The New Quarterly: Canadian Writers & Writing

The New Quarterly: Canadian Writers & Writing Cutting edge Canlit. The New Quarterly—TNQ, for short—is a Canadian literary journal known for wit, warmth, and literary innovation.

Our style is celebratory, and we’re well known for finding, as well as nurturing, distinctive voices, and for continuing to support writers throughout their career. We publish short fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction that explores both the craft and the writing life. Watch for TNQ writers among those cited for National Magazine Awards, the Man Booker Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the

Griffin Poetry Prize, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Journey Prize, and the Writers Trust Fiction Prize. Find more about our story at: tnq.ca/about/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Nancy Holmes' "Granada" from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq...
01/05/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Nancy Holmes' "Granada" from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/granada/

Happy New Year from TNQ! We are excited to start the year by accepting regular nonfiction submissions this month. Submit...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year from TNQ! We are excited to start the year by accepting regular nonfiction submissions this month. Submit your work today: https://tnq.ca/submit/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Florence Treadwell's "Deflection", from Issue 176! Click here to read the ful...
12/19/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Florence Treadwell's "Deflection", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/deflection/

For our last Under Review of 2025, Brittany Coy-Pinnock reviews Ronna Bloom's book, "In a Riptide." Read the full review...
12/18/2025

For our last Under Review of 2025, Brittany Coy-Pinnock reviews Ronna Bloom's book, "In a Riptide." Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review-in-a-riptide-by-ronna-bloom/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Shelley Wood's "Ever Been Roast", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full...
12/17/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Shelley Wood's "Ever Been Roast", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/ever-been-roast/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Dagne Forrest's "Initial Conditions", from Issue 176! Click here to read the ...
12/15/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Dagne Forrest's "Initial Conditions", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/initial-conditions/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Kikki Guerard's "Prayer I Forgot I Knew", from Issue 176! Click here to read ...
12/12/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Kikki Guerard's "Prayer I Forgot I Knew", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/prayer-i-forgot-i-knew/

Congratulations to the following TNQ contributors whose work is featured in the Best of Canadian Poetry and Essay anthol...
12/10/2025

Congratulations to the following TNQ contributors whose work is featured in the Best of Canadian Poetry and Essay anthologies this year!

The Best of Canadian Poetry 2025 and Best of Canadian Essays 2025 anthologies are now available for purchase at your local bookstores.

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Callista Markotich's "Holiday in France", from Issue 176! Click here to read ...
12/10/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Callista Markotich's "Holiday in France", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/holiday-in-france-german-military-cemetery-above-an-invasion-beach/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is "Anita Lahey on Writing Wildfire Poems as the Country Burns", by Rob Taylor f...
12/08/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is "Anita Lahey on Writing Wildfire Poems as the Country Burns", by Rob Taylor from Issue 176! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/anita-lahey-on-writing-wildfire-poems-as-the-country-burns/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sandra Davies "Monsoon", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tn...
12/05/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sandra Davies "Monsoon", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/monsoon/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Anthony Purdy's "When an Old Man Dies...", from Issue 176! Click here to read...
12/03/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Anthony Purdy's "When an Old Man Dies...", from Issue 176! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/when-an-old-man-dies/

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