The Town Crier

The Town Crier operated as a hub for criticism and commentary, connecting a community of writers, readers, and commentators through social media, and focusing on the interplay of literary opinion in and around the city of Toronto until its closure in February 2021.

• Writing About the Living // Lauren Davis

  By Lauren Davis | January 30, 2019

  This month, Lauren Davis guest edits on the theme "Writing about the Living," posing the question: How can writers protect their own privacy and the privacy of others?

• Writers' Resolutions: 2019 // Nathaniel G. Moore

  By Nathaniel G. Moore | January 24, 2019

  Nathaniel G. Moore asks writers to weigh in on writing tips, research practices, resolutions and what they're looking forward into 2019.

• The Pleasure of Being Other // Hajer Mirwali

  By Hajer Mirwali | January 21, 2019

  Frequent Town Crier columnist Hajer Mirwali discusses exclusion, the failure of academia to accurately address identity in the classroom, and “enjoying what pushes [her] to the margins.”

• Review: Biometrical by Emily Osborne // Jeremy Luke Hill

  By Jeremy Luke Hill | January 17, 2019

  Jeremy Luke Hill reviews Emily Osborne’s poetry chapbook, Biometrical, published by Anstruther Press.

• Punks: An Excerpt from Tell Me More // Brad Kelln

  By Brad Kelln | January 14, 2019

  This excerpt from Brad Kelln’s novel Tell Me More (Invisible Press) is presented in partnership with moorehype. Tell Me More is the first instalment in the Blake Waiter Mystery series.

• Author Note: Mark Budman

  By Mark Budman | January 11, 2019

  For The Town Crier's author note series, Mark Budman tells us about his short story "The Roads We Choose: A Social Media Mystery in Four Acts," which appeared in The Ex-Puritan Issue 43: Fall 2018

• Author Note: Meghan Bell

  By Meghan Bell | January 7, 2019

  Meghan Bell is the author of the poem "Men Explain" published in Issue 41 of The Ex-Puritan: Spring 2018. As part of our author notes series, Bell explains her influences.

• What We’ve Liked This Year: An End of Year List // The Ex-Puritan Editors

  By The Ex-Puritan Editors | December 21, 2018

  The Ex-Puritan Editorial Staff lists their favourite books of 2018, including Paige Cooper, Ashley Obscura, Laura Ritland, Onjana Yawnghwe, Casey Plett, and many more.

• The Low End Theory by Alex Porco // Jeremy Luke Hill

  By Jeremy Luke Hill | December 17, 2018

  Jeremy Luke Hill on The Low End Theory by Alex Porco, a new chapbook publishing serif of nottingham press. The Low End Theory is a section of Porco's serial poem "The Minutes."

• The Expeditions of Paul Carlucci (New & Selected) // Nathaniel G. Moore

  By Nathaniel G. Moore | December 13, 2018

  Paul Carlucci interviewed by Nathaniel G. Moore. Carlucci discusses his new collection, "The High-Rise in Fort Fierce," literary journals, feral words, and more.

• Dionne Brand and Souvankham Thammavongsa in Conversation: An Excerpt

  By Editor | December 10, 2018

  Dionne Brand & Souvankham Thammavongsa in Conversation, an excerpt from What the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation, available now from Nightwood Editions

• In the Past, Might We Find Ourselves? // Simone Dalton

  By Simone Dalton | December 6, 2018

  Simone Dalton concludes her month as The Town Crier guest editor for November, Nostalgia the Nefarious, featuring Ana Rodriguez Machado, Chris Bailey, Sanchari Sur, Oubah Osman, Sheung King & many more