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A premier Canadian literary magazine, publishing the best in new writing. We award the annual Austin Clarke Prizes in fiction and poetry. Formerly @thepuritan.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2010
"The protagonists shift but maintain an integrity of voice: elegant, incisive, dry, witty." –Sanna Wani reviews Shashi Bhat's Death by a Thousand Cuts:
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Now Hiring: Poetry Editor! Position begins August 2025. For the full posting, please see our website. Apply before July 22, 2025:
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In "Nomenclature" from Issue 69, Sneha Madhavan-Reese ponders what's in a name:
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The Ex-Puritan SPECIAL ISSUE Submission Call: Animalia, guest edited by Sanna Wani!
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"If they would let me, I could put together their things and make a Frankenstein version of who my grandparents once were." –Audrey Popa, "Apartment Block Archives", live now in Issue 69:
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"You lay in bed until sunrise, listening to sirens and car alarms, trying to deep breathe wellness into your kidneys or blood." –Shaelin Bishop, "You Are Contractually Obligated to Withstand Violence", live now in Issue 69:
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We're buzzing to share our Spring issue (Issue 69) with you! Stay tuned for individual contributor features to come, and read all of the pieces on our website now:
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Don't miss Khando Langri's poem "grant application", featured in Issue 68 of "The Ex-Puritan". You can read "grant application" here:
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"Every immigrant already knows this. Entering Canada means acquiescing to definition, official and unofficial.". Kris Singh's essay "Backwater" is in Issue 68 of The Ex-Puritan:
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In our hybrid offering from Issue 68, Alia Synesthesia crafts an experiment in listening, based on soundscapes recorded in Swedish swamps. You can explore "Skogsrå" here (accessible via desktop only):
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Aidan Chafe's (@allegorically) poem "Cowboy Archetype Survival Guide" is live in Issue 68 of The Ex-Puritan. Read here:
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Kyra Sutton's story "Baby" is in Issue 68 (Winter 2025) of The Ex-Puritan. Read "Baby" now:
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Don't miss Ben Berman Ghan's interview with bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer in Issue 68 of The Ex-Puritan:
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Em Dial's poem "Touchy Feely" is live now in Issue 68 of The Ex-Puritan. You can read it here:
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RT @RoomMagazine: As we shake off the long winter, here’s a spring list of opportunities, calls for submissions and contests, grants, and m….
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Read "Pest," an excerpt from Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi's novel-in-progress, live now in Issue 68 of The Ex-Puritan.
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We are thrilled to announce the new Managing Editor of The Ex-Puritan, @HannahEiserman! You can learn more about Hannah on her website, Please join us in welcoming Hannah to the masthead.
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In Issue 68, Margaryta Golovchenko reviews Kevin Lambert's novel May Our Joy Endure (Biblioasis, 2024): "Lambert imbues the writing with a sense of joy that has been rediscovered and which exists in silence, in stolen moments of peace and rest."
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In her essay "The Weight of Air", Caitlin Stall-Paquet contemplates the ways that illness reverberates. Live now in Issue 68:
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