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Michelle Willms: Northern Girls
Brave, engaging and electric, Northern Girls is a collection of true stories about the fractured legacy of growing up in rural northern Ontario.
Mallory Tater: Lockers Are for Bearcats Only
A tender, unguarded exploration of loss, embodiment, and the currents that carry us through life.
Emma Cleary: Afterbirth
Eerie, macabre, and startlingly original, Emma Cleary’s haunting literary debut powerfully explores questions of maternity, sisterhood, and bodily autonomy.
Jeff Miller: Temporary Palaces
Pulsing with the raw energy of basement punk shows and DIY creativity, late-night manifestos and first heartbreaks, Temporary Palaces is a stunning debut that captures a generation caught between idealism and survival, art and activism, the dreams that define us and the compromises that save us.
Bronwen Tate and Jeff Vigna: A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing
Grounded in progressive pedagogy, this essential resource leads creative writing instructors through each step of designing, teaching, and trouble-shooting a course.
Trina Moyles: Black Bear
A dazzling memoir about one woman’s coexistence with bears in the boreal forest and a singular meditation on sibling loss.
Gabriela Halas: Bloodwater Tint
Bloodwater Tint centers on themes including the pain of infertility, the body’s mystery and the search for transformation.
Natalie Southworth: There’s Always More to Say
The stories that make up There’s Always More to Say focus on characters struggling to achieve what they think they should want despite the demands and loneliness of modern life.
Sierra Louie, MFA 2025
Sierra Louie’s thesis is a graphic novel entitled Turn Blue.
Nancy Wu, MFA 2025
Nancy Wu’s thesis is a novel entitled That Time I Dreamt for You.