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/

As we continue to ride the creative high from the Wild Writers Literary Festival this past weekend, we can now look ahea...
11/11/2025

As we continue to ride the creative high from the Wild Writers Literary Festival this past weekend, we can now look ahead with renewed conviction of the transformative power of the written word.

Here is a sneak peak from The New Quarterly’s Fall Issue. Stay tuned to read the full issue on November 24th!

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jennifer Cassidy's "Saturday is a Green Raccoon", from Issue 175! Click here ...
11/07/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jennifer Cassidy's "Saturday is a Green Raccoon", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/saturday-is-a-green-raccoon/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Linda Clarke's "Wings", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tn...
11/05/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Linda Clarke's
"Wings", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/wings/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Devon Rae's "Conversation with Her Bodies", from Issue 175! Click here to rea...
11/03/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Devon Rae's "Conversation with Her Bodies", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/conversation-with-her-bodies/

Don’t miss out on the literary event of the year! Get your tickets today before they sell out! Get tickets here: https:/...
10/31/2025

Don’t miss out on the literary event of the year! Get your tickets today before they sell out! Get tickets here: https://wildwriters.ca/buy-tickets/

Also, stay tuned for a behind the scenes count down as we prepare for the festival next week! 👀

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lorna Crozier's "On Poetry and Silence", from Issue 175! Click here to read t...
10/31/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lorna Crozier's "On Poetry and Silence", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/on-poetry-and-silence/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Bernadette Rule's "Old Boaz Chapel", from Issue 175! Click here to read the f...
10/29/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Bernadette Rule's "Old Boaz Chapel", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/old-boaz-chapel/

Our Under Review series returns with Sadiqa de Meijer’s latest book “In the Field.” Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-r...
10/28/2025

Our Under Review series returns with Sadiqa de Meijer’s latest book “In the Field.” Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review-in-the-field-by-sadiqa-de-meijer/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sadiqa de Meijer's "After Etty", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full ...
10/27/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sadiqa de Meijer's "After Etty", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/after-etty/

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