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.
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.
Mark Leiren-Young: Greener Than Thou
Mark Leiren-Young, a lifelong environmentalist and Leacock Medal-winning humour writer, journeys to the heart of greenness to reveal the toxic sludge of Canadian eco-politics.
Bree Taylor: Skin Jerky
Bree Taylor’s Skin Jerky was published in POLYMORPHIC magazine’s Summer 2025 issue.
Scotty Olsen: Waheela’s Whistle
Scotty Olsen’s Waheela’s Whistle was published in the in Pulp Literature’s Summer 2025 issue.
Benjamin Wood: Seascraper
Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.