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Check out the filling Station blog for fresh content on experimental literary writing in Canada. Paid contributors report creatively on artists, craft, and literary events. Our lineup is always changing so visit often!
An Interview with Sarah Gibbs: Fiction Editor Tasnuva Hayden
Read Sarah Gibbs's full conversation with Tasnuva Hayden about the rise and fall of empire, Bob Dylan, and the poet’s role as historian: ...
Tasnuva Hayden
Jan 2915 min read
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An Interview with Judith Pond: Fiction Editor Tasnuva Hayden
Read Judith Pond's full conversation with Tasnuva Hayden about crafting stories, loss, motherhood, and mid-life. Find a copy of Judith's...
Tasnuva Hayden
Nov 2, 202410 min read
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Review of Reimagining Fire: the Future of Energy edited by Eveline Kolijn
Read fS volunteer Jennifer McDougall's review of Eveline Kolijn's eco-critical anthology of poetry, art, and criticism Reimagining Fire...
Jennifer McDougall
May 28, 20243 min read
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An Interview with Stuart Ian McKay: Fiction Editor Tasnuva Hayden
Read poet Stuart Ian Mckay's full conversation with Tasnuva Hayden about artistic inspiration, spirituality, and how the act of writing...
Tasnuva Hayden
Apr 10, 202411 min read
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Louise Carson’s “The Cat Looked Back”: a review
Read Managing Editor Ethan Vilu's review of Louise Carson's 2023 mystery novel "The Cat Looked Back". Have a book you'd like us to...
Ethan Vilu
Feb 10, 20243 min read
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An Interview with Marc Herman Lynch
Read author Marc Herman Lynch's full conversation with Tasnuva Hayden about volunteering with filling Station Magazine , completing a...
Tasnuva Hayden
Sep 30, 20239 min read
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The Poetics of (Im)Permanence
A review of “Genuary 2023 Day 28 - Generative Poetry” by Carson Kompon https://carsonk.net/works/art/piece?type=OBJKT&id=809399 Since...
Kyle Flemmer
Sep 26, 20235 min read
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An Interview with Dr. Lily Cho
On Winnifred Eaton & the re-issue of her novel Cattle Chinese Canadian novelist Winnifred Eaton (1875-1954) lived and wrote across North...
Jennifer McDougall
Jul 4, 20235 min read
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An Interview with Amy LeBlanc
On dread, gothic horror, and Shirley Jackson Amy LeBlanc’s Homebodies is now available from Enfield and Wizenty (an imprint of Great...
Olivia Van Guinn
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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A Review: Emily Osborne's "Safety Razor"
Safety Razor is a collection heavily steeped in this idea of inheritance and reception. As part of our review series, Margaryta...
Margaryta Golovchenko
May 3, 20235 min read
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A Review: Lori Fox’s "This Has Always Been a War"
In Fox’s view, literature is vital to the war on capitalism and patriarchy. As part of our review series, Jennifer McDougall reviews...
Jennifer McDougall
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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A Review: "Queer Little Nightmares - An Anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry"
As part of our review series, Calum Robertson reviews "Queer Little Nightmares, An Anthology of Monstrous Poetry," edited by David Ly &...
Calum Robertson
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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Poetry Constellations and Writing during the Apocalypse: An Interview with Tasnuva Hayden
Read author Tasnuva Hayden's full conversation with Jani Krulc about writing, the climate crisis, growing up in Norway, and the role of...
Jani Krulc
Jan 30, 202311 min read
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A Review: The Second Substance by Anne Lardeux
As part of our review series, Jacob James Bews reviews Anne Lardeux’s The Second Substance (Coach House Books, 2022). Find a copy at your...
Jacob James Bews
Jan 18, 20234 min read
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Between the Cracks of Empire: A Review of Manahil Bandukwala's "MONUMENT"
As part of our review series, Maryam Gowralli reviews Manahil Bandukwala’s MONUMENT (Brick Books, 2022). Find a copy at your local...
Maryam Gowralli
Dec 27, 20224 min read
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Issue 80 Sneak Peek: An Interview with katie o'brien
On Cursed Texts & Collaborating with Younger Selves Zalgo text is cursed text that will make your words glitch and scratch. Zalgo is also...
Rachel Shabalin
Dec 13, 20226 min read
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A Review: My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi
As part of our new review series, Ben Ghan reviews John Elizabeth Stintzi’s My Volcano (Arsenal Pulp Press, & Two Dollar Radio, 2022)....
Ben Ghan
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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An Interview with Adrienne Adams
As part of our brand new interview series, Olivia Van Guinn interviews Issue 79 contributor Adrienne Adams. Read the full interview...
Olivia Van Guinn
Oct 21, 20224 min read
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An Interview with Jessica Anne Robinson
As part of our brand new interview series, Rebecca Evans interviews Issue 78 contributor Jessica Anne Robinson. Read the full interview...
Rebecca Evans
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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A Review: Katy Wareham Morris’ Violet Existence
As part of filling Station's monthly review series, Ethan Vilu reviews Katy Wareham Morris’ Violet Existence (Broken Sleep Books, 2022)....
Ethan Vilu
Sep 21, 20223 min read
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