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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!


Jennifer McDougall
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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...
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Calum Robertson
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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 &...
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Jani Krulc
Jan 30, 202311 min read
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...
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Jacob James Bews
Jan 18, 20234 min read
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...
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Maryam Gowralli
Dec 27, 20224 min read
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...
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Rachel Shabalin
Dec 13, 20226 min read
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...
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Ben Ghan
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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)....
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Olivia Van Guinn
Oct 21, 20224 min read
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...
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Rebecca Evans
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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...
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Rachel Shabalin
Sep 12, 202210 min read
Fear Can Be Fuel: An Interview with Erica McKeen
On exploring a feminist consciousness, writing gothic horror, and embracing the novel form in her debut Tear. “Tear” as in ripping a page...
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Margaryta Golovchenko
Aug 13, 20225 min read
A Review: Beast at Every Threshold by Natalie Wee
As part of filling Station's new monthly review series, Margaryta Golovchenko reviews Natalie Wee's Beast at Every Threshold (Arsenal...
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Maryam Gowralli
Jul 26, 20224 min read
An Interview with Amanda Peters
As part of filling Station's new monthly interview series, Maryam Gowralli chats writing, reading, and lots more with Issue 79...
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