The New Quarterly is more than a magazine.
Publishing a fabulous magazine is just one of many things that The New Quarterly does to support new Canadian writers. When they aren't reading and responding to the hundreds of manuscripts they receive each year, our editors are adjudicating local writing contests, visiting high schools, hawking the magazine at arts festivals, speaking at conferences, planning events in celebration of our writers or nominating them for national prizes. Visit this page for updates on what else is going on at TNQ.
What writers (and readers) have to say about TNQ:
"More generously and inventively than other literary magazines, The New Quarterly explores the ‘background’ behind the ‘figure’ of its stories and poems. Through author interviews, eclectic essays, work-in-progress excerpts and analyses, panel discussions, critical appreciations—The New Quarterly never seeks to demystify, but always to broaden and enrich the reader's awareness of the mysteries of the creative process. Unafraid to be quirky, but always with thoughtfulness and sophistication, the magazine extends itself in these forays with the liveliest sense of excitement, discovery, and fun."
— Mike Barnes
"In the hopscotch world of literary guessing, The New Quarterly turns always in the direction of happy surprise, gutsy slander of what is, and the celebration of the turned page."
— Robert Kroetsch
"Witty and thoughtful, quirky and vibrant, The New Quarterly features the best in new Canadian writing. P.K. Page, Michael Winter, Anne Fleming, Leon Rooke: hang out with Canada's hottest writers in these pages."
— Annabel Lyon
"The New Quarterly is a wonderfully interesting and useful resource for anyone who is writing short fiction or for anyone interested in the Canadian fiction being written today."
— Marilyn Gear Pilling
"The editors aren’t simply committed to the enterprise of literary creation and inquiry. There is no complacency. Instead, there is a continued sense of risk and reach. “
— Stephanie Bolster
"To my mind, The New Quarterly is one of a very short list of truly important literary journals in the country, one that is on the constant lookout for whatever might be out there to dazzle us, turn our heads, break our hearts. In short, it is a magazine that has become essential."
— Andrew Pyper
A Word of Thanks for our Sponsors
The New Quarterly is published with the generous assistance of The Canada Council of the Arts, the Ontario government through the Ontario Arts Council, St. Jerome's University (which houses us), and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo. We also acknowledge the invaluable support of the government of Canada towards our mailing and project costs through Publications Assistance Program (PAP) and the Canada Magazine Fund.
