Tag: canadian literary magazines

short stories, writing

A Smattering of Evans

Catherine Austen

I was thrilled to receive my contributor copies of Issue 147 of The New Quarterly this week. My short story, "On Sulphur Mountain," is one of eight stories featured in this issue. I've had a chance to read them all, and they're wonderful -- so well-written and engrossing. I'm proud to have my work alongside… Continue reading A Smattering of Evans

authors, short stories, What's New, writing

My Latest Story (Not for Children)

Catherine Austen

My latest short story, "Mr. Boots," has just come out in the Summer 2017 issue of The Fiddlehead. (Yes, that's me peeking inside the magazine at left, and yes, I could use some eye drops and a mascara wand. What can I say? I've been up late writing.) The Fiddlehead is one of Canada's most… Continue reading My Latest Story (Not for Children)

monday markets, short stories, writers' markets, writing

Canadian Literary Short Fiction Markets (R-Z)

Catherine Austen

Here is the last instalment of my favourite Can-lit journals aka short story markets. NB: These are not ALL the magazines out there in our northern land. This is my personal list of lit-mags that publish the kind of short fiction I read and write, and for which I'm eligible to submit. (So you won't find… Continue reading Canadian Literary Short Fiction Markets (R-Z)

monday markets, short stories, writers' markets, writing

Canadian Literary Short Fiction Markets (A-E)

Catherine Austen

I wrote short stories in my youth and published a dozen in Canadian literary journals--long defunct ones like Writ and Quarry, and still-going-strong ones like The Windsor Review and The New Quarterly (it really was a new quarterly back then). Though I've kept up with reading lit mags all my life, I only recently resumed… Continue reading Canadian Literary Short Fiction Markets (A-E)