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Dawn McSweeney Dawn McSweeney

Sentiments, Stitches, and Embodied Poetics

When my grandmother told me the family used to be bookmakers, I thought they were publishers. Turns out, that's not at all what she meant. When Jessica Bebnek talks about bookmaking, she couldn't be more literal.

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Ella Hooper Ella Hooper

Reader, Brace Yourself

We’re about to see first-hand the danger in both the (unfortunately rampant) belief that American politics don’t affect us Canadians, and in the denial of the political nature of art.

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Ella Hooper Ella Hooper

Painting the Town Yellow

Every morning of my first four years in Montreal, I walked by a vivid yellow door as I headed down Aylmer toward McGill University’s campus. It always seemed like a fun, quirky touch against the urban backdrop.

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Velvet La Touche Velvet La Touche

Théâtre Sainte-Catherine

During a long, lazy, blazing-hot summer day on school break, a group of neighborhood kids and I were shuffled off to a local library’s community room for my first-ever improv workshop.

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Maya Farres Maya Farres

The World of Coup D’Etat

Hung with glowing neon spider webs and pink lighting bolts, Coup D’État sits patiently on the corner of Clark and Marie-Anne, waiting for clients and walk-ins.

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Andrew Jamieson Andrew Jamieson

Change It Up

Forget The Box, as it currently exists, is a testament to the necessity of change. When I resurrected this publication in 2023, it wasn't a mere dusting off of archives, but a full-fledged reinvention.

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Sarra Mirghani Sarra Mirghani

Verdun's Pulp Books & Cafe

If you’ve been in Montreal for a while, you probably noticed that the neighborhood of Verdun has undergone quite the transformation over the past couple of years.

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Candice Ann Candice Ann

McSway Poetry Collective

Street lamps gleamed against turning trees; juicy oranges, crisp reds, and mellow yellows, on the cusp of tumbling from their branches in the late October chill. I headed to Mcsway Poetry Collective’s Halloween open mic, hosted at the ever-so-cozy community hub, The Yellow Door.

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Yael Tobón Yael Tobón

Metatron Press

Metatron Press is an award-winning literary publisher based in Montréal, Quebec. Founded and managed by Ashley Obscura, this remarkable publishing house is “devoted to publishing new perspectives in literature that reflect the experiences and sensibilities of our time.”

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