Event poster for "Five Poets Breaking Into Song" happening on Friday, March 13, 6-9pm at St. Jerome's University in Waterloo, Ontario. Free to attend!
Joins us for a CAN'T-MISS musical showcase where 12 songs based on poems will be performed by local composers and musicians this Friday the 13th. Learn more: shorturl.at/zT6Ca
#poetryreading #kwawesome #events
Graphic notice that says today is the last day to submit to the 2026 Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest. Deadline is March 9, 2026 at 11:59 P.M.
Today is the LAST DAY to enter our annual Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest! Submit your poetry by 11:59 P.M. EST: tnq.ca/contests/
#writingcontest #poetrycontest #writingsubmissions
Excerpt of jp rodriguez's latest short story "andy answers" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is JP Rodriguez's "andy answers" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/andy-a...
#featuredreads #shortstory #readersofbluesky
Graphic that explains that there are three days left to submit to the Nick Blatchford Occasional Vesre Contest on March 9, 2026.
Attention #poets! There are only 3 DAYS left to submit to our poetry contest! Don't wait, submit your poems today: tnq.ca/nbov-step-1/
#poetrycontest #poetsofbluesky #writingcontest
What are you currently using as a bookmark?
#booksky #amreading #readersofbluesky
What’s Pete Bock #Reading?
Via @thenewquarterly.bsky.social
"Critic Stephanie Burt recommended Steal Away (selected and new poems, Copper Canyon Press 2002) as a good entry point to her poetry... I seem to keep diving further and further into her #poems and #essays."
tnq.ca/whats-pete-b...
Excerpt from "The Plath Girls" by Melinda Price-Wiltshire published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Melinda Price-Wiltshire's "The Plath Girls" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/the-pl...
#amreading #fiction #readersofbluesky
Excerpt from Pete Bock's poem "Monday Night Viewing" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Pete Bock's "Monday Night Viewing" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/monday...
#amreading #poetsofbluesky #readersofblueksy
What book do you think is underrated?
#booksky #amreading #underrated
Excerpt from Sharon McInnes' short story "Through the Fog" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sharon McInnes' "Through the Fog" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/throug...
#amreading #readersofbluesky #fiction
Thank you, @thenewquarterly.bsky.social, Selena, & Alison! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
Our Under Review series returns with Allison Snelgrove reviewing @hollay.bsky.social latest “The Unravelling of Ou”.
Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review...
#underreview #bookreview #booksky
Annoucement that our Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest is now open for submissions. Deadline is March 28, 2026.
Our contest season continues with our 16th annual Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest!
Share your passion with us and submit your personal essay by March 28th: tnq.ca/contests/
#writingcontest #personalessay #writingsubmissions #nonfiction #writersofbluesky
Excerpt from Isabel Huggan's poem "Circular" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Isabel Huggan's "Circular" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/circul...
#amreading #poetsofbluesky #readersofblueksy
Excerpt from S.K. Sutha's short story "The Languages We Carry" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is S.K. Sutha's "The Languages We Carry" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/the-la...
#amreading #readersofbluesky #languages #fiction
Sounds enchanting! 💫 Also, what a beautiful cover!
What’s your most anticipated book release for 2026?
#booksky #amreading #readersofbluesky
Excerpt from Wendy McGrath's essay "Portraits" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is "Portraits" by @wendymcgrath.bsky.social from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/portra...
#amreading #readersofbluesky #art
Graphic that announces the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest deadline has been extended to March 9, 2026.
Attention poets! The deadline for our annual Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest has been extended to March 10, 2026! Submit today: tnq.ca/contests/
#poetsofbluesky #writingcontest #submit #litmags&publishers #writingcommunity
Excerpt from Lilita Tannis' essay "This Chance We Have" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Lilita Tannis' "This Chance We Have" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/this-c...
#amreading #readersofbluesky #essays #WW2
Excerpt from the short story "A Gift for An" by Anna Elgie, which was published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Anna Elgie's "A Gift for An" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/a-gift...
What book transformed you into a reader?
#booksky #amreading #tbr
@nylam.bsky.social reads an excerpt from her powerful essay “On Fragments and Silence” published in issue 177 of The New Quarterly. Read the rest of her essay: tnq.ca/story/on-fra...
#amreading #dispatches #readersky #booksky
Excerpt from John Barry Maher's short story "Treasure" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is John Barry Maher's "Treasure" from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/treasu...
#amreading #fiction #readersofbluesky
Thrilled my essay “Portraits” is in the latest issue of The New Quarterly! The piece is an excerpt from a full-length manuscript I began in Milan. An amazing trip made possible by my Prairie Grindstone Award. I'm feeling very grateful. @thenewquarterly.bsky.social
Excerpt of Joe Davies' short story "Sinkhole" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Joe Davies' "Sinkhole", from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/sinkho...
#amreading #fiction #readersofbluesky
Notice that explains that our submission cap has been reached for fiction and poetry and that our next reading period will begin on July 1, 2026.
We have reached our cap for regular fiction and poetry submissions today (setting ANOTHER record!). Interested writers can submit their work at our next reading period in July.
#writingsubmissions #submissions #writersofbluesky
What’s a favourite banned book you’ve read?
#bannedbooks #amreading #tbr
Excerpt from Aga Maksimowska's short story "Thick Skin" published in Issue 177 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Aga Maksimowska's "Thick Skin", from Issue 177! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/thick-...
#amreading #fiction #readersofbooksky
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography with us, @nancyfjorde.bsky.social!
