Tyson Stewart is an author of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai and an associate professor of Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University. He has delivered numerous lectures and presentations on Indigenous noir in media, exploring the genre’s historical influences and the concept of biskaabiiyang (returning to ourselves). The Return of the Nish is his debut novel. Link: Interview with Deborah Kalb…

Round Lake By Alyssa Jane O’Dell   I wrote this poem in late summer 2025, when many parts of our region were experiencing historic drought. Being a regenerative farmer and writer who understands the land as kin, this year’s record rainfall brought its own challenges. As many parts of our world continue to experience drought and…

Emily A. Weedon is the author of Hemo Sapiens and Autokrator and the co-editor of Whatever, a Gen X anthology. She is a Canadian Screen Award winner for the webseries Chateau Laurier and an animation screenwriter. She hosts Drunk Fiction. She is repped by Carolyn Forde at Transatlantic Agency. www.emilyweedon.com Book Trailer and Synopsis: Hemo…

Brockton Writers Series presents readings by:  Alyssa Jane O’Dell Maria Giesbrecht Tyson Stewart Emily A. Weedon Our event will be hosted in person at Glad Day Lit, located at 32 Lisgar St., Toronto. We will also live stream the event on the Brockton Writers Series YouTube channel! The event starts at 6:30 p.m. The reading is PWYC and…

Dafna Izenberg is a magazine editor with more than 20 years experience, currently working at the The Walrus as a features editor. How to write a great book review I’ve written dozens, possibly hundreds, of pieces recommending books, “rounding” them up, and occasionally critically reviewing them. I’m not sure any of these can be called…