melissa Krone
Posted08/01/2012
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TNQ Writers in the News
Michael Redhill has a secret identity. Or at least he did until July 27th, when he unmasked himself in one of the most public venues possible: The Globe & Mail.
We had the time of our lives
By Melissa Krone
Posted07/25/2012
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TNQ Out and About
The launch of our summer issue had us all laughing.
The 3-day novel contest
By Melissa Krone
Posted07/24/2012
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Writing
If you're the kind of writer who needs the pressure of a painful binge of bad writing, have I got a contest for you!
Mark Twain and a mysterious penis
By Melissa Krone
Posted07/09/2012
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Reading, Literary Diversions
The first edition of Huckleberry Finn was supposed to be released by Christmas of 1884. Unfortunately, someone drew a penis on one of the illustrations.
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