We know you've all been anxiously waiting for our latest installment of soundbite and here it is! Vol. 3 features work from all new contributors (we have not published any of them previously in either soundbite or antilang.). We also have a great mix of emerging writers and established authors, so be sure to listen to the… Continue reading soundbite vol. 3 LIVE!
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soundbite Preview: “Restart the Universe” by Sarah Abernethy
"Restart the Universe" is one of two celestial-themed poems by Sarah Abernethy appearing in soundbite vol. 3. Get ready to hear her other piece when the issue launches later today! Sarah is a post-secondary student and staff writer for Affinity Magazine. Her work has been published by the Young Writers of Canada and the Toronto… Continue reading soundbite Preview: “Restart the Universe” by Sarah Abernethy
soundbite Preview: “Prickly” by Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson
Take a listen to the only international piece appearing in soundbite vol. 3! Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson (vocalist, rapper, poet) hosts 2nd Verse, Jazz & Poetry with a Purpose. She’s published in Pariah Anthology SFA Press (March 2016) and Sycorax’s Daughters (Cedar Groove Publishing, January 2017). You can listen to her other recordings on soundcloud.
Soundbite Preview: “Late Night Diner” by Marcel St. Pierre
Take a listen to this strange flash piece by Marcel St. Pierre! This along with another short weird by the same author will be appearing in soundbite vol. 3 (launching later this week!) A New Brunswicker of Acadian extract, Marcel St. Pierre is now a Toronto-based actor, improvisor, comedian, author, writer and producer. A founder… Continue reading Soundbite Preview: “Late Night Diner” by Marcel St. Pierre
antilang. no. 4 Coming Soon!
Hello Friends! As you know, we've been busy putting together antilang. no. 4: Succinct Speculations with our guest editors Jaclyn and Simon. So far, we have sent out all our acceptances (along with suggested edits) and have finalised almost all of them! To get you as excited about this issue as we are, we thought… Continue reading antilang. no. 4 Coming Soon!
On Poetry: Line Breaks
In our most recent blog posts we’ve been talking a lot about our editing philosophies or editing advice for genre writing. Today, we’re going to take a more general look at poetic line breaks. All poems (except prose poems) have line breaks, but why? What do line breaks actually do? And how do you know… Continue reading On Poetry: Line Breaks
On Writing Spec: A Checklist
Hi Friends! Are you not quite sure if you're writing 'counts' as speculative? Well, with just a few days left until our submissions close, our editors have compiled a helpful checklist of dos and don'ts when it comes to spec writing. Back when we first opened for submissions our Guest Editors Jaclyn and Simon each… Continue reading On Writing Spec: A Checklist
Get to Know the Editors: Allie McFarland’s “Aesthetician”
Hello, and welcome to our final get-to-know our editor's work! In theme with our upcoming spec. issue of antilang. we are featuring Allie's short story "Aesthetician," published by The Fieldstone Review. This story takes place in a world where people remove excess memories by storing them inside other humans (who are essentially comatose and have… Continue reading Get to Know the Editors: Allie McFarland’s “Aesthetician”
Get to Know the Editors: Jordan Bolay’s “Leaving Ajawan”
On the edge of SpecFic, somewhere between historiographic metafiction and realist fabulism (because we all need more ridiculous sub-genre names), is Jordan's short story "Leaving Ajawan," which mythologizes the final days of Archibald "Grey Owl" Belaney's life in an attempt to dispel the persona the 'pilgrim' put on. Follow the link by clicking the image… Continue reading Get to Know the Editors: Jordan Bolay’s “Leaving Ajawan”
Guest Editor Preview: Simon Böhm’s “Cymaen Says”
Check out guest editor Simon's delightfully punny blog, Cymaen Says, where he talks about books and writing. His first podcast, Eater of Words, is forthcoming on the site.