Samiya Akmal is a recent graduate from the University of Waterloo, where she studied Political Science and English. She is passionate about political activism as well as creative writing, and as an aspiring writer, writes both poetry and short fiction. A feminist who has worked with several NGOs for a ... Read More

                                     Kathy Friedman’s writing has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous Canadian literary magazines. She has been a finalist for the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, runner-up for the Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award and PRISM international’s short fiction contest, and was nominated by PRISM for the Journey Prize ... Read More

filling Station 1st Annual Unleaded Literary Awards   $2, 000 in prizes across 4 categories (+ pubication*) Deadline for entries: Postmarked (or submit via Submittable) November 30th, 2015. December 7th, 2015   Contest Guidelines:   POETRY UP TO 3 POEMS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 3 PAGES  Supreme (1st Place): $500 + publication  Plus (2nd Place ... Read More

                   And for starters, we'll now be offering the same unparalleled content for only $10 per issue. The small increase has been a long time coming, but we think you’ll agree that the small rise in price will be well worth it. Something we know you'll appreciate is ... Read More

                                 filling Station magazine is seeking a volunteer Circulation Manager to direct and coordinate all distribution efforts beginning in September 2015. The Circulation Manager oversees the entire circulation process, ensures magazines are distributed in a timely fashion, and continuously strives to increase the magazine’s subscription base by developing and implementing ... Read More

  filling Station is seeking submissions from Canadian First Peoples’ writers and artists for an upcoming issue devoted to Experimentation in First Peoples’ Art & Literature. The avant-garde has consistently confronted dominant political and economic forces, cultural and social conventions and even its own materiality.  Clearly a spirit of avant-gardism is at ... Read More

Emily Ursuliak stepped down as fiction editor at the beginning of February and Andrew Guilbert will be taking on the role. Andrew Guilbert is a mongrel breed of Albertan and Quebecois heritage with a double major in journalism and English literature from Concordia University. You can find his reporting and ... Read More

           filling Station is seeking underground comics, illustration & zine art for Issue #62. Looking for the strange, weird, obscure, experimental, detailed, grimy, humorous, dark, subversive, etc! Please submit batches of 1-3 images or 1-2 panels/series. Submissions must include a short artist statement and short artist bio plus mailing address. All ... Read More