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/

At this year's National Magazine Awards, TNQ received the gold award for Personal Journalism with "Black Hammers Falling...
06/16/2025

At this year's National Magazine Awards, TNQ received the gold award for Personal Journalism with "Black Hammers Falling" by Chris Banks!

This award is a huge honour for us, and we offer our warmest congratulations to both Chris and everyone else who was nominated this year, as well as our wonderful Editor-In-Chief Pamela Mulloy for her tireless work in bringing pieces like this one to the forefront of the Canadian literary world.

Tickets for “The Truth Is... An X Page Workshop Performance” are now available! ⁠⁠Join us on Wednesday, June 25th at 7 P...
06/12/2025

Tickets for “The Truth Is... An X Page Workshop Performance” are now available! ⁠
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Join us on Wednesday, June 25th at 7 P.M. to hear fourteen resilient women perform their short, personal stories for the community.
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Tickets are $10 with an option to add a donation. Seats are limited so please purchase your ticket today: https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/53347/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Helen Humphreys' "The Snow Bunting", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to...
06/11/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Helen Humphreys' "The Snow Bunting", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to read the full essay: https://tnq.ca/story/the-snow-bunting/

Attention writers! Today is the last day to submit to the annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest! ⏰For more info...
06/10/2025

Attention writers! Today is the last day to submit to the annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest! ⏰

For more information, visit: https://tnq.ca/tnq-contest-page/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is David Huebert's "Harbourers", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to read t...
06/09/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is David Huebert's "Harbourers", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to read the full story: https://tnq.ca/story/harbourers/

Attention writers! The annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest closes in three days! Be sure to get your submissi...
06/06/2025

Attention writers! The annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest closes in three days! Be sure to get your submissions in by June 10th! ⏰

Just by submitting your short fiction pieces, you will:
✅ Enter for a chance to win the top prize of $1000!
✅ Get a complimentary subscription to The New Quarterly.
✅ All entries will be considered for publication in The New Quarterly ($250 paid upon publication).

For more information, visit: https://tnq.ca/tnq-contest-page/

🌈 Happy Pride Month 🌈When our q***r community cannot share pride everywhere, it is hard to have pride anywhere. At The N...
06/04/2025

🌈 Happy Pride Month 🌈

When our q***r community cannot share pride everywhere, it is hard to have pride anywhere. At The New Quarterly, we are intentional in providing a welcoming platform for all Canadian writers, one that offers them the possibility of seeing themselves in the work that we publish. We invite you to read the voices of the under-represented alongside TNQ this Pride and see yourself in the stories these authors share: https://tnq.ca/pride-month-reads/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Trent Lewin's "The Last Barrel", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to rea...
06/04/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Trent Lewin's "The Last Barrel", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to read the full essay: https://tnq.ca/story/the-last-barrel/

Attention writers! The annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest closes in one week! Be sure to get your submission...
06/03/2025

Attention writers! The annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest closes in one week! Be sure to get your submissions in by June 10th! ⏰

Just by submitting your short fiction pieces, you will:
✅ Enter for a chance to win the top prize of $1000!
✅ Get a complimentary subscription to The New Quarterly.
✅ All entries will be considered for publication in The New Quarterly ($250 paid upon publication).

For more information, visit: https://tnq.ca/tnq-contest-page/

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