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Geist Magazine 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.

We'd never encourage you to eavesdrop, but...Send us the best one-liners you've overheard—on the street, at the ferry te...
09/19/2025

We'd never encourage you to eavesdrop, but...

Send us the best one-liners you've overheard—on the street, at the ferry terminal, in line for pizza—and you might see them in our next issue!

Reply via form at geist.com/overheard

Upcoming events with GEIST! Saturday, September 20: This weekend, visit us at WORD Vancouver. We'll have a table on the ...
09/18/2025

Upcoming events with GEIST!

Saturday, September 20: This weekend, visit us at WORD Vancouver. We'll have a table on the ice rink at Robson Square downtown. Come say hi!
More info at wordvancouver.ca

Saturday September 27: The One in Spirit Writing Workshop with Randy Fred at Museum of Vancouver next weekend. Spaces are limited!
Tickets + info at museumofvancouver.ca/one-in-spirit

"I made a plan to get out. I just didn't know how to tell anyone." –from the comic "Petrine" by RJ McDaniel, in Geist 12...
09/16/2025

"I made a plan to get out. I just didn't know how to tell anyone." –from the comic "Petrine" by RJ McDaniel, in Geist 128 🟠

Read more at geist.com/comics/petrine

Come see Geist at Word Vancouver on Saturday, September 20! We'll be one of many literary exhibitors at UBC Robson Squar...
09/11/2025

Come see Geist at Word Vancouver on Saturday, September 20!

We'll be one of many literary exhibitors at UBC Robson Square downtown. Stop by to say hi, check out our latest issue, chat about writing.

It's been 30 years since Word Vancouver started, and they have a whole bunch of workshops and events to attend that day. For FREE.

Details at wordvancouver.ca

"You saw that you were the only one out on the sand, which by now stretched for a kilometre in either direction around y...
09/09/2025

"You saw that you were the only one out on the sand, which by now stretched for a kilometre in either direction around you. You wondered if you’d done something wrong, if suddenly you’d start sinking into quicksand, or get swallowed up by a whale." –from the essay "The Crush and the Rush and the Roar" by Anik See, in Geist 128 🏠

Read more at geist.com/fact/the-crush-and-the-rush-and-the-roar

Geist and the Museum of Vancouver are very excited for our upcoming event, One in Spirit Writing Workshop with Randy Fre...
09/04/2025

Geist and the Museum of Vancouver are very excited for our upcoming event, One in Spirit Writing Workshop with Randy Fred, a long-time friend of Geist.

On September 27, Join Elder Randy Fred of the Tseshaht First Nation for a creative writing workshop and spirit walk in Vanier Park (sen̓áḵw/sən̓aʔqʷ). This is more than just writing. It is a chance to reflect, listen, and share stories that help with healing and understanding.

The workshop is open to everyone, including writers, educators, and anyone interested in Truth and Reconciliation. Whether you are new to writing or have experience, this workshop will help you explore these important themes.

Space are limited. Learn more at museumofvancouver.ca/one-in-spirit and reserve your spot!

"We should have never stopped running. Away through the back hills of Buffalo Pound, forts and old bison skulls, there’s...
09/02/2025

"We should have never stopped running. Away through the back hills of Buffalo Pound, forts and old bison skulls, there’s no sand in a lake of a million bones." –from the poem "Buffalo Pound Boys" by Conor Kerr, in Geist 128 🌾

Read more at geist.com/poetry/buffalo-pound-boys

Final Call for NON-FICTION and COMICS! Our submission window closes September 2, 2025 🌻 Please read our Submission Guide...
08/28/2025

Final Call for NON-FICTION and COMICS! Our submission window closes September 2, 2025 🌻

Please read our Submission Guidelines for more info on what to submit, how to submit and our rates of pay 🐚

Send us your best work → geist.com/submit

🎨 Reminder for visual artists and photographers! Our submission window closes Sept 2.We're looking for art and photograp...
08/27/2025

🎨 Reminder for visual artists and photographers! Our submission window closes Sept 2.

We're looking for art and photography (traditional, digital, mixed media, etc) to accompany written work in the magazine. We also publish art and photo essays with text written by the artist.

Check out our full guidelines at geist.com/submit 📸

"We fell into a rhythmic motion as we liberated jackets, blouses and pants from hangers and pulled garments out of drawe...
08/26/2025

"We fell into a rhythmic motion as we liberated jackets, blouses and pants from hangers and pulled garments out of drawers, piling them into plastic garbage bags labelled 'donate' and 'trash.' Each decision seemed to carry the weight of how we’d choose to remember our mother." –from the dispatch "Clearing Out My Mother's House" by Rose Divecha, Geist 128 🔋

Read more at geist.com/fact/clearing-out-my-mothers-house

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