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14/07/2025

We can’t wait to share the launch of ISSUE 51 with all of our amazing friends and readers on JULY 22! Come on out to hear from some of our phenomenal contributors .shbone .gui and more! See you all soon ❤️

30/06/2025

Our submissions are now open for the upcoming Issue 52: “Transformations”! This issue, we’re looking for works that expand beyond fixed identities and toward more expansive ways of being. How can we shift our perceptions, imaginations, and relationships to ideas of comfort to be better versions of ourselves? How can we recentre change as a necessary and gratifying intentional practice rather than something to push back against? We want to consider work that engages with the q***r theory principles of accountability, fluidity, and innovation. Check out the full call on our website, link in bio

19/06/2025

We are so excited to share that Issue 51 is now live! We could not be more thrilled to be able to share it with you, and all of our amazing contributors!

Not only are we featuring writers and artists inside the issue, but this is also the first time that the team has decided to solicit artwork for the cover of carte blanche.

The piece is kong-kong II by Angeline Teoh Simon .teohsimon and we encourage you all to check out the full issue, as well as the complete cover image on the carte blanche website, link in bio.

30/05/2025

So excited to be at from 4:00 - 8:00 tomorrow! Come say hi ❤️

12/04/2025

Closing out the Issue 50 highlight with Rachel’s tender examination of water, for the full piece check out the link in bio! Plus a final reminder that our open call for Issue 51 is closing TONIGHT 🖤🖤🖤

08/04/2025

Need some inspiration for those upcoming call for submission deadlines? There’s no better way than to reflect on the amazing work from issue 50! Read full piece on our website! Link in bio

26/03/2025

we are beyond lucky to share a section of , for the full piece check out issue 50! link in bio

26/03/2025

Register for The Writers' Union of Canada webinar How to Get Published in Lit Mags, featuring our Editor in Chief, Greg Santos!

Canada has a great selection of literary magazines and journals. What can you do to increase your chances of getting published in their pages? ✨🖋📑

Join this discussion featuring representatives from different literary magazines as they discuss the submission and selection process and finding the right publication for your work. The panel will include Krista Eide, Managing Editor of Event Magazine, Laurie D. Graham, Publisher of Brick, A Literary Journal, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Managing Editor of Room Magazine, and Greg Santos, Editor in Chief of carte blanche. Hosted by writer Eden Boudreau, this webinar runs 60 minutes including a Q&A period. TWUC members will have access to a recording of the webinar for 30 days. Non-members will only have access to the live event.

Thursday, March 27, 2025
11:00 am PDT / 12:00 pm MDT, CST / 1:00 pm CDT / 2:00 pm EDT / 3:00 pm ADT / 3:30 pm NDT
60 minutes
Hosted on Zoom
Live captions available
Registration: $20 / Free for TWUC members
Register now: https://writersunion.ca/webinars/how-to-get-published-in-lit-mags 🔗



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Promo image with TWUC logo and text: Webinar. March 27. Krista Eide, Laurie D. Graham, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Greg Santos. Hosted by Eden Boudreau.

18/03/2025

If you haven’t already, this is your sign to check out issue 50! Featuring poetry by among other amazing voices, link in bio

01/03/2025

Our last issue was our 50th, and it was a pleasure to look back on so much great writing. Now, we’re excited for a bright future beginning with issue 51. We always say there’s more than one way to tell a story, and we want to hear yours.

Creators are invited to submit previously unpublished pieces in the following genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations (French to English), photography, and comics for carte blanche issue 51.

Read the submission guidelines before submitting. Link in bio!

27/02/2025

We are beyond excited to have .palmer.poetry join the team as managing editor! Welcome to carte blanche 🖤

27/02/2025

We are beyond excited to have .cole join the team as comics editor! Welcome to carte blanche 🖤