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MTL Lit Scene Links

Over the past few years there has been an explosion in Anglo literary activity in the city. Cactus Press is proud to be a part of this Renaissance and to celebrate all its many facets. For your interest and appreciation, please enjoy and make use out of the following links. 

Publishers

Anteism Books
Avant-garde, academic-adjacent publisher.
https://www.anteism.com/

AOS Publishing
https://www.aospublishing.com/

Baraka Books
Quebec-based English-language book publisher specialized in creative and political non-fiction, history and historical fiction, and fiction.
https://www.barakabooks.com/​

Black Rose Books
Historic counter-cultural book publisher focusing on political writing.
https://blackrosebooks.com/​

Cactus Press
An obviously legendary Montreal based poetry chapbook publisher.
https://www.cactuspresspoetry.com/​

DC Books
Historic but sleepy Montreal based publisher.
https://www.dcbooks.ca/

House House Press
Trendy but apparently defunct chapbook publisher.
https://www.facebook.com/HouseHousePress/

Linda Leith Publishing
https://www.lindaleith.com/en

McGill-Queen's University Press
University press that also publishes the excellent Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series.
https://www.mqup.ca/

Metatron Press
Hip, left-wing publisher.
https://metatron.press/ 

Metonymy Press
Queer, feminist publisher.
https://metonymypress.com/


Montreal Publishing Company
https://www.montrealpublishing.com/

Turret House Press
Excellent poetry chapbook publisher run by James Hawes.
https://turrethousepress.ca/​

Vehicule Press
Montreal's flagship literary small press.
https://www.vehiculepress.com/​

Literary Journals

Ahoy Literary
New kid on the block. Bi-annual print literary journal.
https://ahoyliterary.github.io/index.html

carte blanche
Online literary journal run through the Quebec Writers Federation
https://carteblanchemagazine.com/

chouette literary
Another new kid. Online.
https://chouetteliterary.wixsite.com/magazine

Columba
Web based quarterly literary journal run by Emily Tristan Jones. Established in 2019.
https://www.columbapoetry.com/ 

Crab Apple Literary
Short lived, possibly defunct online journal.
https://crabapplelit.wixsite.com/crab-apple-literary

font
Online literary journal run by Linda Leith Publishing.
https://fontmag.ca/​

Headlight Anthology
Concordia University's Masters level student run literary journal.
https://headlightanthology.ca/​

The Imagist
Online journal primarily publishing the work of McGill students.
https://theimagist.wixsite.com/theimagist

Lantern Magazine
Sporadic, sputtering love-child of Cactus Press founder Devon Gallant. Print and online.
Publishes spontaneously.
https://www.cactuspresspoetry.com/lanternmagazine​

Maisonneuve Magazine
Long running arts and culture magazine.
https://maisonneuve.org/​

​Maybe Mag

Upstart print journal. Maybe it will last.
https://maybemag.xyz/​

The Nelligan Review
Online literary journal run by the Montreal Publishing Company.
https://www.thenelliganreview.com/

Pixie Literary Magazine
Highlighting the work of budding LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and trans authors.
https://pixielitmag.wixsite.com/pixielitmag


Soliloquies Anthology
Long running undergraduate literary journal run through Concordia University.
https://www.soliloquies.org/

Stimulant
Upstart quarterly print mag. Mysterious submission process?
https://stimulant.bigcartel.com/products

Vallum Mag
Long running print and digital magazine that has recently gone on hiatus.
https://vallummag.com/magazine/

Yolk Literary
Trendy up and comer that has quickly rose to the top of the Montreal lit world.
https://www.yolkliterary.ca/

Live Events

Accent Open Mic
Bi-weekly reading series and open mic.
https://devongallant.wixsite.com/accentopenmic

 

Lawn Chair Soiree
Long running reading series run by Jan Jorgensen.
https://www.lawnchairsoiree.org/​

​Montreal SpeakUp
Monthly concept based reading series where a poet reads one poem, followed by an extensive Q&A.
https://www.facebook.com/MontrealSpeakUp/ 

Lectures LOGOS Readings Series
Monthly reading series in St-Henri.
https://www.facebook.com/p/Lectures-LOGOS-Readings-100064600932500/​

Poetry Matters
McGill University run academic series of live events.
https://www.mcgill.ca/poetrymatters/  

Soap Box Lit

Previously Plateau Symposium. Trendy, fiction forward series with sporadic events.
https://plateausymposia.org/

Throw! Poetry Collective
Long running slam poetry reading series.
https://throwpoetrycollective.wordpress.com/


Writers Read
Concordia University's reading series.
https://concordiawritersread.com/

Miscellaneous Organizations

aelaq
The Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec.
https://aelaq.org/ 
 
Blue Metropolis
Montreal's premier literary festival.
https://bluemetropolis.org/

ELAN
The English language arts network. They do stuff, so I am told.
https://www.quebec-elan.org/en/
 
The Encore Poetry Project
Multifaceted poetry project with a focus on poetry installations in collaboration with NDG’s Encore Books & Records.
https://www.theencorepoetryproject.ca/
 
Expozine
Legendary annual bilingual zine fair.
https://expozine.ca/en/

Mcsway Poetry Collective 
McGill University student run collective involved in a variety of literary activities.

https://www.mcswaypoetrycollective.com/

Montreal International Poetry Prize 
A Montreal based poetry award that awards the godly sum of 20k to the winner.

https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/
 
Montreal Review of Books
 Journal of reviews, features, and essays on English-language books by Quebec writers and publishers.
https://mtlreviewofbooks.ca/
 
Quebec Writers' Federation
Organization that develops, supports, and promotes those writing in English in Quebec.
https://qwf.org/
 
Where Poets Read
Excellent online calendar of Montreal based literary events.
https://wherepoetsread.ca/

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