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 Margaret McCutcheon's "Messier Objects", from Issue 175! Click here to read t...
09/15/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Margaret McCutcheon's "Messier Objects", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: https://tnq.ca/story/messier-objects/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sarah Campbell's "August", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story:...
09/12/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sarah Campbell's "August", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/august-2/

Congratulations to TNQ nonfiction editor and Wild Writer Vinh Nguyen on being shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’...
09/11/2025

Congratulations to TNQ nonfiction editor and Wild Writer Vinh Nguyen on being shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction!

“An Acute Accent”, one of the chapters featured in his memoir, was first published in issue 159 of TNQ.

Congratulations, !

Click here to read "Serenata" by F***y Villarte-Croce, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Workshop: tnq...
09/11/2025

Click here to read "Serenata" by F***y Villarte-Croce, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Workshop: tnq.ca/serenata/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Ploy Jamroonjamroenpit 's poem "Phi Thuk Khun", from Issue 175! Click here to...
09/10/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Ploy Jamroonjamroenpit 's poem "Phi Thuk Khun", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full poem: /tnq.ca/story/phi-thuk-khun/

Click here to read "Wild Friendship" by Letitia Uwamahoro, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Workshop:...
09/09/2025

Click here to read "Wild Friendship" by Letitia Uwamahoro, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Workshop: tnq.ca/wild-friendship/

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jessica Westhead's story "Love Affair 2000", from Issue 175! Click here to re...
09/08/2025

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Jessica Westhead's story "Love Affair 2000", from Issue 175! Click here to read the full story: https://tnq.ca/story/love-affair-2000/

Click here to read "My Secret" by Maria Eugenia Santiago Almazán, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Wo...
09/04/2025

Click here to read "My Secret" by Maria Eugenia Santiago Almazán, an exclusive story from the 2025 X-Page Performance Workshop: https://tnq.ca/my-secret/

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