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Canada's Magazine of Exquisite Writing FreeFall is a literary magazine that is published twice a year in print and digital formats.

We publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, visual arts (artwork and photography in high contrast black and white format), literary reviews, author interviews, author focus. Our mission is to encourage the voices of new, emerging, and experienced Canadian writers and provide a platform for their quality work. Annual Submission Deadlines:
April 30th – Annual Prose and Poetry Contest – issue released in October
September 30th – Spring open submissions - Issue released in April

18/11/2024

New review of 's The Year's Shall Run Like Rabbits by and Wolsak & Wynn Publishing Ltd:

By Samantha Purchase The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan Wolsak & Wynn (2024) ‘Imagine’ opens Ben Berman Ghan’s expansive and timely

15/11/2024

Last night's launch Shelf Life Books was amazing! Jun was a rockstar host, and the crowd was packed. It was so good, I forgot to take pictures of the first half of the show! But here is and moi, then Tonya Lailey, then . Thanks also to and Randy Lundy the judges for their picks for this year's contest.

13/11/2024

We can't wait to see you tomorrow at Shelf Life Books! 7:00 pm.
Readers:
Tonya Lailey
David Martin
Stuart Ian McKay
Blaine Newton
Elle Nyitrai

11/11/2024

Only 3 days until the launch of Volume 34-2, The Contest Issue. Join us at Shelf Life Books for snacks, drinks, readings, and door prizes https://buff.ly/4e93N72

09/11/2024

On November 14th we celebrate the 2024 contest issue. We couldn't do this without our wonderful sponsors, Frontenac House, Freehand Books, and the Alexandra Writers' Centre. Help us thank them for their continued support by supporting their work in the local literary community.

06/11/2024

Join readers Tonya Lailey, David Martin, Stuart Ian McKay, Blaine Newton, and Elle Nyitrai on November 14th for the launch of 34-2, the Contest Issue. Shelf Life Books 7:00 pm

04/11/2024

's A Way To Be Happy has a new review by Lori Hahnel.

By Lori Hahnel A Way to be Happy: Stories by Caroline Adderson Biblioasis (2024) The title of Caroline Adderson’s latest story collection derives from its

31/10/2024

Join readers Tonya Lailey, David Martin, Stuart Ian McKay, Blaine Newton, and Elle Nyitrai on November 14th for the launch of 34-2, the Contest Issue. Shelf Life Books

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25/10/2024

Guess who is coming to dinner? -D Wilson, the author of Oneironaut - a poetic magnum opus of magic, love, and slipping through veils. She is an accomplished spoken word artist, studied with Ginsberg ffs!!! A legend and an absolute dear heart. Send in your works!

20/10/2024

Bret Crowle's Jesus is a Vo**ur Frontenac House is reviewed by !

https://freefallmagazine.ca/review-of-bret-crowles-jesus-is-a-voyeur/

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06/10/2024

New Review of 's Blood Belies by Frances Boyle from Wolsak & Wynn Publishing Ltd. Enjoy!

By Frances Boyle Blood Belies by Ellen Chang-Richardson Wolsak & Wynn (2024) Blood Belies is Ellen Chang-Richardson’s first full-length poetry collection after six chapbooks (solo and collaborative) published over the past few years, an impressive output at any stage of a writing career but even m...

29/09/2024

New Review up! Bren Simmers Gaspereau Press ¶ Printers & Publishers by Beth Everest.

By Beth Everest The Work by Bren Simmers Gaspereau Press (2024) Even the construction of the cover page predicates a main theme of Bren Simmers’ fifth book, The Work. The vowels in the title and the author’s name are curiously embossed only enough into the paper that the reader is drawn to see b...

27/09/2024

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners at last nights Alberta Magazine Publishers Association awards! A special congratulations to the gold place winner Bruce Hunter , for his poem "Dark Water"!

26/09/2024

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10/09/2024

Latest review is up!

https://freefallmagazine.ca/review-of-stephen-marches-on-writing-and-failure/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFMkhdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdWnBHVlFOkdHXkc3NcJ2hSXHy-sGc0ibZlWC-dpjeyeuGj36i0muxv22w_aem_OiAe2XLi1aD9CH8cNN5PSA

By Carmelo Militano On Writing and Failure or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer by Stephen Marche Biblioasis (2023) A quick skim of Stephen Marche ‘s Wikipedia bio leads to the obvious conclusion that he is an accomplished writer: three novels, a short story col...

31/08/2024

New review of Maureen Hynes Take The Compass by and -QueensUniversityPress. See comments for link

By Megan Nega Take the Compass by Maureen Hynes McGill-Queen’s University Press (2023) Take the Compass is a vivid collection of 58 poems which offer guidance for navigating life’s chaos and complexity. In these poems, Maureen Hynes uncovers meaning everywhere—in memories, dreams, reality, and...

30/08/2024

Congratulations to all finalists, but especially to Dee Hobsbawn-Smith and

20/08/2024

A review of Sheri-D Wilson Poet 's (nearly decade in the making, researching, and inventing a world) The Oneironaut One (which means lucid dreamer) is up from reviewer Mary Vlooswyk and is published by Write Bloody North Press. See comments for link.

By Mary Vlooswyk The Oneironaut 1 by Sheri-D Wilson Write Bloody North (2024) The first thing I had to do with this book was research what Oneironaut meant, despite ONERIO = Dream / NAUT = Traveller, on the book’s back cover. According to Wikipedia, Oneironaut is the term given to a person who exp...

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FreeFall Magazine: Volume 32-1 Launch Join us in literary celebration and listen to select excerpts read by the authors featured in the newest - environmentally minded - iteration of FreeFall Magazine. Single Copy Sale: https://freefallmagazine.ca/single-co... Subscription: https://freefallmagazine.ca/subscribe/

Did you miss this great interview between contest judge Dan Lockhart and editor Shelley McAneeley? Contest deadline is April 30th and there is $2000 in prize money waiting to be awarded.

Dan Lockhart, our next contest judge, joins Shelley McAneeley, one of our poetry editors, to discuss his new work Tukhone, the Windsor area, and much more. Daniel Lockhart Shelley McAneeley Black Moss Press Marty Gervais Kegedonce Press Windsor, Ontario Frontenac House, Urban Farmhouse Press

Join us in literary celebration and listen to select excerpts read by the authors featured in the newest iteration of FreeFall Magazine. Single Copy Sale: https://freefallmagazine.ca/single-co... Subscription: https://freefallmagazine.ca/subscribe/

FreeFall Magazine: Volume 31-1 Launch

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FreeFall Magazine Issue 30-1 and Patrick Lane Tribute Launch

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FreeFall Magazine is Calgary’s oldest literary magazine publishing twice a year in print and digital formats. We publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, visual arts (artwork and photography in high contrast black and white format), literary reviews, and author interviews. Our mission is to encourage the voices of new, emerging, and experienced Canadian writers and provide a platform for their quality work. Annual Submission Deadlines: November 30th – Spring Open Issue – Issue released in May April 3oth – Annual Prose and Poetry Contest Issue – Issue released in September