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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬! We are now accepting articles (6,000–8,000 words) and interviews (7,000–9,000 words) for a forthcoming special issue, "Using and Building Archives of Difficult Pasts," guest-edited by Chandrima Chakraborty and Amber Dean.

𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: August 1, 2027, 9:00am (Pacific Time)

"Literary and cultural studies scholars have always relied on archives of various kinds for research purposes, but it is striking how many of us are being pulled, often late in our careers, into the work of archive-𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔. We (the guest editors) have found ourselves compelled into service as amateur archivists in recent years, in large part because of our research and relationships with communities seeking greater recognition, documentation, and public education about historical traumas or mass violence and the ongoing disavowal or erasure of what we are (imperfectly) calling ‘difficult pasts.’

This special issue on using and building archives of difficult pasts aims to engage literary and cultural studies scholars, artists, and archivists in conversations about why and how we use and build such archives in our scholarly and/or creative work. For this special issue, we seek essays that demonstrate how archives of difficult pasts are relevant to Canadian literature, Canadian history, and Canadian creative artists.”

Read the full call for papers and submission guidelines at the link in bio. by @canlitjournal

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🖊✨Call for Papers! We are now accepting papers between 7,000-8,000 words (in either English or French) for a forthcoming special issue, "From One Solitude to Another: Dialogues around Québécois Literature, Indigenous Literatures, and CanLit," guest-edited by Marie-Andrée Bergeron and Sarah Krotz.

"[W]e propose to open a series of cross-pollinating discussions between anglophone and francophone, Indigenous and settler scholars, guided by these broad questions: What is the relationship between Indigenous, Québecois, and Canadian literatures? Should Québécois literature be considered within the framework of CanLit, or does its autonomy—paradoxically reinforced by its exclusion—remain its true political and critical strength? How do Indigenous literatures extend, complicate, and challenge these more recent national imaginaries? What models for relationship-building and dialogue across solitudes should we be cultivating as scholars of these literatures?"

Submission deadline: Dec. 15, 2026 (PT)
✨Read the full call for papers and submission guidelines at the link in bio. by @canlitjournal

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Call for Papers! We are now accepting articles (6,000–8,000 words), interviews (7,000–9,000 words), and graphic essays for a forthcoming special issue, "Truth or Dare: Canadian Auto/Biography," guest-edited by Melissa Jacques.

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2027 (PT)

"In 2022, Canadian Literature published a special issue on Canadian comics based on '80 Years and Beyond,' a two-day virtual symposium hosted by Western University. Both the conference and the special issue showcased the rich history of comics in Canada, from the Golden Age of Canadian comics (1940–1946) through to the explosion in independent comics in the late twentieth century and beyond. In their introduction, guest editors Candida Rifkind and Zachary J. A. Rondinelli acknowledged the practical limitations of representing Canadian comics in a single issue and called on others to continue working toward a 'reorientation of the Canadian comics conversation, which has long languished in the rhetoric of nationalism and patriotism' (9). This special issue on comics aims to answer their call while, at the same time, focusing on comics that fall under the rubric of life writing, broadly conceived. One guiding premise of this special issue is that comics are intrinsically suited to telling stories about lived experience that challenge narrative conventions governing time and space."

Read the full CFP and submission guidelines at the link in bio. by @canlitjournal

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This is just a reminder that 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 accepts general submissions on any topic of Canadian literature year-round.

So take a bite of that pie, dust off that paper, and submit your work today! by @canlitjournal

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As we head into the long weekend, we’re continuing to celebrate Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature win this week by revisiting some pieces from our archives, including a 2003 special issue of 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 dedicated exclusively to her work (#176). Beginning with an interview between Carson and Kevin McNeilly (in which they discuss her poetry, the notion of audience, and the chaotic nature of writing), this issue also features pieces by Robert Stanton, Ian Rae, Tanis MacDonald, Andre Furlani, and Jes Battis.

In issue #241 (2020), Helena Van Praet’s “Writer’s Writer Revisits Authorship: Iteration in Anne Carson’s 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛” explores how 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝐸𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠, 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎 (2005) engages with the notion of agency in authorship. Van Praet looks at how Carson’s revision of the authorial voice ultimately requires the reader’s critical intervention as it showcases the limitations of overt authorial control.

In Geordie Miller’s “‘Shifting Ground’: Breaking (from) Baudrillard’s 'Code' in 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑑” (#210-11, 2011), Miller uses Baudrillard to understand the tensions between interiority and exteriority experienced by Carson’s protagonist, as well as the anxieties about the link between representation and reality.

Each of these pieces about this much-celebrated Canadian poet and essayist can be found through the link in our bio. Happy reading! by @canlitjournal

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⏰ The submission deadline for our upcoming call for papers, “Phyllis Webb at One Hundred,” has been extended to October 31, 2026! Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work. by @canlitjournal

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On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we're reflecting on three pieces from our archives that each take up a different relationship between story, testimony, and land. Across these pieces, story becomes a way of reckoning with who is heard, what is remembered, and how colonialism continues to influence relationships to land and belonging.

Swipe through to read them, and let us know which one speaks to you in the comments.

Read these and more at the link in our bio. by @canlitjournal

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📣 The submission deadline for our upcoming call for papers "Phyllis Webb at One Hundred" is fast approaching in one week! Click the link in our bio to learn more and submit your work. by @canlitjournal

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Looking for your next fall read? 📚

Here are a few of our team's favourites from this past summer. Swipe through our picks and let us know what you'll be reading!

Thanks to @ampersandreview for this fun post idea. by @canlitjournal

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The submission deadline for our upcoming special issue "Phyllis Webb at One Hundred" is just one month away! Click the link in our bio to view more details and submission guidelines. by @canlitjournal

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Happy birthday to Winnifred Eaton, an early figure in Asian North American literature. Born in Montreal in 1875, Winnifred published over 200 novels, short stories, and screenplays and is best known for her works published under the Japanese pen name “Onoto Watanna,” a controversial persona that she adopted for more than two decades.

To celebrate her 151st birthday, take some time to explore the Winnifred Eaton Archive, an extensive and fully searchable digital archive of her works and life, directed by our Editor-in-Chief, Mary Chapman. And stay tuned for an upcoming peer-reviewed forum dedicated to the works of Winnifred’s sister, Edith Eaton (also known as “Sui Sin Far”) in a forthcoming issue of Canadian Literature. Explore more at the link in our bio! by @canlitjournal

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We’re hiring students! Apply by August 12 on UBC CareersOnline—search for the Job ID. Visit the link in our bio.

#ubc #ubcvancouver #ubcenglish taken in University of British Columbia by @canlitjournal

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