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AFTERLIFE OF CULTURE Treason of the Librarians "On the screen, only the image—not the word—can become the world." —Stephen Henighan |
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BIG QUESTIONS Ethical Juices "Great literature teaches us how to face an imperfect world and live bravely in it." —Annabel Lyon |
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CITY OF WORDS Power to the Reader "Since the beginning of time (the telling of which is also a story), we have known that words are dangerous creatures." —Alberto Manguel | |
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COMIX Reading in Hell From "6 Inventions to Facilitate the Reading of a Book in Hell" by Brandy Fedoruk. |
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Can't Lit Without It CanLit Short Story ContestAnnouncing a brand new Geist writing contest! The rules are simple:
Get all the details and submit here.
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JAVASCRIPT LIT Drunk Family Dog Trip Gordie Howe, a troupe of French-Canadian clowns and an unusually tall municipal bureaucrat coalesce in these randomly generated CanLit premises. |
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NATIONAL DREAMS Identity in a Cup Daniel Francis asks: Is it the icons of Canadian pop culture—hockey fights, Don Cherry’s haberdashery, Rick Mercer’s rants—that reveal the deepest truths about us? |
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3-Day Novel Contest: Registration BundleRegister today for the 3-Day Novel Contest—the gruelling literary marathon that takes place September 3-5, 2016—and take advantage of the Registration Bundle!
For a limited time, get the Registration Bundle: a copy of the 2015 contest winner, Chalk by Doug Diaczuk, plus entry to the 2016 3-Day Novel Contest, for only $50!
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THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
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| ADVICE FOR THE LIT-LORN: WRITING QUESTIONS, QUANDARIES & PICKLES | |
Song in print
Is it my responsibility to obtain permission to quote song lyrics prior to submitting my full manuscript for publication, or is this something the publisher would do? —Heather B., Toronto ON Read the answer to "Song in print" from the Geist Editors. | |