Where our 2025 Contributors come from.

We are so proud to be Canadian and love to celebrate our contributors—most who currently call Canada home, some who join us from afar.

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2025 Contributors

  • Brian Austin ~ writer (In the Gloaming—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Alyssa Bushell ~ writer (Lionel Wexelbaum Will Not Wake Up—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Deborah Blenkhorn ~ writer (Dogs and Bones—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Stephanie Bontorin ~ writer (Inside-Out—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Chanice Boyd ~ writer (EchoFrame—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Beverley Brenna ~ artist (Summer’s Flight—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Valéry Brosseau ~ writer (Symbiosis—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • William W. Chan ~ writer (Nobody, Nowhere—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Alline Cormier ~ photographer (Owl Spotting—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Renee Cronley ~ poet (The Golden Child—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25); Monstrous, Nature’s Ballroom—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Isobel Cunningham ~ writer (Last Move—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Cadence Edgcumbe ~ artist (Portraits of Innovation—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Arielle Friedman ~ writer (On The Clock—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Yvonne Marie Garvey ~ writer (Stumbling Blindly Toward Grace—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Spencer Gorham ~ poet (Spare a Trillion Dollars?—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Lori Green ~ writer (Midnight Journey on a Train Going Anywhere—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Catherine Gutsche ~ artist (Art as Sanctuary—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Ken Haigh ~ poet (An Old Man Dreams of His Youth—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • David Halliday ~ writer (A Stranger in Paradise—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Raye Hendrickson ~ poet (No Separation—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25); Elephant Skin, Shed, The Fence, We, and The Choice—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Alan Hill ~ poet (In Praise of the North—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Lauren Kalinowski ~ writer (Soft Serve—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Kristina Kasparian ~ photographer (Picture Poetry—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • E. P. Lande ~ writer (Rozelle—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Laurence Lumsden ~ writer (Discord at the Concerto—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Lori Lupul ~ poet (The Hike, The Mountains Were Calling, Au Revoir—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Jamie Quinn Mader ~ artist (Make Art; Raise Hell!—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Bronwyn Melville ~ writer (Old Friend—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Selena Mercuri ~ writer (My Parents’ Restaurant—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Gail M. Murray ~ reviewer, writer

  • Jill Nash ~ writer (Corinna, Entangled—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Ross Peacock ~ writer (Apple Wars—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Nick Perry ~ writer (Father Time—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Taimi Poldmaa ~ writer (Digging Deep—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Justin Pulice ~ poet (Sun Faded, Vacancy, A Patient Breath, That Scream—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Shadi Rajabi ~ writer (Bonding—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Benjamin Rempel ~ writer (Out From The Grey Bard—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Elizabeth Rosell ~ poet (My Father’s Paintings, Dad’s Books—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Daniel Schertzer ~ writer (Jungleland—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Pauline Shen ~ writer (Balancing Writing Projects—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Hilary Shirra ~ writer (A Good Summer—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Joel Smith ~ writer (Cold Cuts—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Leah Smith ~ writer (Bad Habits—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Susan Smith ~ photographer (Respite—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Rebecca St. Pierre ~ artist (Winged Tapestry—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Leslie Stark ~ poet (Can We Fix It?—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Dennis Stein ~ writer (Dinner Party—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25; Shadow’s of Tehran—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Jack Stilborn ~ writer (My Secret Life as a Car—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Gerald Thibeault ~ poet (Small Barns, My Car Identiifies and She/Her, Outhouse—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Elle Warr-Addae ~ writer (Cruel Children Carrying Carrion—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Lilah Warren ~ writer (December 18th—Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

  • Glen Weatherhead ~ writer (The Letter From Lief—Volume 9, Issue 4 - 06/25)

  • Sandra Whitworth ~ writer (10 Thru 12—Volume 10, Issue 2 - 12/25)

  • Lucy Wilde ~ writer (What May or May Not Be True—Volume 10, Issue 1 - 09/25)

  • Ronald Zajac ~ writer (Finding Banksy —Volume 9, Issue 3 - 03/25)

Blank Spaces December 2025
Sale Price: $20.00 Original Price: $24.00

56 pages

IN THE DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE:

Featuring the work of Brian Austin, Renee Cronley, Lori Green, Catherine Gutsche, Raye Hendrickson, Alan Hill, Lauren Kalinowski, E. P. Lande, Gail M. Murray, Ross Peacock, Taimi Poldmaa, Elizabeth Rosell, Daniel Schertzer, Pauline Shen, Leslie Stark, Dennis Stein and Sandra Whitworth!

With artist Catherine Gutsche (featured on the cover)

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Blank Spaces September 2025
$24.00

66 pages

IN THE SEPTEMBER 2025 ISSUE:

Featuring the work of Stephanie Bontorin, Chanice Boyd, Beverley Brenna, Valéry Brosseau, William Chan, Renee Cronley, Isobel Cunningham, Spencer Gorham, Kristina Kasparian, Laurence Lumsden, Bronwyn Melville, Gail M. Murray, Benjamin Rempel, Hilay Shirra, Leah Smith, and Lucy Wilde

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With work by artist Beverley Brenna featured on the cover

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Blank Spaces June 2025
$24.00

60 pages

IN THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE:

Featuring the work of Alyssa Bushell, Alline Cormier, Yvonne Garvey, Yvonne Marie Garvey, Raye Hendrickson, Claire McNeight, Jill Nash, Nick Perry, Justin Pulice, Alanna Rusnak, Joel Smith, Rebecca St. Pierre, Jack Stilborn, Elle Warr-Addae, and Glen Weatherhead.

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With work by artist Rebecca St. Pierre featured on the cover

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Blank Spaces March 2025
$24.00

60 pages

IN THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE:

Featuring the work of Deborah Blenkhorn, Cadence Edgcumbe, Arielle Friedman, Ken Haigh, David Halliday, Lori Lupul, Jamie Quinn Mader, Selena Mercuri, Gail M. Murray, Justin Pulice, Shadi Rajabi, Andrew Shaughnessy, Susan Smith, Dennis Stein, Gerald Thibeault, and Ronald Zajac!

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With work by artist Cadence Edgcumbe featured on the cover

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