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Geist is a Canadian magazine of ideas and culture—fact + fiction, photography, comix, essays, reviews, and the weird and wonderful from the world of words.

Geist is the Canadian magazine of ideas and culture, with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. The Geist tone is intelligent, plain-talking, inclusive and offbeat. Each issue reflects a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, photography, comix, reviews, little-known facts of interest, poetry, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle. At the heart of our enter

prise is the imaginary country that some of us inhabit from time to time, and which often has something to do with Canada.

01/13/2026

Issue 131 is out now, marking 35 years of Geist 🔮

Notes & Dispatches from ANDREW UNGER, ADÈLE BARCLAY, KATHERINE J BARRETT, and WILLIAM BESSAI-SAUL
Poetry by OWEN TORREY and MORGAN LEATHEM VENTURA
Fiction by SHERI DOYLE
Feature essays from ERIKA THORKELSON and KASIA VAN SCHAIK
and much more!

Amazing cover art by ALENA WEBBER 🍊

Pick up this celebratory issue at geist.com/subscribe-online/geist-131

01/09/2026

Geist is 35! Celebrate with Geist and our wonderful friends at EVENT Magazine and subTerrain Magazine for a night of 90s nostalgia, literature, and cake. Entwined with our birthday is the official launch of Geist 131, our Special Anniversary Issue.

Friday, January 30, 2026
6 to 8pm
The Pleasant, 2434 Main St.
Vancouver

The night will feature readings by writers published in the latest issues of Geist, EVENT, and subTerrain, including:

Erika Thorkelson
Morgan Leathem Ventura
Adèle Barclay
Jade Y. Liu . . and more!

Plus, cake by , lots of great lit mag merch, and the opportunity to be part of a commemorative photo!

The event is free to attend but space is limited. Please RSVP at the link below! All ages welcome.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/geist-friends-celebrate-35th-anniversary-and-issue-launch-party-tickets-1979826844387?aff=oddtdtcreator

Poster credit:
35th Bday Discman by Nora Kelly
Confetti background by Jia 何家嘉 (justjiaart)

01/08/2026

A few captures from our 129 + 130 Issue Launch at Upstart & Crow, November 27, 2025.

1. Words from our board president, Roni Simunovic
2. The room!
3. Ginger Ngo, featured reader and Geist author
4. Gráinne Downey, featured reader and Geist author
5. Judy LeBlanc, featured reader and Geist author

What bountiful energy the Vancouver literary community showed up with. Thank you for supporting the literary arts, storytelling, and face-to-face gatherings. Until next time!

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12/09/2025

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 20th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest!

Many thanks to all those who entered and congratulations to the winners!

1st Prize
“The Lesson”
Jennifer Manuel

2nd Prize
“Bird Lady”
Nancy Jo Cullen

3rd Prize
“Performance Review”
Melissa Edwards

Honourable Mentions
“Scenic Route” by Megan Cunningham
“The Rider” by Alexandra Oliver

Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry! Read the top three winners in print in Geist 131, out in December 2025.

12/02/2025

🌟 Announcing the 20th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest Shortlist 🌟

Thank you to the more than one hundred writers who sent in stories! We had fun reading them :)

A big congratulations to the six stories and five shortlisted authors!
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“Performance Review” by Melissa Edwards
“Scenic Route” by Megan Cunningham
“Failure to Extract” by Jennifer Manuel
“The Lesson” by Jennifer Manuel
“The Rider” by Alexandra Oliver
“Bird Lady” by Nancy Jo Cullen
🎈
Stay tuned—winners will be announced soon!

11/26/2025

Geist is pleased to introduce Judy LeBlanc. Read her essay "Road Trip with Wind Chill" in Geist 130.
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Judy LeBlanc is a fiction and non-fiction writer. She’s the author of The Promise of Water, The Broken Heart of Winter, and a memoir, Permission to Land.
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Judy will be reading at the Geist Double Launch Party tomorrow at Upstart & Crow.

11/25/2025

Geist is pleased to introduce Gráinne Downey, who wrote the dispatch "Some Ribs" published in Geist 130.
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Gráinne Downey is an Irish-Canadian writer and artist from Vancouver. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC and spends much of her time looking out to sea.
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Gráinne will be reading at the Geist Double Launch Party on November 27 at Upstart & Crow.

11/24/2025

Geist is pleased to introduce Ginger Ngo, who wrote the dispatch "Strathcona" published in Geist 129.
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Ginger Ngo is a picture book author-illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. She is a proud immigrant from the Philippines with lots of stories to tell.
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Ginger will be reading at the Geist Double Launch Party on November 27 at Upstart & Crow.

11/20/2025

Next week! Join us for The Double Launch Party: Celebrating Geist 129 and 130!

Readings by Geist authors Gráinne Downey, Judy LeBlanc and Ginger Ngo.

Plus, an open mic! Sign up when you arrive, and share your own fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry. Surprise us! (Open micers will have 5 minutes to share.)

Thursday, November 27
6 to 8pm
Upstart & Crow
1387 Railspur Alley
Vancouver

Free to attend, but space is limited. Please register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-double-launch-party-celebrating-geist-129-and-130-tickets-1937115688169?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thank you to the wonderful indie bookstore for hosting us. Geist magazines and merch available for purchase at the event.

Wine and beer for sale, too! Thank you to our lovely sponsors, of Lake Country, BC, for providing delicious wine, and to from right here in Vancouver for the yummy beer!
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10/14/2025

Geist welcomes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and comics submissions, as well as art & photography. This is our final submission window of 2025 – send us your best work!

Deadline: November 14, 2025 at 11:59 pm PT 🌚

Please read our full submission guidelines at geist.com/submit

10/07/2025

Geist 130 is out now! 💎

Notes & Dispatches from JORDAN KAWCHUK, GRAINNE DOWNEY, JOSE TEODORO, JESSICA BAKAR, and ALEXIS MACISAAC
Poetry by DENISE DA COSTA
Fiction by GRACE BOWNESS
Feature essays from JUDY LEBLANC and DANIEL ALLEN COX..and much more!

Stunning cover art by TONIA NNEJI 🌼

Pick up this gorgeous issue at geist.com/subscribe-online/geist-130

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