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.

• Afrikaans Part I: Tongue Correspondence

  By Klara du Plessis | October 10, 2016

  Town Crier guest editor Klara du Plessis on the relationship between Ingrid Jonker and André Brink, and finding coterie literature in Afrikaans

• Writing the Good English

  By Ndinda Kioko | October 7, 2016

  Ndinda Kioko discusses Ken Walibora, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, John Steinbeck, Nairobi as the city of English, and losing Kiswahili

• Hyphenated Fluency

  By Jihyun Rosel Kim | October 5, 2016

  For Klara du Plessis's guest month, Jihyun Rosel Kim discusses hyphenated fluency, learning English while losing her native Korean

• Introducing: Writing in English from a Multilingual Perspective

  By Klara du Plessis | October 3, 2016

  TC guest editor Klara du Plessis introduces "Writing in English from a Multilingual Perspective," a month-long curated takeover of the blog

• Wanted: Town Crier Proofreaders

  By <i>Town Crier</i> | October 2, 2016

  Over the past 3 years, the Town Crier has become the busiest literary blog in the country, and we're hiring a proofreader. Apply by October 14th!

• “Like Trying Really Hard to Ride a Really Bad Bicycle”: Interview with Thomas Molander

  By Fawn Parker | September 30, 2016

  Thomas Molander discusses Jarrett Kobek, SEO, writing for the content farm, Marcel Duchamp, MicroLit, and terrible jobs for anglos in Montreal

• Breaking Out of the Role: Time to End the MPDG

  By Dana Ewachow | September 28, 2016

  Dana Ewachow on the persistence of the MPDG, John Green novels, Zooey Deschanel, Haruki Murakami, and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."

• Ben Lerner and the Failure of Poetry

  By Domenica Martinello | September 26, 2016

  Domenica Martinello on Ben Lerner's enduring admiration for poetry despite its failures in his new book "Hatred of Poetry" and his reading of Marianne Moore

• Fiction International Announces "Fool" Issue Submissions

  By Susan Grace | September 23, 2016

  Since 1973 Fiction International has published Clarice Lispector, George Perec, William S. Burroughs, and more. Submit to their Fool themed issue.

• Author Note: Nehal El-Hadi

  By Nehal El-Hadi | September 21, 2016

  Journalist and research Nehal El-Hadi discusses "La Puerta," in The Puritan Issue 34, edited by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, with homage to Philip Larkin

• Subprimal Poetry Art Open for Submissions

  By Subprimal Poetry Art | September 20, 2016

  Subprimal Poetry Art, an online literary magazine, is now accepting urgent, lyrical poetry and flash fiction. Submit soon, their deadline is September 30

• Interview with Jacqueline Valencia

  By Suzanna Derewicz | September 19, 2016

  Suzanna Derewicz interviews Jacqueline Valencia, citing Chris Marker, Roxanna Bennett, and Kenneth Goldsmith.