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.

• An Interview with Kyp Harness

  By Nathaniel G. Moore | October 25, 2018

  Nathaniel G. Moore interviews Kyp Harness, author of The Abandoned and The Wigford Remembries. The Abandoned Launches Saturday, October 27 at The Tranzac Club.

• The Master Butchers Singing Club

  By Kate Finegan | October 22, 2018

  Puritan Morton Prize runner-up Kate Finegan on The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich as part of The Town Crier's series on October Reads

• Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody

  By Emmet Matheson | October 18, 2018

  Puritan contributor Emmet Matheson on Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Ludworst Bemonster as part of The Town Crier's month on October Reads

• Circe Screams a Mythological #MeToo

  By Kimberly Nichols | October 15, 2018

  Kimberly Nichols on Circe by Madeline Miller, the emergence of new stories in the wake of #MeToo, and the nature of the divine feminine.

• October Ferry to Gabriola

  By Michael Melgaard | October 11, 2018

  Puritan Contributor Michael Melgaard on October Ferry to Gabriola by Malcolm Lowry and his trip to find Lowry's former home in Dollarton Harbour

• Bursts of Autumn Energy: Reading Norwegian Wood

  By Charlotte Kidd | October 9, 2018

  Charlotte Kidd on Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, seasonal depression, and dreading October as part of The Town Crier's month on October Reads

• October Belongs to Ray Bradbury: Introducing a Month on October Reads

  By Jason Freure | October 4, 2018

  Introducing a month on October Reads, Town Crier editor talks about Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury and the novels we come back to every October.

• What’s Worth Writing About(,) Seriously?

  By Kailey Havelock | October 1, 2018

  Town Crier columnist Kailey Havelock on Buffy studies, Patricia Pender, Domenica Martinello, Jason Guriel, and blowing up the critical eye of the academy

• Author Note: Imran Khan

  By Imran Khan | September 24, 2018

  As part The Town Crier's author notes series, Puritan poet Imran Khan describes his creative process and the images that inspired "Lily of Quito"

• Submission Tips from a Cantankerous Administrator

  By Jason Freure | September 20, 2018

  Puritan administrator and cantankerous guy Jason Freure gives his top fiction and poetry submission tips. Learn how to be your slush reader's friend.

• Short Takes on Canadian Rap Songs

  By E. Martin Nolan & Co. | September 17, 2018

  Mark V. Campbell, Paul Barrett, Nehal El-Hadi, Peter Pesic, and E Martin Nolan on Canadian hip hop classics by Maestro Fresh Wes, Kardinal Offishall, K'Naan, Rumble, Rascalz, IRS, and Big Black Lincoln.

• An Education: The Romanticization of Student-Teacher Relationships

  By Dana Ewachow | September 13, 2018

  Dana Ewachow discusses power in the student-teacher relationship, Avita Ronnell, UBC Accountable, #MeToo, as well as the student-teacher relationship in fiction