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.
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Asleep at Seaton Manor
A true haunted house tale from Theresa Ramirez, who lived in a haunted manor in the Seaton Village neighbourhood of Toronto -
Bruised Plum
Amy LeBlanc continues The Town Crier's collection of ghost stories for the month of October with her story "Bruised Plum." -
Over the Border
Sophia Pierro recounts a cross-border shopping trip in the early '90s and the ghosts who visit her father, the priest who prays for the dead on the highway -
Give a Man a Fish
Lauren Bride continues The Town Crier's collection of ghost stories for the month of October with her story "Give a Man a Fish." -
Le Revenant
Poet and playwright Penn Kemp continues The Town Crier's collection of ghost stories for the month of October with her story "Le Revenant." -
The First Dime
Nikki Reimer and her uncle Mike open The Town Crier's collection of ghost stories for the month of October with her story "The First Dime." -
An Introduction to October: Ghost Stories
Aurora Stewart de Peña, author of "36 Little Plays About Hopeless Girls," introduces a collection of ghost stories coming this October to The Town Crier. -
Holy Wild and Poetry as a Mediator
Gwen Benaway dicusses her third poetry collection "Holy Wild" and the convergence of knowing in poetry, with references to transphobia and racism. -
The Helpless Act of Editing
Whitney French discusses "Black Writing Matters" and what convergence means for her as an editor, with references to her zine series From the Root. -
An Interview with Laurie D. Graham
Amy Oldfield interviews Laurie D. Graham to discuss her poetry collection, "Settler Education," and The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize. -
Failing at the Task
Simone Dalton discusses autobiographical fiction, failure, and her approach to writing “Undersigned” in The Unpublished City anthology. -
Creative Visualization
Priscila Uppal discusses creative visualization, visualization therapy, and "What Linda Said" in Canisia Lubrin’s "(Dis)Order: The Single Question Series."
