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Issue 264 has officially arrived in-office! Get your copy at the link in our bio. Happy reading ☀️
We're thrilled to announce that issue 264, Solidarity: Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogies, is now live❗ In this issue's editorial, guest editor Dr. Smaro Kamboureli writes:
Summer deal alert! Save 50% on individual and student e-subscriptions to Canadian Literature, now through August 31st. No promo code needed. Subscribe at the link in our bio!
(1/5) As you celebrate Canada Day today, we invite you to take a moment to reflect on the legacies behind those celebrations with a few selections from our archives: In "The Spirits Write the Story" (#262), Smaro Kamboureli talks with Padlei Inuk author and professor
⏳ The submission deadline for our upcoming special issue “Authoritarianism, Anti-fascism, and Literary Resistance” is fast approaching on June 30, 2026! Click the link in our bio for the full submission guidelines.
(1/6) Bonne Saint-Jean-Baptiste ⚜️! Did you know that Canadian Literature accepts French article submissions year-round for general as well as many special issues? Our current CFP, "From One Solitude to Another: Dialogues around Québécois Literature, Indigenous Literatures, and
This National Indigenous Peoples Day, we're spotlighting Indigenous writing across some recent issues of Canadian Literature. (1/6)
(1/3) "A dad is a parent is a human." For Father's Day this weekend, we're sharing "Dad Era" by Jordan Abel— a poem originally published in issue #255
A reminder that the submissions deadline for our Authoritarianism, Anti-fascism, and Literary Resistance special issue is June 30, 2026 (PT). See the link in our bio for the Call for Papers and submission guidelines.
1/9 Call for Papers! We are now accepting articles and graphic essays (6,000-8,000 words) and interviews (7,000-9,000 words) for a forthcoming special issue,
Happy Friday, everyone! Our gorgeous copies of issue 263 have arrived in-office. Get yours at the link in bio and enjoy some sunny outdoor reading ☀️
Issue 263 is now live! 🎉 In this issue’s editorial, Editor-in-Chief Mary Chapman writes: "Award-winning author Thomas King’s November 24, 2025 revelation that he had no Indigenous ancestry shocked Canada’s literary community.
(1/6) This Mother's Day, we're turning to three very different pieces from our pages that think about motherhood and womanhood with honesty, complexity, and power.
Today is Red Dress Day — Canada’s National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ People.
A reminder that the submissions deadline for our Authoritarianism, Anti-fascism, and Literary Resistance special issue is June 1, 2026 (PT), just two months away! See link in bio for the Call for Papers and submission guidelines.
We are thrilled to announce that issue 262 of Canadian Literature is now live! In her first Canadian Literature editorial, Editor-in-Chief Mary Chapman writes:
📚 The Canadian Literature Editorial Board seeks to appoint a new book reviews editor. The current book reviews editor, Nick Bradley (UVic) is stepping down after working with the journal for nearly eleven years. Thank you, Nick, for your work and for your longstanding support of the journal!
🖊✨Call for Papers! We are now accepting papers between 7,000-8,000 words (in either English or French) for a forthcoming special issue, "From One Solitude to Another: Dialogues around Québécois Literature, Indigenous Literatures, and CanLit," guest-edited by Marie-Andrée Bergeron and Sarah Krotz.
Thank you to everyone who coordinated, participated in, and attended the special screening and issue launch of Swirling into a Field of Life: Works in Conversation with Y-Dang Troeung. Audio recordings of contributors reading their work can now be found on our website at the link in bio!
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‼ Upcoming Call for Participants Deadline ‼ A reminder that the deadline to submit 200-word abstracts for Dr. Julie Rak's symposium on Studying Contemporary Canadian Publishing is January 20th, 2026. Abstracts and bios are to be submitted to jrak@ualberta.ca.
UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM) and Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement (ACRE) invite you to a special screening + special issue launch event, Swirling into a Field of Life: Works in Conversation with Y-Dang Troeung on February 3, 2026!
We are so pleased to share our newest issue of Canadian Literature, issue 261, Swirling into a Field of Life: Works in Conversation with Y-Dang Troeung.
Call for participants! Dr. Julie Rak is now accepting 200-word abstracts from those interested in participating in an upcoming symposium on Studying Contemporary Canadian Publishing.
A reminder that pre-orders for #Issue261 close at midnight on November 7, 2025. Get your copy early at bit.ly/CL261Pre-Order!
Happy Halloween! 🎃 If you’re looking for some spooky reading this weekend, check out issue 240 on Decolonial (Re)Visions of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
Pre-order your copy of CanLit #Issue261 today! Guest edited by Chris Patterson and Vinh Nguyen, this issue explores the life and legacy of Y-Dang Troeung's scholarship and is full of incredible articles, images, forums, and poetry.