CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Hilton, whose poem “coitophobia”, published in volume 6.1, was selected for inclusion in Best Canadian Poetry 2023! Thank you Biblioasis Books and editor John Barton.

We are so proud to have been able to give Sarah’s gorgeous and powerful poem a home!

Meet M.E. Boothby! M.E.’s nonfiction piece, “Sick Rats in the Apocalypse,” will be featured in our upcoming issue, vol. 13!

How M.E. describes “Sick Rats in the Apocalypse” in 12 words or less:
“The realm of the small and the ethics of care”

M. E. Boothby is a neuroqueer, temporary, human-shaped assemblage of matter and microorganisms, created in Ontario but currently existing in St. John’s, Newfoundland on the traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq. She has been published in Ultraviolet, Collective Reflections, Lake Effect 7 and Lake Effect 8, with upcoming work in Gothic Nature. She is writing a creative thesis of speculative fiction at Memorial University of Newfoundland, with a special interest in nonhuman imaginings. She has a soft spot for monsters, mycorrhizal fungi, sassy cephalopods and other misunderstood entities.

Meet Christine Barkley! Christine’s poem, “Listen,” will be featured in our upcoming issue, vol. 13!

How Christine describes “Listen” in 12 words or less:
“Exploring the sacrifices one is willing to make to feel heard”

Christine Barkley is an artist and writer based in the Pacific Northwest. Her writing explores themes of chronic illness, trauma and nature. Christine’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Massachusetts Review, Salamander, Rust and Moth, Autofocus and elsewhere. Her poems “Fire Weather” and “Warning: Strong Currents, Shifting Sands” were selected as runner-up and honourable mention in the Snarl 2022 Poetry Contest.