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The University of Ottawa’s online literary magazine sharing all things art.

02/03/2024

Submissions to issue 3 are now closed! Thanks to everyone who sent in their work.

16/02/2024

Two weeks left to submit to issue 3! If you’re looking for inspiration, look no further than the stunning poetry of second issue. Visit our website to read these poems in full and to submit your own work!

10/02/2024

Common House has previously featured exclusive interviews with two brilliant writers: science fiction author, activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow in issue 2; and novelist (and former uOttawa writer-in-residence) Kagiso Lesego Molope in issue 1. Visit our website to read these interviews in full, and stay tuned to find out which writer we’ll be interviewing in issue 3!

01/02/2024

One month left to submit to Common House! In the meantime, join us in revisiting the brilliant poetry featured in our debut issue. These poems are available in full on our website!

29/01/2024

Swipe to meet the editorial team behind Common House’s upcoming third issue!

25/01/2024

As submissions to issue 3 roll in, we’re revisiting the incredible work that appeared in our first two issues! Today, we’re spotlighting fiction. Visit our website to read the short stories excepted above.

19/01/2024

Common House is open for submissions until March 1!

17/01/2024

Get ready—Common House will begin accepting submissions to issue three in THREE DAYS!

10/01/2024

Common House is returning soon for our third issue. Stay tuned for more!

08/06/2023

🎉 Common House is delighted to announce the publication of our second issue! 📚
🎉 Head over to our website (link in bio) to indulge in remarkable work by nine talented contributors. This issue also features an exclusive interview with blogger and journalist Cory Doctorow.
🎙️ We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who contributed to the creation of this issue!

Stay tuned for exciting updates regarding our upcoming open mic event and submissions for the third issue. 🎤✨

08/06/2023

Broken Ghazal Crossword, a poem by Sneha Subramanian Kanta, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

06/06/2023

Desires Are Nourished by Delays, a video art piece by Kayla Eli, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To view it, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

05/06/2023

Usual Morning, a poem by Kenneth Pobo, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

04/05/2023

Amity, a poem by Robert Beveridge, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

06/04/2023

The Ants That Carried Us, a short story by Eva Prescott, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

31/03/2023

Some long overdue shots from the last Blue Monday in collaboration with

Thank you to everyone who joined us, either to listen or to perform. It’s always a pleasure hosting these for you 💙

Shoutout to .alempaige for these amazing stills and for letting us use their space for our open mic 🎤

29/03/2023

Mixed Greens, a poem by Ben Nardolilli, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

23/03/2023

Incarnations, a poem by Vera Hadzic, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

18/03/2023

An Ode to Festival Bathrooms, a poem by Clémence, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

14/03/2023

‼️We have decided to reopen submissions for the second issue of Common House Magazine only for the genres of poetry, visual art, and multimedia.

➡️You now have until next Monday, March 20th to submit.

Head over to the website for our submission guidelines and instructions on how to submit.

09/03/2023

📣Calling everyone with a zine!📣

We’d love for you to display your zine at our zine walk of fame during our next Blue Monday open mic on March 13th.

DM us if interested, or let us know down below if you have any questions 💚

01/03/2023

🎤The Common House team is excited to announce our next Blue Monday open mic, in collaboration with uOttawa’s Undergraduate English Students’ Association!

📆Monday, March 13th
⏰7:00–10:00 PM
📍Eden’s Café (329A Elgin Street)

📢We’re looking for poets, musicians, and anyone with creative work to share to fill out our roster for the evening. Sign up at the link in our bio!
We also have 5 slots set aside for night-of signups ⭐️

👀No worries if you’re not a performer—come just to watch! You’ll be able to meet uOttawa students and members of the wider community who share your interests. Feel free to drop in briefly or stay for the whole event!

28/02/2023

📢Today is your last day to submit your work to our second issue of Common House.

Don’t miss out, we want to see your work. You can read our submission guidelines via our website in our linktree.

27/02/2023

A Decade Later, a poem by Mila Bee, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

24/02/2023

The Stoning, a short story by Esther Mubawa, is featured in our first issue of Common House.

📖To read more, you can access our issue via the link in our bio.

10/02/2023

Have you written something that you’re proud of, and would like to see published? Submit to Common House, we want to read you! 📖

Don’t forget that you have until February 28th to submit your work to our second issue ✍️

21/01/2023

➡️Come join us for a celebration of Common House’s first issue! Our launch party will take place on Sunday, January 29th at Avant-Garde Bar (135 Besserer Street).

🚪Doors will open at 5:30 PM, and the event will be wrapping up at around 8:00 PM.

🍻Bring all of your friends to come listen to our talented contributors read their work while you enjoy some tasty drinks.

We hope to see you there!

17/01/2023

📢 Submissions for the second issue of Common House Magazine are now open! We accept work written primarily in English across all genres, including short stories, flash fiction and nonfiction, personal essays, reviews, poetry, scripts, and comics. We also accept art and photography, as well as video and audio submissions.

➡️Check out the submissions page of our website, linked in our bio, to find all of our guidelines and instructions on how to submit your work.

We’d love for our next issue to feature your voice! 💚

10/01/2023

A reminder that our very first issue is finally out!

You can access it on our website (found at the Linktree in our bio). We are so excited to get to share it with you and so thankful to everyone who took the time to submit their work.

Stay tuned for information about our launch party and issue 2 submissions!

09/01/2023

📣Do you want to volunteer for Common House Mag? We have great news!

We are looking to fill a few volunteer positions for the winter semester. You can find out about the positions below, or by swiping through the graphic:

Position Title: Editorial Assistant ✍️

Time commitment: 5 hours/week (January to April)

Qualifications: current uOttawa student, resides in Ottawa

Main responsibilities: read and select submissions, edit accepted submissions, solicit submissions and guest features for publications and events, plan and judge contests, help with issue layout, miscellaneous admin tasks (events, postering, etc.)

Position Title: Reader 📚

Time commitment: 2 hours/week (January to April)

Qualifications: current uOttawa student

Main responsibilities: read and provide feedback on submissions to contribute to the selection process

Position Title: Illustrator 🎨

Time commitment: variable (15–20 hours total, February to April)

Qualifications: N/A—anyone can apply!

Main responsibilities: provide illustrations for each piece in the winter 2023 issue of Common House

⚠️To apply, you can fill out the Google form in the Linktree in our bio. Please note that while volunteering with us, you may not submit work for publication in Common House.⚠️

➡️The deadline to apply to any position is January 27th.

Feel free to send us a DM if you have any questions, or to ask them below. We are thrilled to be welcoming new people to the team!

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